ABNA-SE

The Association of the Balkan News Agencies

Month: July 2025

Strategic partnership between ANA-MPA and ETBA VIPE to promote Greek industry

The Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA) and ETVA VIPE signed a cooperation agreement on Tuesday. The agreement was signed on behalf of ANA-MPA by CEO Christina-Dimitra Synarelli and on behalf of ETVA VIPE by CEO Athanasios Psathas, in the presence of…

Culture Ministry Using Bulgarian News Agency’s LIK Typeface in Its Official Correspondence

The Culture Ministry now uses the Bulgarian News Agency’s LIK typeface in its official correspondence. The Ministry’s latest press releases sent via email and the attachments to the emails mention the use of the custom-made typeface, which the Culture Ministry obtained from BTA…

Gold in men’s 200m freestyle for David Popovici at World Aquatics Championships – Singapore 2025

Romanian swimmer David Popovici, the reigning Olympic champion, won the gold medal in the men’s 200-meter freestyle event on Tuesday at the World Aquatics Championships – Singapore 2025.  At just 20 years old, Popovici clinched victory with a time of…

Folk ensembles from Mexico, Poland to perform at Bitola’s Ilinden Days

Bitola, 29 July 2025 (MIA) — As part of Ilinden Days folk song and dance festival, folk song and dance ensembles from Mexico and Poland will perform Tuesday on the outdoor stage in front of Bitola’s Officers Hall. They will be…

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…