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Bulgaria's winter tourism season has surpassed expectations, with a remarkable 25% increase in foreign visitors compared to initial projections. According to Prof. Rumen Draganov, director of the Institute for Analyzes and Evaluations in Tourism, the country welcomed over 2.1 million tourists from abroad during the winter season, significantly exceeding the anticipated 1.7 million visits.

Challenging international sanctions, Russia has commenced direct oil supplies to North Korea, bolstering ties between the two authoritarian regimes and undermining efforts to contain Pyongyang's activities.

BRUSSELS - A bilateral meeting of Belgrade and EU delegations, headed by the director of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic and EU special envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Miroslav Lajcak, respectively, was concluded in Brussels on Monday afternoon.

Earlier, the EU representatives met with Pristina's delegation, headed by Besnik Bislimi.

PROKUPLJE - Speaking at a state ceremony commemorating the victims of the 1999 NATO aggression on Serbia, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday evening Pristina had been admitted to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly as associate member.

Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic has warned that Serbia could withdraw from the Council of Europe if Kosovo is admitted to the organization, as reported by media outlets in Belgrade.

US President Joe Biden has noted that "the partnership, alliance and friendship shared by Greece and the United States is stronger than ever before - due in large part to the culture, courage, and character of the Greek American community" in the annual proclamation of March 25 as Greek Independence Day.

BELGRADE - The head of Serbia's standing parliamentary delegation to the Council of Europe (CoE) Parliamentary Assembly Biljana Pantic-Pilja said on Friday CoE rapporteur Dora Bakoyannis had recommended that the so-called Kosovo be admitted the organisation, and added that its Committee on Political Affairs would decide on this at an extraordinary session scheduled for March 25.

In the aftermath of last night's devastating Russian airstrikes on energy facilities, over one million consumers in Ukraine find themselves without power, as reported by a senior presidential official today. The strikes have wrought havoc across multiple regions, leaving hundreds of thousands in darkness.

The "Vazrazhdane" (Revival) party has made a bold move by submitting a bill to the National Assembly calling for Bulgaria's exit from NATO. This nationalist and pro-Russian party argues that NATO membership poses a threat to Bulgaria's national security, echoing Kremlin propaganda narratives.

In the Economist Intelligence Unit report, Greece shows the greatest improvement among 82 countries - The rise is evidenced by the government's pro-business policies - Greece's pro-business policies