News archive of August 2023

BELGRADE - Serbia's external goods trade between January and June totalled 33.19 bln euros, rising by 0.8 pct y-o-y, according to figures released by the national statistical office RZS.

Exports rose by 9.4 pct y-o-y to 14.58 bln euros, while imports fell by 5.0 pct y-o-y to 18.60 bln euros, and the resulting 4.02 bln euro deficit was down by 35.7 pct y-o-y.

The examples of the islands of Rhodes and Paros, where citizens have risen up against unlawful beach occupation, are rapidly being replicated.

In many parts of Greece, citizens are organizing and seeking ways to get assistance from the central state, as they feel useless at the local level.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has made 83 appointments within the General Directorate of Security, which has resulted in the replacement of police chiefs in 52 of all 81 provinces across the country.

Among the changes, the police chiefs of 24 other provinces have been transferred to the headquarters.

BELGRADE - The Serbian dinar's official median exchange rate against the euro is 117.2150 dinars for one euro on Wednesday, which is a slight change from Tuesday, the National Bank of Serbia said.

The dinar is steady against the euro m-o-m and up by 0.1 pct y-o-y and relative to the beginning of the year.

Unknown vandals have desecrated the grave of the renowned Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis (1883-1957), breaking the wooden cross on the tomb located on the Martinengo Bastion, nestled within the walls of his hometown, Iraklio, on the island of Crete.

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The Indonesian government bought 12 drones worth $300 million from Turkish Aerospace as part of efforts to strengthen Indonesia's defense system, according to a written statement from the Indonesian Defense Ministry on Wednesday.

Spain is in the middle of hurricane season.
Every year, from June 1 to November 30, the country is ravaged by hurricanes. Meteorologists are concerned that rising temperatures could affect the formation of hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean, causing an increased risk.

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer said it plans a cost-cutting operation if its co-developed with BioTech COVID-19 vaccine and antiviral treatment for the coronavirus continue to underperform in the coming months due to falling demand.

Greece will offer a free week of vacation on the island of Rhodes in the eastern Aegean to those tourists who were forced to interrupt their stay due to the recent wildfires, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday.