News archive of May 2023
Stojkovic announces preliminary Serbia squad for Jordan, Bulgaria games
BELGRADE - The head coach of the Serbia men's national football team Dragan "Pixie" Stojkovic on Wednesday announced a 30-man squad for upcoming matches against Jordan and Bulgaria.
Serbia will play a friendly match against Jordan in Vienna on June 16 and face Bulgaria in the EURO 2024 qualifiers in Razgrad on June 20.
Thousands of Serbs protest outside Zvecan municipal building
ZVECAN - Thousands of peaceful protesters gathered outside the municipal building in Zvecan, a Serb-majority town in the north of Kosovo-Metohija, on Wednesday and rolled out a 250-metre-long Serbian flag, a Tanjug reporter on the ground said.
In a speech, former Zvecan mayor Srdjan Milosavljevic called for peaceful protests and urged the protesters not to attack Kfor troops.
Three top parties put spotlight on tax plans
With the pre-election race heating up in Greece, the three largest political parties are seeking to highlight their tax policies.
Frontrunner New Democracy wants an increase in the tax-exemption limit for families with children, the gradual abolition of the fee for practicing a profession ("telos epitidevmatos") and a reduction in documentation requirements.
Türkiye’s economy grows 4 percent in first quarter
Turkey's economy expanded more than expected at the start of the year, bolstered by pre-election spending and strong household consumption.
Türkiye's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 4 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) released on May 31 showed.