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The U.S. and Serbia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on energy infrastructure and pledged closer cooperation in defence, as Serbia expressed interest in purchasing U.S. defence equipment to improve military interoperability, the Serbian foreign ministry said.
Jul 20, 2026Serbia is scaling back the reduction of excise duties on motor fuels further, the government said, as global oil prices have continued to slide amid progress in peace talks between the U.S. and Iran.
Romania's defence ministry said it has signed with France's Directorate General for Armaments two deals worth over 1 billion euro ($1.1 billion), which are financed by the EU-backed Security Action for Europe (SAFE) programme.
Although foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to the countries in Central, East and Southeast Europe (CESEE) rose to a total of 91.5 billion euro ($104 billion) in 2025 from 75.8 billion euro in the prior year, most of the countries in the region posted a decline in FDI, both in absolute numbers and as a share of GDP, the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) said.
Serbia is scaling back the reduction of excise duties on motor fuels further, the government said, as global oil prices have continued to slide amid progress in peace talks between the U.S. and Iran.
Romania's defence ministry said it has signed with France's Directorate General for Armaments two deals worth over 1 billion euro ($1.1 billion), which are financed by the EU-backed Security Action for Europe (SAFE) programme.
Although foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to the countries in Central, East and Southeast Europe (CESEE) rose to a total of 91.5 billion euro ($104 billion) in 2025 from 75.8 billion euro in the prior year, most of the countries in the region posted a decline in FDI, both in absolute numbers and as a share of GDP, the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) said.
Nov 4, 2025
