Nineteen femicides in four years, need for effective prevention, data by MIGS show
A total of 19 femicides were committed in Cyprus in the last four years, according to data by the Mediterranean Institute for Gender Studies (MIGS). Between 2019–2020 thirteen women were killed, five more were killed in 2021 and one more in 2022, reaching in total…
Turkish firm Karmod builds double-walled acid storage tank
Turkish firm Karmod has produced a double-walled acid storage tank with a focus on environmental safety, according to a statement issued by its subsidiary Karmod Plastic. The newly developed tank was made using polyethylene raw materials. Soner Kement, Karmod Plastic’s…
Inflation rate at 5.5 percent
Podgorica, (MINA-BUSINESS) – Compared with the last year’s corresponding period, the prices of products and services for personal consumption, measured by the consumer price index (CPI), were 5.5 percent higher in March. According to Monstat, the consumer prices saw an…
Clinton: Kosovo managed to secure reparations for victims of sexual violence during the war
The former Secretary of State of the United States, Hillary Clinton, in a virtual greeting at the Women Peace Security International Forum, said that after several years of lobbying, Kosova managed to secure reparations for the victims of sexual violence…
Srebrenica Memorial Center prepares educational programs for the implementation of UN GA Resolution
SARAJEVO, April 15 (FENA) – The Srebrenica Memorial Center today presented the final text of the Proposal for an Approach to the Study of the Bosnian Genocide in the Education of Children and Youth, which is fully adapted to primary…
Denis Bowen exhibition opens in Skopje to mark World Art Day
Skopje, 15 April 2024 (MIA) – The Ikon Association of Culture and the Youth Cultural Center MKC to mark World Art Day have organized an exhibition in tribute of the artist Denis Bowen, which will run until April 25 at MKC’s…
Croatian border police best trained in EU, interior minister says
ZAGREB, 15 April (Hina) – Minister of the Interior Davor Božinović said on Monday that the Croatian border police service is the best trained such service in the European Union. He was speaking to the press after a presentation on the…
Ministers, Diplomats Open International Crimea Platform’s Second Black Sea Security Conference in Sofia
The second Black Sea Security Conference within the international Crimea Platform was officially opened in Sofia on Monday. The forum is jointly organized by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defence of the Republic of Bulgaria and Ukraine, in partnership…
Mitsotakis: We stand by Israel but also urge all sides to show restraint
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met on Monday with the Vice President of the European Commission for Values and Transparency, Věra Jourová, at the Maximos Mansion. “Any escalation at this time would be a critical threat for regional stability and security….
Italy on maximum alert after Iran’s attacks on Israel
Italy is on maximum alert for potential security threats after Iran’s attacks on Israel at the weekend, with the list of sensitive sites that have to be kept a particularly careful eye on being updated. Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi has…
Enchanted Garden exhibition, as of Friday, at the Bucharest Botanical Garden
The Enchanted Garden exhibition, made by the photographer Norbert Kopf, will open on Friday in the Bucharest Botanical Garden, in the presence of the author. The opening event will be attended by Mrs. Margit Bruck-Friedrich, in charge of interim affairs,…
