Day: March 21, 2025

Pope doing well, has to relearn to speak – cardinal

Pope Francis is doing well as he battles pneumonia in a Rome hospital but has to relearn how to speak, a fellow Argentine cardinal said Friday. Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez said that Francis’s return for Easter “depends on the doctors”….

Survey: 21.7% of Croatians at risk of poverty in 2024

ZAGREB, 21 March (Hina) – According to data from the Survey on Income and Living Conditions conducted by the Croatian Bureau of Statistics (DZS), the at-risk-of-poverty rate in Croatia in 2024 was 20.3%, while 21.7% of people were at risk of…

Kos: Montenegro has made great progress on its way to the EU

Podgorica, (MINA) – The success Montenegro has achieved in the fight against crime and corruption, border management and migration is already contributing to making the European Union (EU) safer, said the European Commissioner for Enlargement, Marta Kos. Deputy Prime Minister…

Osmani: Serbia is lying about the agreement between Kosovo, Albania, and Croatia

The President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, called Serbia’s claim that the signing of the defense agreement between Croatia, Albania, and Kosovo is a threatening action, a propaganda. “Serbia is doing the same thing it has always done, which is lying,”…

Greek merchant fleet increased by 1 percent in January 2025

The Greek Merchant Fleet increased by 1.0% in January 2025 compared with January 2024. A decrease of 0.2% was recorded in January 2024 compared with January 2023, the Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Friday.  The gross tonnage of the Greek…

BiH officially joins the EU Employment and Social Innovation Programme 

SARAJEVO, March 21 (FENA) – Bosnia and Herzegovina has officially joined the European Union’s EaSI (Employment and Social Innovation) program, which has a budget of 762 million euros for the period 2021–2027. The program provides funding for projects aimed at…

The seal population in Cyprus is recovering, programme coordinator tells CNA

The seal population in Cyprus is recovering, programme coordinator tells CNA [VIDEO] The population of the Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) has been recovering in recent years, with births occurring almost annually. However, according to Haris Nicolaou, an official from…

“Match Maker Albania 2025”, 500 international investors from 20 countries gather in Tirana on March 27

TIRANA, March 21/ATA/ Albanian exporters will have the opportunity to connect with international markets at the meeting organized by the Albanian Investment Development Agency (AIDA) called “Match Maker Albania 2025”. “This event is an extraordinary opportunity to connect Albanian exporters…

Acting president Bolojan: Romania will continue to be a logistics hub for Ukraine, as a means of support

Brussels, Mar 21 – AGERPRES special correspondent Florentina Peia reports: Acting president Ilie Bolojan on Thursday evening stated, after the European Council meeting, that Romania will continue to be a logistics hub for Ukraine, as a means of support for…

Parliament Approves Establishment of Stores to Sell Bulgarian-made Essentials with up to 10% Markup

The National Assembly on Friday approved the establishment of a single-member joint stock company (EAD) to run chains of stores where the markup on staple foods and other essential products will not exceed 10%. The proposal, made by Yordan Tsonev…