Month: December 2024

Average salary amounts to €993 in November

Podgorica, (MINA-BUSINESS) – The average net salary in Montenegro amounted to €993 in November, up 5.2 percent on October. According to the Statistical Office, the average net salary increased by 23 percent in November, compared to the last year’s corresponding…

Gerapetritis: Diplomacy is either conducted on the basis of International Law, or it is not diplomacy

In an environment of instability and uncertainty, Greece aims to be the bridge between North and South, East and West and to function as a stabilizing factor, Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis said in an interview with the Athens-Macedonian News Agency…

2025 Expected to See Rise in Servicepersons’ Wages, Acquisition of Armed Forces Materiel

In the field of defence, 2025 is expected to see a rise in Bulgarian servicepersons’ wages and the acquisition of eight F-16 fighter aircraft for the Air Force, an initial batch of Stryker combat vehicles for the Land Forces and…

Bulgarian Research Vessel Reaches Antarctica

At 15:12 hrs UTC-3 on December 27, the Bulgarian naval research/survey vessel Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodi (RSV 421), bound southward, crossed the parallel at 60 degrees south latitude and thus entered the territory governed by the Antarctic Treaty, the Nikola Vaptsarov…

Romanian Table Tennis Federation names Bernadette Szocs the 2024 Sportswoman of the Year

Bucharest, Dec 27 /Agerpres/ – Table tennis player Bernadette Szocs has been named the 2024 Sportswoman of the Year by the Romanian Table Tennis Federation, according to the organization’s official website. Szocs won two silver medals this year at the European Senior Championships,…

CAA reports 9.3% jump in passenger traffic at Greek airports in 2024

Levels of passenger traffic at airports throughout Greece have literally “soared” in the first 11 months of 2024, setting a new record before the end of the year, according to figures released on Tuesday by the Civil Aviation Authority. These…

Investments in weapons, increasing capacities of Armed Forces

TIRANA, December 28 /ATA/ In addition to the significant increase of salaries of the members the Armed Forces, the Ministry of Defense is also investing rapidly in weapons. Minister of Defense Pirro Vengu said today that the human capital and…

Ministry of Interior: Romania is one of the safest countries in the world

Romania is among the countries with the lowest crime rate in the world, offering a more favourable situation in this regard than many Western European countries, the Ministry of Interior (MAI) stated on Friday, citing reports from the US State…

BTA Director General Kiril Valchev: December’s LIK Magazine Celebrates Ivan Vazov National Theatre’s 120th Anniversary

The December issue of LIK magazine, dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the Ivan Vazov National Theatre, showcases the continuous development of an important tradition, Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) Director General Kiril Valchev said during LIK magazine’s presentation in BTA’s MaxiM Hall…

Budget January – November 2024: Primary surplus at 12.011 billion euros

Primary surplus of 12.011 billion euros was recorded in the budget in the 11th month of this year, against a target for a primary surplus of 9.912 billion. euros and a primary surplus of 5.826 billion euros for the same…

Cyprus, Greece, Egypt trilateral summit to focus on energy and regional security

The trilateral summit between Cyprus, Greece and Egypt, to be held on January 8, in Cairo, will focus on energy, regional security, economy and technology, among other things, Government Spokesperson Konstantinos Letymbiotis, told the Cyprus News Agency. He described it…

“The Old Palette,” an exhibition by Roland Karanxha

TIRANA, Dec 27 /ATA/ The exhibition of the renowned figurative artist, Roland Karanxha, was inaugurated on Christmas Day. The solo exhibition by Karanxha, titled “The Old Palette,” is on display at the “Guri Madhi” Art Gallery in Korça. The opening…