Day: January 18, 2024

‘Eco-vandals’ to be fined up to 60,000 euros

So-called eco-vandals are to be fined up to 60,000 euros under a bill that became law Thursday. Climate activists have attacked several well-known monuments in Italy in recent years. The law aims to stop this form of protest, levying fines…

Croatia sees 45% rise in number of cars per 1,000 inhabitants

ZAGREB, 18 Jan (Hina) – The number of passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants in Croatia grew by 44.8% in the period from 2012 to 2022, to 491, while the average number in the EU in the same period was up…

Turkish automaker, Chinese battery firm sign $56.2M loan deal with ICBC Turkey

Siro, ​​​​​​​a joint venture of Türkiye’s Automobile Initiative Group Togg and major global battery producer Farasis Energy, on Thursday signed a 400 million yuan ($56.2 million) credit deal with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) Turkey to accelerate…

Borrell: Turkey should avoid tension and normalise relations with Cyprus

The European Commission has called on Turkey to cease all threats and actions that harm good neighbourly relations, normalise its relations with the Republic of Cyprus and respect the sovereign rights of all member states, EU High Representative for Foreign…

PM Mitsotakis: We hope that Greece will become an exporter of green energy in the medium-term

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday took part in a round table discussion on the topic ‘European Green Deal, Anyone?’ at the World Economic Forum in Davos. “We hope that, in the medium term, Greece will become an exporter of…

Bulgarian Antarctic Institute Chair Pimpirev: We Will Try to Reach Unexplored Smith Island

Once the last group of the 32nd Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition arrives at Livingston Island, the Bulgarians will try to reach the uninhabited Smith Island, expedition head Prof. Christo Pimpirev said in a BTA interview after the presentation of his book…

Albania in a leading position for renewable energy in Europe

TIRANA, January 18/ATA/ The report of the European Union Statistics Office (EUROSTAT) ranks Albania third, after Sweden and Finland, for the consumption of energy derived from renewable sources, leaving behind all other EU countries. The report shows that the gross…

The two injured miners, in relatively good condition, will be released within the week

Two of the thirteen miners injured on Wednesday in the eleventh horizon of the Trepça mine in Stantërg, are in relatively good condition and continue to remain under medical care at the ‘Sami Haxhibeqiri’ hospital in Mitrovica. Burim Gashi, ophthalmologist,…

Belgian ambassador, impressed in Oradea by huge investment potential and beauty of restored buildings

Oradea, Jan 18 /Agerpres/ – The ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to Romania, John Cornet d’Elzius, who visited the city of Oradea for the first time, was impressed by the beauty of the restored buildings in the city, but…

Bar’s tourism industry potential attracts attention

Bar, (MINA-BUSINESS) – The tourism industry potential of Bar has attracted significant attention from visitors at the Travel Expo in Oslo, with the greatest interest focused on active vacationing and prices in hotel and private accommodations. Last week, the Tourism…

Philharmonic concert featuring clarinet soloist Zdravko Angelov

Skopje, 18 January 2024 (MIA) – Led by Italian conductor Alfonso Scarano, the Philharmonic will perform a concert featuring clarinetist Zdravko Angelov as a soloist, continuing the orchestra’s “80 Years of Love” concert season. The concert is titled “The Beginning” and…