Day: September 2, 2024

President expresses readiness for trilateral meeting in New York

The President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides expressed on Monday his readiness for a trilateral meeting with the UN Secretary General and the Turkish Cypriot leader in New York, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, during his arrival…

“Qamil Batalli” model school starts full-day classes, one of the 5 schools planned to start by the end of the month

With flowers in their hands and smiling faces, they are waiting to be introduced to their teachers. Ready for the beginning of a new chapter, the school yard and the surrounding street are witnesses of the emotions of parents and…

Higher wheat, oats, barley, rapeseed production expected this year

ZAGREB, 2 Sept (Hina) – This year’s wheat production is estimated at 840,000 tonnes, up 2.2% on the year, and the production of barley, oats and rapeseed has also gone up, according to a Croatian Bureau of Statistics report. The report shows that…

Average salary amounts to €851 in July

Podgorica, (MINA-BUSINESS) – The average net salary in Montenegro amounted to €851 in July, up 1.6 percent from June. According to the Statistical Office, the average net salary increased by 6.8 percent in July, compared to the last year’s corresponding…

Swine fever: 24 outbreaks, ‘complex situation, caution’

There are currently 24 outbreaks of swine fever in Italy and the “complex” situation warrants “caution”, the Extraordinary Commissioner for African Swine Fever, Giovanni Filippini, told ANSA Monday. “At the moment there are 18 outbreaks in Lombardy, 5 in Piedmont…

Economic sentiment index rose again in August

TIRANA, Sept 2 /ATA/ The economic sentiment index rose again in August. According to the Bank of Albania, this indicator rose by 1 point and stands about 12 percentage points above the historical average.  The improvement was mainly influenced by…

Türkiye’s manufacturing activity shows modest improvement in August

Türkiye’s manufacturing sector showed a slight improvement in August, with the contraction easing compared to the previous month, according to Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) data released on Monday. The manufacturing PMI rose to 47.8 in August, up from 47.2 in…

Gerapetritis meets diplomats, highlights Thessaloniki’s role as energy, trade and tourism hub

Meeting foreign diplomats based in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki on Monday, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis emphasised the importance of Thessaloniki and Northern Greece as a hub for energy, trade and tourism in Greece, Europe and the world. He…

5th Mala Reka summer school dedicated to Dicho Zograf begins

Skopje, 2 September 2024 (MIA) — The 5th Mala Reka summer school “In the Footsteps of Dicho Zograf” opens Monday in his native Tresonche. Art history classes will be held at the local Ss. Peter and Paul church as well…

Bulgarian Military Contingent Departs for NATO Mission in Kosovo

Plovdiv, South Central Bulgaria,   A ceremonial send-off for a Bulgarian military contingent participating in NATO’s Kosovo Force (KFOR) operation took place in Asenovgrad on Monday. Chief of Defence Admiral Emil Eftimov attended and delivered a formal address to the…

ProEtnica 2024 – a true marathon of interethnic coexistence, says festival director Volker Reiter

Volker Reiter, director of Sighisoara city’s ProEtnica Intercultural Festival, declared on Sunday for AGERPRES that the 20th edition of the cultural event which spanned five days, was “a true marathon of interethnic coexistence”, with over 40 hours of program on…