BoA survey: Albania’s economic confidence index increases
Albania’s economic confidence index increased by 2.2 percentage points month-on-month in December, the central bank said in its latest business and consumer confidence survey a day ago. The Bank of Albania said increase in the business and consumer confidence index…
War crimes investigation, 15 indictments during 2023
15 indictments for war crimes were filed during 2023 by the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office (SPO). Eight of them trial in absentia, this is also considered the innovation of 2023, which allows it without the presence of the defendant. The trial…
Customs Agency Boosts Border Controls in Line with Schengen Entry Commitments to Austria
As of 2024, the Customs Agency has tightened control on all goods and cargo travelling to and from Austria at all customs and border checkpoints and throughout Bulgaria’s territory. The checks are in line with Bulgaria and Romania’s commitment to…
Extraordinary New Year’s concerts conducted by Pablo Boggiano and Shinya Ozaki, in Targu Mures
The extraordinary New Year’s concerts of the central city of Targu Mures Symphony Orchestra, scheduled for January 11 and January 12, will be conducted by Pablo Boggiano, recognized for his performances at the lectern of famous orchestras from Vienna, Paris,…
Albania asks Kosovo to establish the Association leading to the Constitution
Albania asks Kosovo to establish the Association of the municipalities of the Serbian majority, because as it is said that the United States of America has given a guarantee that there will be no executive competencies. For the normalization of…
10.1 million tourists visited Albania last year
Minister of Tourism and Environment Mirela Kumbaro stated today that 10.1 million tourists visited Albania last year. At the conference for the annual work analysis of the ministry, Kumbaro said that, “We counted over 10.1 million visitors from January 1,…
Hundreds Take Part in Traditional Men’s Dance in Tundzha River in Kalofer
Hundreds of men took part this year in the traditional men’s horo dance in the cold waters of the Tundzha River in Kalofer, Central Bulgaria, on Saturday. The Epiphany cross was thrown into the river by Father Dimitrii after a…
Oil Terminal commissions 55,000 cu m gas tank in Constanta
Oil and petroleum handling company Oil Terminal commissioned on Friday in Constanta a gas tank with a storage capacity of 55,000 cubic meters built at the company’s South Storage Facility, at the exit of the city, with Energy Minister Sebastian…
An average of 220 businesses a day opened in Greece in 2023
More businesses started operations in 2023 than in any other year, according to a weekly bulletin by the Piraeus Chamber of Commerce & Industry on Friday. Using data from the General Commercial Register (GEMI), the Chamber said that on average,…
Bank of Cyprus and Hellenic Bank to participate in ECB cyberattack stress test
Cypriot banks, Bank of Cyprus and Hellenic Bank have received on Thursday a letter by the European Central Bank informing them about their participation in the stress tests against cyberattacks that will be carried out in the Eurozone systemic banks….
Djukanovic: EPCG makes an all-time high profit
According to Chairman of the Board of Directors of Elektroprivreda (EPCG) Milutin Djukanovic, the company finished last year with its best-ever financial result, making a profit ranging between €70 million and €80 million. At a press conference organized to present…
Draghi ‘not one to be cajoled’ says Tajani
Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Friday it is “very premature” to discuss the names of future leaders of the European Union institutions including that of former Italian premier and Bank of Italy president and president of the…
