Day: July 8, 2023

Greek trade deficit down 11% in May, off 18.4% in Jan-May

The Greek trade deficit shrank 11% in May during a month which showed a 15.4% decline in exports and a 13.6% fall in imports, Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Friday. More specifically, the value of imports totaled 7.004 billion euros…

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Osmani – Escobar: Speeding up Western Balkans’ EU integration processes important to preserve stability

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani met on Saturday with Gabriel Escobar, US Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs and Special Representative to the Western Balkans and discussed the current developments in the Western Balkans. Skopje, 8…

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Mickoski: VMRO-DPMNE suspends official communication with the government

All official communication at the bilateral level with government officials is suspended. This unanimous decision was taken last week at a session of the VMRO-DPMNE’s executive committee, VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski said on Saturday. Shtip, 8 July 2023 (MIA) –…

The Declaration on Missing Persons, Hoti: EU is not conditioning Serbia to open the archives

The Declaration on Missing Persons, approved on May 2 in Brussels, is not being implemented by the Serbian side. The head of the Governmental Commission on Missing Persons, Andin Hoti, has sent a letter to the President of Serbia, Aleksandar…

National Bank to issue silver coin to celebrate 100th birth anniversary of film director Liviu Ciulei

Bucharest, July 7 /Agerpres/ – On July 10, 2023, the National Bank of Romania (BNR) will put into circulation for numismatic purposes a silver coin to celebrate the 100th birth anniversary of film director Liviu Ciulei. Featuring on the obverse…

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Sensible Policy Could Halve Number of Illegal Migrants in EU – Expert

In an interview for Bulgarian National Radio on Saturday, Austrian social scientist and co-founder of the think tank European Stability Initiative, Gerald Knaus, discussed the ongoing migration crises around Europe and in the Balkans in particular. He believes that implementing…