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BELGRADE - Serbia registered 1.9 pct more tourist visits in October 2024 relative to the same month of last year and the number of overnight stays was down by 3.5 pct y-o-y, according to figures released by the national statistical office.

Overnight stays by Serbian tourists were down by 14.6 pct y-o-y, while those generated by foreign tourists were up by 9.7 pct y-o-y.

Foreigners gave Greece a higher score than the European average at the peak of the tourism season, mainly thanks to its culture and gastronomy, the experience at sea, as well as its human resources.

Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler emphasized the importance of reducing tensions in the Aegean Sea while simultaneously promoting the "Blue Homeland" doctrine, which envisages Turkish influence over vast swaths of the Eastern Mediterranean at the expense of countries in region, like Greece and Cyprus.

Bulgaria has made it clear that it is not setting any additional conditions for North Macedonia's European Union membership negotiations, emphasizing that the expectations stem from European agreements rather than Bulgarian demands.

According to an analysis by the Bulgarian Industrial Chamber (BIC), Bulgaria's position in the Global Innovation Index has significantly declined, reflecting the country's challenges in institutional efficiency and economic development. The lack of a stable government and a clear, long-term economic strategy have been identified as major obstacles to business operations in Bulgaria.

Bulgaria and Romania's full entry into Schengen is still uncertain, with Austria not yet ready to lift its veto, despite hopes expressed by both the Romanian and Bulgarian governments.

Turkey has voiced sharp criticism of a European Commission map delineating potential maximum maritime zones for Greece, calling it an affront to its territorial claims in the Eastern Mediterranean.

RABAT - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic said on Wednesday in Rabat Serbia and Morocco had been cherishing a friendship since the Non-Aligned Movement and that her meeting with Moroccan House of Representatives Speaker Rashid Talibi Al-Alami had addressed cooperation in the economy, business, AI and education.

Türkiye aims to step up its bilateral trade with the African continent to $50 billion, nearly 10 times the 2003 figure of $5.4 billion, Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz has said.

This picture taken on Oct. 12, 2015 shows the C-Lion1 submarine telecommunications cable being laid to the bottom of the Baltic Sea by cable laying ship "Ile de Brehat" off the shore of Helsinki, Finland.