Day: December 11, 2024

1.69 million employed persons in 3Q in Croatia, unemployment rate at 5%

ZAGREB, 11 Dec (Hina) – The number of employed persons in 3Q 2024 was 1.69 million, 69,000 more than in the same period of 2023, while the number of unemployed persons dropped by 7,000 to 88,000, with the unemployment rate based on the Labour Force…

The Old and Used Book Fair is now open

Rare publications, which are usually not found in libraries, were brought to Pristina on Wednesday as part of the fifth edition of the Old and Used Book Fair. One of them is also the dictionary of Sami Frashëri – the…

Sixteen attacks on journalist recorded last year

Podgorica, (MINA) – Sixteen attacks on journalists were recorded in Montenegro last year, vice-president of the Media Trade Union of Montenegro (SMCG) Marijana Camovic Velickovic has said. Presenting the report “Press Freedom Level Indicators and Journalist Safety Index 2023”, she…

Number of vehicles requiring airbag replacement “massive” after recalls, RTD Director tells CNA

The current legal framework in Cyprus does not provide for Mazda Demio vehicles to be immobilized after they were recalled for defective TAKATA airbags, the Director of the of the Road Transport Department (RTD) George Louca, told CNA. However, he…

Meeting of Subcommittee on Justice, Freedom and Security – BiH needs to accelerate reforms

BRUSSELS/SARAJEVO, December 11 (FENA) – At the 8th Subcommittee Meeting on Justice, Freedom, and Security held on December 10 and 11 in Brussels, it was noted that Bosnia and Herzegovina has made some progress in the field of justice but…

Four flagship investments amounting to 253 million euros approved

Four flagship investments with a combined budget of 253 million euros were approved by the Interministerial Committee for Strategic Investments, as part of the implementation of the country’s new production model that was presented on October 21. The chairman of…

Unemployment falls at historic low of 10.7%

TIRANA, December 11/ATA/ Minister of Finance Petrit Malaj stated today that, “The labor market continues to be a strong point of the Albanian economy”. In a press conference, he said that, “Unemployment has dropped to a historic low of 10.7%,…

Bulgarian Parliament Hears Foreign Minister about Syria

Speaking at a hearing in Parliament on Wednesday, caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivan Kondov said that the ministry is watching the situation in Syria closely and hopes the transition of power will be peaceful. Kondov and caretaker Minister of…

Israel is targeting Syria’s sovereignty with its occupier mindset: Turkish foreign minister

Israel is targeting Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity with its occupier mindset, Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told parliament Tuesday. “Israel jeopardizes the process by which the Syrian people are approaching peace and tranquility. Israel, which destroyed Gaza, now threatens…

Pope calls for stability, peace in Syria

Pope Francis said at the end of his weekly general audience on Wednesday that he hoped a political solution could be reached in Syria after the ouster of former president Bashar al-Assad’s regime, promoting stability and unity in the country….

Partnership of Romanian Academy with French Embassy and French Institute for colloquiums, PhD fellowships

Bucharest, Dec 10 /Agerpres/ – The President of the Romanian Academy, Ioan-Aurel Pop, signed on Tuesday a scientific partnership agreement with the Ambassador of France to Romania, Nicolas Warnery, and a collaboration agreement with the Director of the French Institute,…

NOB to stage ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’ with Durlovski in lead

Skopje, 11 December 2024 (MIA) — The National Opera and Ballet’s prima donna Ana Durlovski will play the lead in the bel canto opera “Lucia di Lammermoor” by the 19th-century Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti, the NOB said in a press…