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The European Union has not yet done enough to boost its own arms production capacities in light of geopolitical threats, in particular Russia's war on Ukraine, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday.

The journey of the new Champions League for the 2024-25 season began in Monaco, where the draw took place on Thursday afternoon with the presence of top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo and the legend Gianluigi Buffon.

Fenerbahçe exited the Champions League after losing 2-1 in extra time to Lille in the second leg of the third qualifying round on Aug. 13 night.

Jonathan David's penalty secured Lille a place in the next round as the French club snatched a 3-2 aggregate victory in Türkiye, marking a disappointing start to Jose Mourinho's time in charge of Fenerbahçe.

Metin Feyzioğlu has been appointed as Türkiye's new ambassador to Prague, diplomatic sources confirmed on July 27.

Feyzioğlu, who was previously serving as ambassador to the northern part of Nicosia, the capital of the divided island of Cyprus, will be replaced by Deputy Foreign Minister Yasin Ekrem Serim.

PRAGUE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric, who is on an official trip to Czechia, visited the Serbian memorial ossuary and military cemetery at Jindrichovice, the site of the largest Austro-Hungarian concentration camp in WWI.

PRAGUE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric met in Prague on Monday with Czech Minister for European Affairs Martin Dvorzak and noted that Serbia planned to complete its reform process - above all, legislative, economic and political reforms - within three years.

PRAGUE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric, who is on his first official visit to Czechia, met with the country's FM Jan Lipavsky in Prague on Monday, noting that the two economies were developing alongside each other and that Serbia was making progress on its EU path thanks to Czech support.

Holiday rental search engine Holidu has compiled a list ranking European cities based on their affordability for food and drink enthusiasts. Using cost-of-living data from Numbeo, Holidu has categorized cities by the average cost of items such as a bottle of wine and a mid-range meal for two, offering a comprehensive guide for foodies of varying budgets.

Ankara will voice its expectations from Prague for the improvement of the Türkiye-European Union relationship during Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky's visit to Ankara on June 24 and 25.

At the beginning of the summer, the Bulgarian national carrier once again pleasantly surprised all travelers with the opening of two new direct lines from the seaside city of Varna - to the Czech capital Prague and to the German metropolis Frankfurt.