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The Bulgarian gas storage in Chiren is 90% filled with gas more than two months earlier than the deadline set by the EU to secure stocks for the winter.

Data published on the platform of the non-governmental organization Gas Infrastructure Europe on Friday showed that the target was reached on August 16, at the same time as the EU average of 90% occupancy was reached.

Day 539 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

It is widely expected that Greek debt will finally return to investment grade for the first time since 2010. Some minor credit rating agencies have already gone ahead with the upgrade, though none of the "big four" - DBRS, Fitch, Moody's and Standard & Poor's - have done so yet.

Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins said on Monday that he and his government would resign, Reuters reported.

"This Thursday I will resign myself and this cabinet to the president," Karins told a news conference in Riga.

Slovenian passport holders can travel visa-free to 183 destinations around the globe, which ranks the country 9th on the latest Global Passport Power Rank.

Slovenia has climbed a spot for the second year in a row and is now tied with Latvia and Slovakia on the list, which is compiled by Henley & Partners, a London-based consultancy.

MUNICH - The Serbia men's national basketball team was on Tuesday drawn to play Finland, Denmark and Georgia in FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers Group G.

The draw ceremony was held in Munich.

The top three teams from eight qualifying groups will advance to the final tournament.

Six are the victims of the unprecedented floods in Slovenia. Among them are two Dutchmen who were struck by lightning. The damage is expected to exceed half a billion euros.

The second call for applications for subsidies offered by the Slovenian government to improve the country's air connectivity has attracted a single bid, submitted by AirBaltic, Latvia's flag carrier.

AirBaltic is planning to establish an air link between Ljubljana and Riga in the 2024 summer season, the Infrastructure Ministry said when announcing the results of the call on 2 August.

The reconstruction of Ukraine will require a large-scale coordinated and collective effort by all actors in the international community, Cyprus' Minister for Finance Makis Keravnos said, adding that Nicosia will take part in the effort, having also been a victim of foreign invasion. 

BELGRADE - Serbian y-o-y inflation was higher compared to the EU in April-May and also lower compared to two EU member states in April and lower than in one EU member state in May, according to the latest issue of the MAT economic monthly, a publication of the Belgrade Institute of Economics and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia.