Greece made significant progress in improving its rule of law, says annual EU report
Greece has made progress in four of five recommendations on improving the rule of law in the country, the European Commission noted in its Rule of Law Report for 2022, released on Wednesday. Specifically, Greece made significant progress in following…
PM Ciolacu: I plan to make Romania’s defence industry a priority during my mandate
Berlin, July 5 /Agerpres/ – AGERPRES special corespondent, Daniel Florea, reports: Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu declared on Wednesday that one of the priorities of his mandate is the development of the defence industry in Romania. The head of the Executive…
President receives Croat expat ensemble and Maori performers from N. Zealand
ZAGREB, 5 July (Hina) – President Zoran Milanović on Wednesday received the “Kralj Tomislav” folklore ensemble from New Zealand, members of the Maori kapa haka group “Te Roopū Manutaki”, and the vocal quartet “The Shades” from Auckland, who are on…
Croatian language and culture department being opened at Regensburg University
ZAGREB, 5 July (Hina) – The Croaticum – Centre for Croatian Language and Literature is being opened at the University of Regensburg, Germany on Wednesday as the first Croatian language and culture department in a German-speaking country, the Ministry of…
The Netherlands and Luxembourg are ready to help Kosovo in de-escalating the situation
The Netherlands and Luxembourg have expressed their readiness to help Kosovo in de-escalating the situation. Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s counterparts have not blamed either party for this situation, but have stated that the European Union guidelines must be implemented. Mark…
Gov’t accepts harmonized text of agreement for establishing two joint border crossings with Kosovo
The Government at its Tuesday’s session reviewed and adopted the report on negotiations between the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia and the Government of the Republic of Kosovo for joint border crossings: Blace – Elez Han and Jazince…
Ibrahimaj: Tourism, exports and foreign investments contributed to appreciation of lek
During 2022, but also during the first half of this year, the local currency lek continued to gain ground versus the euro and the US dollar, which are also the two currencies of the main trading partner countries. The appreciation…
ICGB Starts Assessment of Market Demand for Increasing Technical Capacity of Greece-Bulgaria Gas Interconnector
On July 3, the independent transmission system operator which is responsible for the management and commercial operations of the Greece-Bulgaria gas interconnector, ICGB, launched the first (non-binding) phase of a process for assessing market demand for incremental capacity, which is…
COUNCIL – MEETING Inaugural meeting of the Trade Facilitation Council held
Podgorica, (MINA-BUSINESS) – The Trade Facilitation Council, a permanent multiagency coordination body in charge of monitoring trade reforms, has had an inaugural meeting. The meeting, which was held on Monday, was convened by State Secretary at the Ministry of Finance…
SOCIETY – SUPREME COURT Vuckovic not elected Supreme Court President
Podgorica, (MINA) – Vesna Vuckovic was not elected president of the Supreme Court on Monday. She received three votes in favor, while six members of the Judicial Council were against her presidency over the Supreme Court in a full term,…
IPTO: The new Greece-Bulgaria electrical interconnection completed
IPTO and the Operator of the Bulgarian Electricity Transmission System ESO EAD energized the new, international ultra-high voltage 400 kV electrical interconnection between Greece and Bulgaria, according to the company’s announcement. Energy transmission through the new Line commenced on Friday,…
SOCIETY – PRESIDENT – REACTION Competent authorities urged to investigate if criminal offence elements existed in Kovacevic’s gesture
Podgorica, (MINA) – National symbols of Montenegro, as constitutional category, must be protected at all times, the President’s PR Service stated, adding that it was up to the competent authorities to investigate if there were elements of criminal offence in…
