Food and drink

The customs duties for livestock and red meat imports from the European Union have been zeroed for the state-run Meat and Milk Board (ESK) in a bid to decrease the negative effects of food prices rising by around 30 percent annually. 

Serbian Minister of Trade Rasim Ljajic stated on Friday that this year's corn and soy crop "will be lower than expected."

However, Tanjug quoted him as adding that "there is no reason for panic, because some corn will be left for export as well.2

Coca-Cola Co named James Quincey chief operating officer, and said company veteran Ahmet Bozer, who had been seen as a possible successor to Muhtar Kent as CEO, would be leaving.

Quincey, 50, is a 19-year veteran of the company and most recently served as president of Coke's Europe Group. He fills a post vacated by Kent in 2008, effective immediately.

McDonald?s France was forced to apologize on Aug. 12 following the emergence of an internal note reportedly ordering staff not to hand out food to ?tramps? at a restaurant on the swish Cote d?Azur.

The note was revealed on Twitter by consumer group ?60 Million Consumers.?

Municipality police seized strawberries that were sprayed with chemical fragrance so as to smell better at the Bostanl? market in the Aegean province of ?zmir.

The Kar??yaka District Municipality received a tip-off that a fruit seller had sprayed strawberry extract on his products, ?so they could smell good.?

A three-year-old boy has driven a car over his one-year-old cousin, inflicting deadly injuries to the baby, media in Slovenia are reporting.

The incident happened as the children's parents were picking mushrooms in a nearby wood, close to the village of Brstovec.

Pope Francis criticised the destruction of forests in order to plant soy in an interview with an Argentine radio station on August 8, reinforcing his message that the environment should take precedence over financial gain. 

In 1999, you could buy:

Cigarettes – 400 drachmas
Cheese pie – 100 drachmas
Frappe coffee – 500 drachmas

Basic wage was 170,000 drachmas (498 euros)

In 2015, you can buy:

Cigarettes 3.70 – 4.70 euros
Cheese pie – 1.5 euros
Freddo or frappe – 304 euros

Istanbul has a wide range of activities on offer in August, from a nighttime walk through its historical quarters to outdoor film screenings on the shores of the Bosphorus.

From choosing the best local honey to dancing the traditional "horon," here is a guide to enjoying the festive summer season in the Black Sea region like locals do. 

As good as its honey: Anzer Festival