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BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday the chances of the so-called Kosovo becoming a Council of Europe (CoE) member remained very high but that Serbia was doing everything in its power to prevent that from happening.

"We are proud of that because, that way, we respect European rules," he said.

BELGRADE - Serbia has attracted a total of 15.9 bln euros of FDI since 2020, Finance Minister Sinisa Mali said at a meeting with global investors from the US on Friday.

Following a Serbian delegation's visit to Washington for the IMF/World Bank Group Spring Meetings, the investors came to Serbia to get better acquainted with all economic parameters in the country.

Turkish Industry and Technology Mehmet Minister Fatih Kacır has urged the European Union to provide visa exemptions for Turkish young researchers and entrepreneurs, stressing the significance of this move in invigorating Europe's innovation and technology ecosystem.

Specialists from the United States have conducted an inspection of the repair work at Bulgaria's air base near Graf Ignatievo, according to information obtained by BNR. The visit, announced by Minister of Defense Atanas Zapryanov a week ago, aimed to certify the facilities and security systems crucial for the deployment of Bulgaria's new F-16 fighter jets.

BRUSSELS - A trilateral meeting of Belgrade, Pristina and EU delegations is underway in Brussels.

Belgrade's delegation, which includes many experts, is headed by the director of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic, who is also chief negotiator.

BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic said on Wednesday Serbia's charge d'affaires in Ljubljana had rejected allegations by the Slovenian foreign ministry about a statement by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic over which the diplomat had been summoned by the ministry.

With investments in Greece on the rise, Michael Arghyrou, the head of the Council of Economic Advisors for Greece's Finance Ministry, joins Thanos Davelis to look at how these investments are transforming Greece's economy, and to bust some of the myths around investments in Greece. 

European Union ministers on April 22 said Europe must still speed up its arms deliveries to Ukraine, after U.S. lawmakers eased pressure by unblocking a major aid package.

But at a meeting of EU defense and foreign ministers in Luxembourg there was no sign of more pledges of vitally needed air defense for Kiev.

Amid escalating tensions and a renewed Russian offensive, the United States is poised to deliver much-needed military aid to Ukraine following prolonged delays and uncertainties, signaling a crucial lifeline for the embattled nation in its struggle against aggression.

Taiwan will work with the United States to "safeguard peace and freedom" in the region, the island's premier said on Monday, after Washington approved billions in military aid for Taipei in the face of an increasingly assertive China.