Day: August 16, 2024

July sees fewer travellers in coastal counties and more in interior y-o-y

ZAGREB, 16 Aug (Hina) – The number of tourists visiting Croatia’s coastal counties in July dropped by 3.4% or by 155,000 compared with July 2023, according to the data provided by the Croatian National Tourist Board (HTZ). Of the seven…

Closer strategic partnership discussed

Podgorica, (MINA-BUSINESS) – Minister of Transport Maja Vukicevic and British Ambassador to Podgorica Dawn McKen have agreed that Montenegro and the United Kingdom can strengthen their strategic partnership through new projects. “Economic and development topics, focused on further stimulating the…

The biggest regional film festival – the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival opens tonight

SARAJEVO, August 16 (FENA) – Tonight, the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival (SFF) will begin with a solemn ceremony at the National Theater. The largest regional film festival once again brought countless admirers of the seventh art to the capital of…

The CEC distributes information brochures about the process of registration and voting outside Kosovo

The Central Election Commission (CEC) has started an information campaign for the citizens of Kosovo for several weeks, as the date of the election process will be announced very soon. The spokesperson of the CEC, Valmir Elezi, in a statement…

Invitation to Fidan at informal EU Council a goodwill sign, Spokesperson tells CNA

The consent of the Republic of Cyprus to the invitation of Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to the upcoming informal Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on August 29 is a “strategic political move of high importance and a practical sign…

Türkiye’s president vows resolute fight against terrorism until it no longer threatens country

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday reiterated the country’s resolute fight against terrorism. “We will continue our fight with determination and resolve until we eliminate terrorism as a source of threat to our country,” Erdogan said in a speech…

Bulgaria Leads EU in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction in Q1, 2024

In the first quarter of 2024, the EU economy greenhouse gas emissions were estimated at 894 million tonnes of CO2-equivalents, a 4% decrease compared with the same quarter of 2023 (931 million tonnes of CO2-eq), Eurostat, the Statistical Office of…

January – July budget execution: Tax revenues increased by 2.3 billion euros against the target – At 5.7 billion euros the primary surplus

Tax revenues between January and July 2024 are significantly higher than the target, according to a relevant announcement by the Ministry of National Economy and Finance on Friday. In particular, tax revenues amounted to 36.993 billion euros, increased by 2.317…

“Beer Festival” in Korca, another gemstone of tourist season

TIRANA, Aug 16 /ATA/ Korça is hosting the 5-night “Beer Festival”, an annual event that promotes tourism in the southeastern city. Minister of Tourism and Environment, Mirela Kumbaro, shared on social media images from the first night of this important…

36th Poetry Night in Velestovo begins

Ohrid, 16 August 2024 (MIA) — Fiona Sampson, Patrick Cotter, Ivan Herceg, Marko Djordjevic, Ming Di, Elizabeta Bakovska, Vladimir Martinovski and Hristina Cvetanoska will read their poems at two international poetry readings to be held as part of this year’s…

Migrant arrivals down 62% says interior ministry

Irregular migrant arrivals on Italy’s coasts have dropped by 62.3% in the first seven months of 2024, with a boom in landings recorded instead in Spain and Greece, according to the Italian interior ministry. Migration flows fell drastically in the…

‘Princess’ with elongated skull, evidence of skull deformation in Buzau area, piece of County Museum’s heritage

The “Princess” with the elongated skull, a piece in the patrimony of the Buzau County Museum, recently introduced in the MuseumBus tour, represents one of the evidences of the skull deformation process in Romania, in the Gheraseni area, the vestige…