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Economic Update: EU Inflation Holds Steady, Bulgaria Sees Decrease

In April, inflation across the European Union remained steady, with both the EU and the Eurozone recording a rate of 2.6% and 2.4%, respectively, according to data from Eurostat, the official statistics agency of the EU.

Erdogan pardons elderly generals imprisoned over 1997 ‘postmodern coup’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday pardoned seven former top military officers who were sentenced to life terms in prison over the ouster of an Islamic-led government in 1997.

The former generals, who are in their late 70s and 80s, were pardoned due to health issues and old age, according to a decision published in the country's Official Gazette overnight.

Holding Turkey accountable for the 2017 Sheridan Circle attack

Andreas Akaras, an attorney with the law firm Bregman, Berbert, Schwartz & Gilday who is part of the team representing the victims of the Sheridan Circle attacks, joins Thanos Davelis to look into the letter over 70 members of Congress sent to the Biden administration this week, urging it to hold Turkey accountable for the 2017 attack by Erdogan's security guards against American protesters

Hungary urges EU to emulate Georgia's ‘Russian bill’

Hungary would encourage other European Union members to adopt laws similar to Georgia's highly contested "foreign influence" law, a senior official of the Central European country said on May 17.

The bill's adoption has prompted unprecedented protests in Tbilisi and a blizzard of international condemnation, including from the EU.

Mitsotakis warns North Macedonia: Violating Prespa Agreement blocks EU path

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has once again cautioned North Macedonia that violating the Prespa Agreement, which resolved the longstanding name dispute between the two neighbors, will jeopardize the Balkan country's ambitions for EU membership. 

Revealing the Fallout: Satellite Images Show Destruction at Belbek Airport in Crimea

OSINT researcher Christiaan Triebert has recently released highly detailed satellite images of Belbek airport following the Ukrainian attack on the night of May 15. These images represent the highest quality available to date and provide significant insight into the aftermath of the assault. Previous photos circulating on the internet depicted minimal damage.

Djuric meets with Allen

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric met with US Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Elizabeth Allen on Friday, noting that her visit to Belgrade came at an important time and was greatly contributing not only to dynamic and versatile political dialogue at high and the top level, but also to a new era of US-Serbia relations in the past decade.

Gov’t wants EC intervention on consumer prices

The government is requesting the four interventions by the European Commission so that multinational companies do not sell their products more expensively in Greece.

Athens argues that the different pricing, without valid justification, by the multinationals conflicts with the most basic characteristic of the European Union, which is none other than the single market.

French reinforcements reach 'calmer' New Caledonia after riots

The French Pacific territory of New Caledonia was "calmer" Friday, local authorities said, after reinforcements arrived to quell days of riots over voting reform that have left five dead and hundreds injured.

Bulgaria Lags Behind in E-Business Software Adoption Across EU

In 2023, the adoption of electronic business applications among enterprises in the EU varied considerably based on their size. These applications, which include enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM), and business intelligence software (BI), are crucial for managing resources, customer information, and data analysis.

Vucic: UNGA resolution seeks punishment for entire Serbian nation

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday evening the period to come would be difficult for Serbia and that there would be no further postponements of a UN General Assembly session on a Srebrenica resolution as the issue was causing a "great deal of nervousness".

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