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Day 660 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

BELGRADE - Serbia has fulfilled all 40 recommendations issued by the Council of Europe body on fighting financial crime and money laundering, Finance Minister Sinisa Mali said on Wednesday.

BELGRADE - National Bank of Serbia (NBS) Governor Jorgovanka Tabakovic announced on Monday direct payment transactions between Serbia and Montenegro had been enabled for citizens as well as businesses.

BELGRADE - Serbia registered 1.5 pct fewer tourist visits in October 2023 relative to the same month of last year and the number of overnight stays was down by 13 pct, according to figures released by the national statistical office on Thursday.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic told "Pink" television that "Bulgarians" resent Serbia because it is more popular in North Macedonia.

In the interview, Bulgaria was mentioned on a number of topics in the context of relations with its neighbors.

"I'm happy that Srem and Mava are getting important communication. Do you know what this means for this region? We just have to start building the road towards Tekeris," said Vui.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic said on Friday Serbia and North Macedonia would work together to resolve the issue of a gas transit fee introduced by Bulgaria.

Brnabic said this at a press conference with North Macedonian counterpart Dimitar Kovacevski in Belgrade.

BRUSSELS - In its annual report on Serbia, the European Commission says the country has made progress on judicial and media reforms and on aligning with the EU foreign policy, diplomatic sources have told Tanjug.

The report commends two recently adopted media strategy laws - the Law on Public Information and the Media and the Law on Electronic Media, the sources said.

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BELGRADE - Serbia registered 3.3 pct more tourist visits in September 2023 relative to the same month of last year and the number of overnight stays was down by 9.5 pct, according to figures released by the national statistical office.

Overnight stays generated by Serbian tourists were down by 21.9 pct y-o-y, while those generated by foreign tourists were up by 12.8 pct y-o-y.