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There is an old Greek saying - my grandfather used it often: "Don't admire the swimmer when he first gets into the water, wait till he is done," meaning wait before you declare someone or something a success. About five years ago, in this column, I was hopeful that the government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis was willing and able to bring about major positive changes to the country.

BELGRADE - At a meeting with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Western Balkans Alexander Kasanof, Serbian FM Marko Djuric said he was pleased with the dynamics of high-level political dialogue and reiterated Serbia's commitment to advancement of bilateral ties with the US in all areas.

BELGRADE - The extent of Pristina's daily pressure on Serbs in the Autonomous Province of Kosovo-Metohija has become unendurable and political actors in Pristina are leading the region on a path of dangerous destabilisation, the head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic said at a meeting with the ambassadors of Argentina, Brazil and Mexico on Wednesday.

Lost neoclassical facades of Athens are immortalized in the works of Yannis Tsarouchis, a prominent 20th-century modernist painter whose vision captures a world all his own.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will visit Tirana tomorrow, Thursday, October 10th, where he will participate in the inauguration of the new Namazgja (Namazgah in Turkish) Mosque in the Albanian capital.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will attend a Ukraine-Southeast Europe summit in Dubrovnik, Croatia, on Wednesday, the presidential press office has announced.

The first two summits of the format were held in Athens in August 2022 and in Tirana in February 2024.

The Turkish parliament has unanimously approved the establishment of a commission to investigate child murders and abuse with cross-party support.

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic met with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Western Balkans Alexander Kasanof in Belgrade on Wednesday to discuss, among other topics, the possibility of establishing strategic dialogue between Serbia and the US and the significance of deepening the parliamentary cooperation with the US Congress.

FTSE Russell announced late on Tuesday it has included the Athens Stock Exchange in the shortlist for upgrading, with the aim of returning it to the category of developed markets

Greece will be added to the Watch List for a possible upgrade from "Advanced Emerging" to "Developed Market" status.

Türkiye on Wednesday sent ships to evacuate around 2,000 of its citizens from Lebanon, with its Beirut envoy saying it would be "the biggest" evacuation of its type from the war-torn country.