Trade blocs

Türkiye will bolster Europe's position against various threats, particularly with the update of the Customs Union during U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's second term, as Europe's strategic environment is expected to face challenges, says Markus Slevogt, president of the European Turkish Trade and Investment Council (ETTIC).

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic spoke on Monday with Danish Minister for European Affairs Marie Bjerre, who noted that future EU enlargement was important and that Denmark saw Serbia in the EU and that Serbia's EU membership would strengthen the bloc.

Gulf leaders including Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gather with EU heads of state and government in Brussels Wednesday for a summit aimed at averting a "general conflagration" in the Middle East.

The first round of negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) between Türkiye and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has been launched in Ankara, the Trade Ministry has announced.

In March, Trade Minister Ömer Bolat and GCC Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed al-Budaiwi signed a deal to start the FTA talks.

BELGRADE - Besides being politically significant and boosting Serbia's reputation, Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Belgrade is very important economically as well and opens up new prospects for Serbia and a new chapter in its cooperation with China as well as its overall growth and development, Serbian Finance Minister Sinisa Mali said on Thursday.

Türkiye put the Eswatini agreement on its agenda as part of its strategy to develop economic relations with African countries, which was implemented in 2003.

President Rumen Radev referred the Constitutional Court to the provisions of the Law on Control of the Implementation of Restrictive Measures in view of Russia's actions destabilizing the situation in Ukraine, which imposes "energy contributions" on the import of Russian natural gas into Bulgaria, as well as on its transmission to Europe through the territory of Bulgaria.

TIRANA - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic said in Tirana on Monday Serbia supported the concept of establishing a common regional market in the Western Balkans.

After decade of EU membership, everyone agrees it was a good move -but also that Croatia could have done better.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Thursday announced Japanese investment of more than $22 billion into the UK, but accepted carmakers' concern about Brexit trade rules as he confirmed talks with the European Union.