Month: January 2025

Buy US goods to avoid trade war says Tajani

Europe should buy US goods if it wants to avert a trade war with America, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Friday. If Europe wants to avoid a trade war with Donald Trump, it must buy more from the United States,…

UN Security Council unanimously adopts UNFICYP mandate renewal

The UN Security Council voted on a draft resolution unanimously submitted by the United Kingdom to extend the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus until 31 January 2026.  The resolution stresses “its full support for the Secretary-General’s ongoing efforts…

Croatian satellite CroCube sends first image of Croatia from space

ZAGREB, 31 Jan (Hina) – The first Croatian nanosatellite, CroCube, launched in December, has sent its first image of Croatia from space, captured using its onboard camera, which is a major technological milestone for Croatia and a step forward in its space exploration ambitions,…

Price capping campaign until 30 April

Podgorica, (MINA-BUSINESS) –Minister of Economic Development Nik Gjeloshaj has announced that the Government decided today to extend the price capping campaign until April 30. “The prices of the same products as under the current campaign, which ends tomorrow, will be…

Greek merchant fleet grew by 0.6 percent in November 2024

The Greek merchant fleet increased by 0.6 percent in November 2024 compared with November 2023. A decrease of 0.1 percent was recorded in November 2023 compared with November 2022, the Independent Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) announced on Friday. Additionally, the gross…

Survey on safety and trust in State Police: 82% of respondents feel “safe” or “very safe”

TIRANA, January 31/ATA/ The Ministry of Interior presented today the survey funded by the Swedish government, to measure citizen perception on the level of security in our country and trust in the State Police. This completely independent survey is being…

Romania to line up 20 athletes for European Youth Olympics Festival 2025

Romania will line up 20 athletes for the 17th winter edition of the European Youth Olympics Festival (EYOF) 2025, which will take place in Bakuriani, Georgia, the Romanian Olympics Committee announced on Friday.  Team Romania will compete in four out…

Goce’s Thought award winners announced

Skopje, 31 January 2025 (MIA) — Romanian writer Ion Deaconescu, Macedonian writer Zoran Pejkovski and Croatian writer Nikola Šimić Tonin are the winners of this year’s Goce’s Thought award for promoting Macedonian literature and culture abroad. The award is given by…

Bulgaria’s Defence Minister Zapryanov will attend a formal handover of Bulgaria’s first F-16 Block 70 aircraft

Bulgaria’s Defence Minister Zapryanov will attend a formal handover of Bulgaria’s first F-16 Block 70 aircraft at Lockheed Martin’s Greenville site in South Carolina on Friday, the Defence Ministry said.  The F-16 Block 70 aircraft will be handed over to…

Funeral of Archbishop of Albania Anastasios held in Tirana

The funeral for the late Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and All Albania Anastasios was held at the Orthodox cathedral in Tirana on Thursday, with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presiding. The funeral service was attended by Orthodox patriarchs, archbishops, ecclesiastical delegations, representatives…

Meloni and Scholz focus on development of European defence

Premier Giorgia Meloni and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday conferred over the phone and focused on the development of European defence capabilities, Palazzo Chigi said. The two leaders conferred in view of the informal summit on European defense on…

What is new on the list of price-controlled products?

ZAGREB, 30 Jan (Hina) – Under the Decision on Direct Price Control Measures in Retail Trade, which is expected to be on the agenda at the government session on Friday, 70 products are subject to price restrictions, 40 of which are…