ABNA-SE

The Association of the Balkan News Agencies

Year: 2023

FM Gerapetritis welcomes latest developments in Beleri case, noting that further steps are required

A step toward accepting the election of Fredi Beleri as mayor of Himare was made through the decision of the Albanian court and a statement made by Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama but one more step was now required, Foreign…

Ruowang’s “Wolves Coming” to be placed at Koplik roundabout

The Regional Directorate of Cultural Heritage in the Northern region of Shkodra shared in the social media an interesting photo showing the works on one of the roundabouts of Koplik. In this roundabout, there will be placed the “Wolves Coming”,…

Bulgarian President Radev Holds Tete-a-Tete Meeting with Kosovan Counterpart Osmani-Sadriu

Bulgarian president Rumen Radev is holding a tete-a-tete meating with Kosovan counterpart Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu. Radev is paying an official visit to Kosovo December 22 – 23 at the invitation of Osmani-Sadriu. Before the meeting, the Bulgarian Head of State was…

Kenya-inspired exhibition by Stefan Malbashikj in Bitola

A Kenya-inspired exhibition of acrylic on canvas paintings by Stefan Malbashikj will open on Friday at the Bitola Cultural Center. The art show is titled “Dreaming of Nature.” “Through the beauty, tenderness and appeal of flowers, the artist presents Kenya’s…

Tennis: Sorana Cirstea wins World Tennis League events

Romanian player Sorana Cirstea contributed two wins to the Falcons’ team success over the Hawks on Thursday in Abu Dhabi in the World Tennis League team exhibition tournament. In mixed doubles, Sorana Cirstea and American Taylor Fritz beat Caroline Garcia…

Amendment to ESM ‘of relative interest’ say govt sources

The amendment to the treaty of the European stability Mechanism (ESM) is a matter of “relative interest” to Italy given the solidity of its banking system, government sources said on Thursday. The government, which had referred the issue to parliament,…

For Italy Stability Pact ‘improvement on the past’ – Meloni

remier Giorgia Meloni considers the new European Union rules for public finance agreed at an extraordinary ECOFIN meeting on Wednesday to be for Italy an improvement on the past, according to a statement issued by her office at Palazzo Chigi….

Türkiye in favor of cease-fire, 2-state solution in Gaza, foreign minister reiterates

Türkiye favors and works for a cease-fire in Gaza, and a two-state solution to the Palestine-Israel conflict, the country’s foreign minister reiterated on Thursday. “Firstly, we are making efforts to ensure a cease-fire, to deliver humanitarian aid, and to prevent…

Agreement for energy efficiency, 47 public buildings in Prishtina are expected to be renovated

The Ministry of Finance, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Municipality of Prishtina have today signed the agreement for the project for energy efficiency in 47 public buildings in the capital, which is worth six million euros….

Protection of child and family rights in Government’s focus

Minister of Finance Novica Vukovic has said that the Government will focus on protection of child and family rights, through consistent implementation of social, educational, and healthcare policies, along with the adequate allocation of financial resources to safeguard these rights….

Report on HINA’s performance in 2022 endorsed by govt.

Croatian government on Thursday sent a proposal to the parliament to endorse the annual report on the performance of the steering board of the national news agency HINA in 2022. The report shows that last year, HINA’s revenues rose 10.9%…

BiH’s foreign trade deficit in 11 months amounted to 10 billion KM

“Following an order of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, I asked the Hellenic National Defence General Staff general Konstantinos Floros and the Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff Vice Admiral Ioannis Drymousis to proceed with the participation of a Greek…