Month: February 2024

“Evangelization” icon restauration, Onufri’s artistic treasure completed

TIRANA, Feb 29 /ATA/ The “Evangelization” icon, an artistic treasure, made by Cypriot Onufri, escaped degradation thanks to the work of Conservation & Restoration laboratory at the “Onufri Iconographic Museum. After months of work by the restorer Erion Lezi the…

Bojan Kovski’s ‘Symbiosis’ to open at Museum of Skopje

Skopje, 29 February 2024 (MIA) — Macedonian artist Bojan Kovski’s “Symbiosis” exhibition of oil paintings of nudes and portraits will open at the Museum of the City of Skopje. Earth as an element is central in Kovski’s latest works, in which…

GNTO hosts 84 co-exhibitors in the Greek pavilion at ITB Berlin 2024

A Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) delegation headed by the organization’s secretary general, Dimitris Fragakis, is to depart for Berlin on Tuesday, March 5 to take part in the tourism exhibition ITB Berlin 2024 (5-7 March). It is the largest…

Krišto at the Regional Summit on Growth and Convergence Plan in Tirana

SARAJEVO, February 29 (FENA) – The Chairperson of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Borjana Krišto, participated today in Tirana at the Regional Summit on Growth and Convergence Plan, which was hosted by the Prime Minister of the…

Tourism revenue up by 29% in December on annual basis

Revenue from tourism in December recorded an annual increase by 29.0% according to the results of the Passengers Survey carried out by the Cyprus Statistical Service (CyStat).  A press release by CyStat says that revenue from tourism reached €74.3 mn in December…

B2B economic forum, opportunity to bring investments from Saudi Arabia

For the first time, the B2B Economic Forum is being held in Pristina, where about 60 businesses from Saudi Arabia and another 200 from Kosovo are participating, to see the possibilities of doing business. This forum is being organized by…

Plenković: First six multipurpose fighter planes will arrive in two and a half months

ZAGREB, 29 Feb (Hina) – Prime Minister Andrej Plenković on Wednesday evening underlined the importance of Croatia’s defense capability and announced that the first 6 fourth-generation multi-purpose fighter jets will arrive in two and a half months. At a ceremony marling…

Martisoare made by kindergarten children with the help of mothers

The children from the Homocea Kindergarten in Focsani, Vrancea county, have been making these days handmade #martisoare for March 1 [Romanian spring celebration tradition of #martisor, editor’s note] and March 8 with the help of their mothers, who are always…

Antalya Diplomacy Forum to host representatives from 147 countries

The Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF) will host representatives from 147 countries around the world. According to diplomatic sources, the third edition of the forum, starting Thursday, will be attended by nearly 4,500 participants, including 19 heads of state, 73 ministers,…

MINA News

2.61 million tourist arrivals seen last year

Podgorica, (MINA-BUSINESS) – According to preliminary statistics released by Monstat, Montenegro saw 2.61 million tourist arrivals and 16.39 million overnight stays in 2023. “Out of the total number of overnights, foreign tourists accounted for 96.3 percent and domestic ones for…

Zelensky’s adviser thanks Holy See for ‘fruitful’ work

The advisor of Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelensky on Wednesday thanked the Holy See for its “fruitful” humanitarian work in relation to Moscow’s war of invasion including the return of Ukrainian children who had been deported to Russia. “A big thank…

Frontex Director: Bulgaria Plays Essential Role in Protecting EU’s External Border

Executive Director of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex), Hans Leijtens, visited the Bulgarian-Turkish border for the first time on Thursday, the Interior Ministry reported. During the visit, Leijtens said that Bulgaria is a very important partner, whose…