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Mali: Our cumulative GDP growth one of highest in Europe
BELGRADE - Serbia's 2019-2022 cumulative GDP growth was 13.7 pct, one of the highest in Europe, Finance Minister Sinisa Mali said on Wednesday in a reaction to recent reports by some media that have compared Serbia's 2022 GDP growth to that of other countries in the region.
Türkiye issues new ambassador appointments
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signed an appointment decree for Türkiye's ambassadors. Nine ambassadors are withdrawn back to the headquarters, according to the Official Gazette published on Dec. 31.
Happy New Year 2023!
We repeated the same wish at the beginning of 2022. This time, it seems that we managed to forget about the pandemic and the pain it caused us in the previous 30 months.
However, the coronavirus did not disappear - it was only replaced by a bigger suffering.
Turkish boxer becomes European champion
Turkish national athlete Buse Naz Çakıroğlu has become the European champion in the 50 kg category by defeating her Irish rival at the European Women's Boxing Championship.
At the championship held in Montenegro's Budva province, Çakıroğlu competed with Caitlin Fryers in the final.
Defeating her rival with a score of 5-0, Çakıroğlu earned the gold medal.
Woman visits 10 European countries on scooter
A Turkish woman who previously traveled around Türkiye alone has visited 10 European countries on a Vespa scooter.
Traveling 10,000 kilometers in three months with her yellow Vespa scooter, Gülşah Merve Yüksel started her journey from Greece to Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia- Herzegovina, Kosovo and finally Macedonia.
Vučić met with the President of the Parliament of Montenegro
Vui and Djurovi met in the building of the Presidency of Serbia.
"I discussed the most important regional issues with President @skupstinacrnegore and we agreed to continue to strengthen friendly ties," it is stated in the description of the photo posted on the "Buducnostsrbijeav" Instagram account.
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Address of Vučić and Giaufret after the meeting
The purpose of the meeting is to present the Annual Report of the European Commission on Serbia 2022.
Majority in Montenegro Back Ukraine, says Ambassador
Kyiv's envoy to Montenegro tells BIRN that Russia's aims are not limited to Ukraine and that "only marginal groups" in Montenegro back Moscow.
Montenegro Risks Political Paralysis over Judicial Vacancies
Whether or not political parties in Montenegro can bury their differences to form a new government, they will have to find a way to agree on the judiciary or risk complete paralysis.
LIVE Summit of the "Brdo-Brioni" process begins; Vučić also arrived
President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vui, is participating in the summit.
Croatian President Zoran Milanovi and Slovenian President Borut Pahor welcome the guests.
Vjosa Osmani also arrived. The members of the BiH Presidency efik Daferovi, Milorad Dodik and eljko Komi are also present. Immediately after them came the President of Montenegro Milo Djukanovi.
Brdo-Brioni Process summit in Slovenia today; Vučić attends
The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vui, is also participating in the Summit.
Serbian gang leader assassinated in Istanbul
Jovan Vukotic, the head of the Skaljari drug gang, one of Serbia's most notorious, has been killed in an armed attack in Istanbul.
Vukotic was killed by an assassin on a motorcycle while he was sitting in a car with his wife and daughter.
Montenegro: The Great Divide
The war in Ukraine is dividing the Balkans and reviving old tensions. The small mountainous state of Montenegro, a country of barely 650,000 inhabitants, has been caught up in the geopolitical crossfire between West and East.
Cybercrime Shakes Whole Region while Ethnicity and Gender Continue to Cause Tensions Online
Montenegro was allegedly hit by the Cuba Ransomware gang, while online frauds and phishing scams occurred elsewhere throughout the region.
Meeting Vučić, Pahor counts on political wisdom of region’s leaders
Belgrade – The impact of the war in Ukraine on the Western Balkans and the region’s European perspective topped the agenda as President Borut Pahor met his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vučić in Belgrade on Saturday. Pahor hopes the region’s leaders will muster enough political wisdom to solve all bilateral issues through dialogue.