News archive of November 2023

The Sofia Municipal Council remains ensnared in a deadlock following the third unsuccessful attempt to elect its chairperson on Thursday. Boris Bonev, the candidate of "We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria" (WCC-DB) and "Spasi Sofia", who previously garnered considerable support but fell short of the required votes, withdrew from the race this time.

European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni visited Bulgaria, emphasizing the European Commission's unwavering support for Bulgaria's Schengen accession and its aspirations to meet the criteria for joining the eurozone.

Interior Minister Niki Kerameos and Deputy Minister Theodoris Livanios gave further details at a press conference on Thursday on the introduction of postal voting to the European elections.

The minister clarified that the postal voting bill does not currently concern the general elections, but only European elections and referenda.

SKOPJE - Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic met with French Secretary of State to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Laurence Boone on the sidelines of the OSCE Ministerial Meeting in Skopje on Thursday.

The parties concluded that their countries maintained an excellent level of bilateral relations and an exceptional dynamic of political dialogue.

The fourth group of 23 patients and 21 companions transferred from Gaza has arrived in Ankara for their treatments, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has announced.

He pointed out that the perspectives of that organization are not clear.
"In a little more than a year, the Helsinki Final Act will be 50 years old. We regret to say that the OSCE welcomes this anniversary in a sad state, and its prospects are unclear," said Lavrov.

The United Nations has welcomed the increase in aid deliveries into Gaza afforded by a temporary truce but warned it was not enough to even start addressing the Palestinian territory's massive needs.

U.N. children's agency UNICEF said the aid flow to the northern Gaza Strip - the largest since the Israel-Hamas war erupted on October 7 - was "the right start."

The Greek central bank is set to trim its growth outlook for next year significantly in its upcoming December forecasts.

Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras told Politico that his institution now expects the Greek economy to expand 2.4% this year, and by 2.5% in each of the two subsequent years.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Labour, Employment and Veteran and Social Affairs Nikola Selakovic met with Azerbaijan's Minister of Labour and Social Protection of Population Sahil Babayev in Belgrade on Thursday.

"First we meet, then we market," is the motto of the Meet Market, which returns for its annual Christmas extravaganza at Technopolis (athens-technopolis.gr) in Gazi.