Parliament Votes Against GERB-UDF’s Zhelyazkov as Prime Minister
Parliament Wednesday refused to back Prime Minister-designate Rosen Zhelyazkov, thus practically ending the procedure for a government on the first cabinet-forming mandate. Zhelyazkov was designated by GERB-UDF, the largest party in Parliament, and announced that he was ready with a…
Cyprus submits request for the fourth tranche under the RRF
Cyprus submitted to the European Commission for the disbursement of the fourth tranche by the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), amounting to €77 million as it completed all 16 milestones and targets earmarked in its national Recovery and Resilience plan…
Celebrating Diversity: Intercultural Festival begins in Sarajevo
Today marks the beginning of the Intercultural Festival, which aims to celebrate the rich cultural diversity and the importance of cooperation among the peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Organized by the pivotal organizations of the culture of the peoples…
Two other Kosovar sports are represented at the Olympic Games
Gresa Bakraçi will represent the sport of athletics at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The Kosovar athlete will compete in the 800 meters discipline. Gresa participates by universal invitation, after the selection made by the relevant commission of the International…
Leonardo unveils JV with Rheinmetall for tanks of future
Italian defence giant Leonardo on Wednesday announced a joint venture with Rheinmetall of Germany for the “tanks of the future”. Leonardo and Rheinmetall announced a “strategic agreement for the development of the new generation of land defence systems”. They said…
Life Sciences University to unveil latest agricultural robot
The most recent agricultural robot will be unveiled at a conference on the protection of agricultural and forestry soils amid climate change to be hosted on July 5 and 6 by the Ion Ionescu de la Brad University of Life…
BoA: Lek-denominated bank loan portfolio up by 4%
TIRANA, July 3 /ATA/ – Businesses and individuals increasingly prefer bank loans in the national Albanian currency, the Lek. The latest Bank of Albania report shows a significant shift in lending patterns over the past year with the Lek-denominated bank…
Türkiye’s flight network reaches 346 points in 131 countries
Over the decades, Türkiye has gone from flying to 60 destinations in 50 countries on international routes to 346 destinations in 131 countries, the transport and infrastructure minister said on Wednesday. Speaking at Airports Council International (ACI) Europe’s 34th annual…
Dubrovnik among 10 most sought-after destinations for family holidays
Dubrovnik is among the top 10 most popular summer destinations for family holidays included on this year’s global list of the Booking.com travel platform. The list was compiled on the basis of a survey carried out in July 2023 on…
Greek FM l: Acts of irredentism and undermining of a European prospect are unacceptable
The Western Balkans’ European prospect “goes through the path of law, the European acquis, democracy, minority rights, and, of course, compliance with agreed terms, including of international agreements and International Law overall,” Greek Foreign Affairs Minister George Gerapetritis said on…
Stefana Dimitrova and Darijan Kochoski, bride and groom of 61st Galichnik Wedding
Stefana Dimitrova and Darijan Kochoski will be the bride and groom at the 2024 Galichnik Wedding that will be held on July 12-14 in the village of Galichnik, marking its 61st anniversary. The Galichnik local community said the couple meets…
Area of cultivated land increases
Last year, the cultivated agricultural land covered an area of 263,520 hectares, 3.9 percent more than in 2022. According to Monstat, 94.6 percent of the utilized agricultural land is covered by perennial meadows and pastures, while 2.7 percent is arable…
