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Bulgaria is among the EU countries with the Highest Household Expenditure on Food and Soft Drinks
In 2021, EU households spent over 1.035 billion euros, which is equivalent to 7.1% of the total EU GDP, on "Food and non-alcoholic beverages", according to data from the official European statistics agency Eurostat.
Slovenia, Croatia remain committed to Brdo-Brijuni process
Slovenian President Nataša Pirc Musar and her Croatian counterpart Zoran Milanović affirmed the two countries' commitment to the Brdo-Brijuni process and an expansion of the issues it covers as Pirc Musar travelled to Zagreb for her first visit abroad on 1 February.
New law paves way for Greek-French co-productions
Parliament on Thursday ratified a film co-production agreement which is believed will pave the way for more projects in the future. The deal, which was signed on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival last May, brings down Greece's minimum contribution to 10 percent. Previous legislation introduced in 1974 set a 20 percent threshold.
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Akar urges Greece to ‘keep out of trouble’
Turkey will never allow Greece to extend its territorial waters beyond six nautical miles, Defese Minister Hulusi Akar said Monday, as he urged Athens to "keep away from trouble."
During a visit to Turkish Naval Forces Command, Akar said Turkey has a duty to defends its interests and rights in the Aegean, the East Mediterranean and Cyprus.
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Joy as border gates open between Slovenia and Croatia
There was celebration and joy on both sides of the Slovenian-Croatian border as Croatia joined the Schengen area and adopted the euro on 1 January. More than 30 years after the countries broke away from Yugoslavia, their citizens are once again using the same currency and can cross the border freely.
Akar invites Greek defense minister to Türkiye
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has admitted that he invited his Greek counterpart, Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, and his wife to Türkiye to create a positive atmosphere amid the increasing tension between the two countries.
"I invited Panagiotopoulos to Türkiye with his wife when we were in Brussels," Akar said during an exclusive interview on Oct. 20.
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US says it is not taking sides between Greece and Türkiye
The United States has not changed its security posture in the Aegean Sea, the American envoy to Türkiye has said, amid Ankara's growing criticism that Washington has broken the decades-old Turkish-Greek balance by arming the latter.
Türkiye warns Greece of ‘Asia Minor Catastrophe’ campaign
The Turkish Foreign Ministry has reacted against the Greek campaign "Asia Minor Catastrophe," calling on Athens to avoid "distorting" the history.
In Turkey’s Edirne, a Museum Dedicated to Rumelia
Near Turkey's borders with Bulgaria and Greece, a new museum takes on centuries of Ottoman rule in the Balkans.
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Democracy Digest: Reparations and Recriminations in Poland
Elsewhere in the region, Slovakia prepares for its 9th referendum, a former Czech PM goes on trial, and Hungarian teachers turn to civil disobedience.