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The Association of the Balkan News Agencies

Day: July 1, 2025

Kurti calls on Bosnia and Herzegovina to lift visa requirements for Kosovo

The Acting Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, participated in the Western Balkans leaders’ meeting on the Growth Plan, held in Skopje, North Macedonia, under the theme “Stability, Unity, and the Future.” He traveled last night to…

‘We will do our part to ensure these boats do not even depart from Libyan shores’

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday met European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner at the Maximos Mansion in Athens.  During the meeting, they discussed the high priority of implementing the new European Union Pact on Migration and…

Revenue from tourism records annual increase of 39.9% in April

According to the Statistical Service of Cyprus, based on the results of the Passengers Survey carried out by the Statistical Service, revenue from tourism reached €304.2 mn in April 2025, recording an increase of 39.9% as compared to the corresponding month of…

Romania officially files bid to host 2027 World Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships 

Chairman of the Romanian Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (FRCF) Gabriel Toncean, executive director of the World Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness, announced on June 30 that Romania has officially submitted its bid to host the 2027 World Bodybuilding and…

Turkish artist opens exhibit in Rome with support of Yildiz Holding

Turkish contemporary artist Ahmet Gunestekin opened his latest exhibition, Never There, at the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rome with support from Türkiye’s Yildiz Holding, according to a statement by the company. The exhibition, which runs through…

Croatia’s inflation climbs to 3.7% in June

Inflation in Croatia, measured by consumer prices, rose for the second consecutive month in June to 3.7%, up from 3.5% in May, according to a flash estimate published on Tuesday by the national statistical office (DZS). The DZS’s preliminary data…

Migrants deported over shelved terror charges sue govt

Agroup of four migrants from North Africa who were deported from Italy in July 2022 on terrorism charges that a Perugia court subsequently found to be unsubstantiated and shelved are suing the Italian State for two million euros in damages,…

Low Danube Levels Obstruct Navigation near Batin and Belene

Low water levels in the Danube have hindered navigation along the Bulgarian section of the river, Executive Director of the Executive Agency Study and Maintenance of the Danube River (EASMDR) Ivelin Zanev said on Tuesday. Two shallow stretches have formed…

‘Skopje Urban Stories: Sensory City’ outdoor art show opens

As part of Skopje Summer, an outdoor art exhibition titled “Skopje Urban Stories: Sensory City” opens Tuesday in the country’s capital. According to organizers, the exhibit offers an alternative perspective of Skopje “as a living body that is to be…