Day: March 19, 2025

Education minister still lacks complete data on number of schools on strike

ZAGREB, 19 March (Hina) – Science and Education Minister Radovan Fuchs said on Wednesday that he still lacks complete data on the number of union members who responded to the call for a strike in schools, and reiterated that the strike is unjustified and that…

Search for 40 missing migrants after shipwreck in southern Med

Italian rescue vessels on Wednesday were searching for 40 people reported missing after the shipwreck of a migrant-boat in the Strait of Sicily off the Tunisian coast on Tuesday. Italian Coast Guard and finance police patrol boats on Tuesday rescued…

“No offer on the table”: How is Sorensen’s first visit in Kosovo being viewed?

Messages from the EU Special Representative for the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, Peter Sorensen, have been considered typical and not of any major significance by political analysts. According to them, the Danish diplomat is concluding his visit without offering a proposal for…

Around 13 m. passengers to pass through Cypriot airports this year, says Hermes

Around 13 million passengers are expected to pass through Larnaca and Paphos airports this year, Maria Kouroupi, Director of Aviation Development, Marketing and Communications at Hermes Airports, told CNA, adding that passenger traffic for the summer season is expected to…

Turkish President Erdogan receives credentials from new ambassadors

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday received letters of credentials from newly appointed ambassadors. After the new envoys’ credentials were presented during a ceremony at the Presidential Complex in the capital Ankara, souvenir photos were taken. Erdogan then separately…

Bank of Greece: Increased budget surplus in January – February 2025

In January-February 2025, the central government cash balance recorded a surplus of 836 million euros, compared to a surplus of 346 million euros in the same period of 2024.  In the same period, according to data from the Bank of…

Šarec: Montenegro is on the right track to EU accession

Podgorica, (MINA) – Montenegro is doing everything it should on the EU membership path, said European Parliament Rapporteur for Montenegro, Marjan Šarec, during a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Aleks Becic and Minister of Interior Danilo Šaranović in Brussels. According…

Promoting Albania as a cultural destination

TIRANA, March 19/ATA/ Minister of Economy, Culture and Innovation Blendi Gonxhja held a meeting with representatives of tourism agencies in the country to coordinate the work to promote Albania as a world-class cultural tourist destination. The minister emphasized that there…

IntMin Predoiu, Bulgarian counterpart Mitov discuss managing illegal migration

Managing illegal migration, securing the common Romanian-Bulgarian border area and EU’s external border, as well as dismantling transborder organised crime networks, were among the topics addressed by Romanian Interior Minister Catalin Predoiu and his Bulgarian counterpart Daniel Mitov, during a…

Olympic Shooting Medalist Vesela lecheva Elected Bulgarian Olympic Committee President

Olympic shooting medalist Vesela Lecheva was elected on Bulgarian Olympic Committee President on Wednesday after a secret ballot. She bested world high jump champion Stefka Kostadinova, the previous BOC head, by 48:33 votes. A total of 83 delegates at the…

Sixteen minutes of silence and a starry sky at Skopje commemoration event for Kochani fire victims

Skopje, 19 March 2025 (MIA) – A gathering commemorating the victims of the fatal fire in a Kochani nightclub took place at Skopje’s main square on Tuesday. At 18:59h, the minutes reflecting the number of people who died in the fire,…