Day: October 27, 2023

Public consultations on a draft organic production law launched

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management has invited all interested stakeholders to submit their comments and suggestions on a Draft Law on Organic Production by 23 November. The Ministry invites citizens, scientific and expert communities, public institutions, professional…

Increase in income in real terms contributing to savings growth, round table hears

An increase in wages higher than inflation enables an increase in savings in Croatia, it was said at a round table on the occasion of World Savings Day, which was organized by the Croatian Chamber of Commerce (HGK). World Savings…

Hamas must be reduced to military impotence – Tajani

Hamas must be reduced to “military impotence” but it is also necessary to prevent Palestinians from getting caught up in its war with Israel, Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Wednesday. “We must work to strike Hamas,…

Over 600 kg of cocaine seized in southern Türkiye

Turkish police on Friday seized more than 100 kilograms of cocaine in southern Türkiye as part of its ongoing anti-narcotic operations, the interior minister said. Anti-narcotic teams of the Mersin police found 610 kilograms (1,345 pounds) of cocaine in a…

Cyprus on alert due to Middle East situation, says Minister of Justice

Cyprus is on alert for security reasons, but also due to the large number of people expected to arrive trying to escape from dangerous areas, said Minister of Justice and Public Order, Anna Koukkides Procopiou, on Friday, referring to the volatile…

Osmani meets the mayor of Des Moines in Iowa

The President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, during her stay in Iowa, United States of America, was received in a meeting by the mayor of Des Moines, T.M Franklin “Frank” Cownie. Osmani thanked Cownie for the support given to Kosovo whereas…

Greece asks European Council to allocate more funds to migration and EU Solidarity Fund

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stressed the need to increase European funds allocated to action dealing with migration and the EU Solidarity Fund, during a discussion by EU leaders on revising the Multiannual Financial Framework on Thursday, the first day of…

SoNoRo Festival to kick off at Bragadiru Palace on Friday

The 18th edition of the SoNoRo Festival will begin on Friday with a concert at the Bragadiru Palace, with the Janoska Ensemble on stage, made up of four musicians trained in classical music, recognised worldwide as masters of improvisation, the…

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court Hosts First Meeting of Balkan Constitutional Forum

Participants in the Balkan Constitutional Forum in Sofia signed on Friday a Memorandum on the establishment of the Forum. With the signing of the Memorandum, in addition to the Bulgarian Constitutional Court, the constitutional jurisdictions of Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia,…

FATF takes Albania off grey list of money laundering

Minister of Finance and Economy Ervin Mete announced today that Albania is taken off the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering. At the joint press conference with the mission of the International Monetary Fund in…

Kostadinovska-Stojchevska: Intensifying cultural cooperation high on agenda in relations with UK

As part of her working visit to London, Minister of Culture Bisera Kostadinovska-Stojchevska met Wednesday with Victoria Billing, Director for Europe at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and with…