First verdict in absentia for wartime sexual violence announced
For the first time, a court in Kosovo has issued a verdict in absentia for wartime sexual violence during the last war in Kosovo. Ivica Rajkovic and Dragan Denic have been sentenced to 15 years in prison each for wartime…
US-EU deal averts devastating consequences – Meloni
Premier Giorgia Meloni on Monday welcomed the trade agreement reached between the United States and the European Union which, among other things, features 15% tariffs on EU imports. “I judge the fact that an agreement was reached positively,” Meloni told…
Approximately 1.3% of Cyprus’ surface burned during Limassol fires, says Eratosthenes
The devastating wildfire that broke out in the Limassol district on 23 July is estimated to have burned a total of 120.7 km², according to the Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence, describing it a significant percentage which affects the region’s biodiversity…
Outflow amounts to €156.14 million
Podgorica, (MINA-BUSINESS) – According to preliminary statistics of the Central Bank of Montenegro (CBCG), the total inflow of foreign direct investments (FDI) amounted to €354.33 million in the first five months, while the outflow totalled €156.14 million. The latest CBCG…
IRB scientists decode genes that could be key in fight against heavy metal pollution
ZAGREB, 27 July (Hina) – Scientists from the Ruđer Bošković Institute (IRB) have become the first in the world to decode the genes of a rare parasitic worm, Dentitruncus truttae, which inhabits the intestines of fish in Croatia’s Krka River, and they…
PM Zhelyazkov Concludes Moldova Visit with Pledges on Trade, Connectivity, and Democratic Solidarity
Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov told journalists on Monday, summing up the results of his two-day official visit to Moldova, that the two states share the same values, of democracy, market economy and society’s prosperity, which are key to the development of…
PM Mitsotakis: ‘We are investing in national defence because we are investing in the security, stability, and future of our country’
“The defence and security of our country is a national matter. For this reason, our government continues to strengthen the deterrent power and operational capability of the Armed Forces with planning, seriousness, and strategic responsibility,” noted Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis…
South Korea’s Speaker, ambassador visit Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant
Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea, Woo Won-shik, South Korean ambassador to Romania Rim Kap-soo, as well as high-level representatives of utility provider Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) visited on Saturday the Cernavoda Nuclear Power…
Imerov and Papian to perform Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert at Ohrid Summer
Germany-based Macedonian violinist Emir Imerov and Israel-based Armenian pianist Vag Papian will give a concert at St. Sophia church at 9 pm as part of Ohrid Summer festival. The concert program features Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Kreutzer” Violin Sonata No. 9…
