Bulgarian Tourist Trips Up 4.1% in Q2 2025 Y/Y
In the second quarter of 2025, 1.3 million Bulgarians travelled for tourism, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) reported on Tuesday. Of these, 67.5% travelled only within the country, 25.8% abroad, and 6.7% both domestically and internationally. The number of travellers…
Over 13,000 phytosanitary certificates issued for export of plant-based products
TIRANA, Aug 26 /ATA/ The phytosanitary certificate guarantees the quality and safety of plant exports and plant-based products destined for the EU and other countries worldwide. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Anila Denaj, announced today that over 13,000…
NGOs welcome removal of Radovan Karadzic from Ratkovic award winners list
Podgorica, (MINA) – A group of NGOs and civil activists welcomed the decision by the Public Institution “Ratkovic’s Poetry Evening” to remove Radovan Karadzic’s name from the list of award winners on the institution’s official website. In a press release…
IRB: Deep Adriatic warming reaches end-of-century projections
ZAGREB, 26 Aug (Hina) – An international study involving scientists from the Ruđer Bošković Institute (IRB) has shown that the deepest parts of the Adriatic Sea are warming far faster than expected, with changes predicted only for the end of the…
FM Gerapetritis: Greece expanding its diplomatic imprint; Tassoulas: We side with International Law
Greek Foreign Affairs Minister George Gerapetritis and President of the Hellenic Republic Constantine Tassoulas attended the graduation ceremony of the 79th class of embassy attaché trainees on Tuesday, held at the foreign ministry at 13:00. Gerapetritis spoke of the current…
Covid-19 may accelerate blood vessel aging by 5 years, says study with CUT professors
A recent study published in the European Heart Journal, involving researchers from the School of Health Sciences at the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT), lead Associate Professor Andrie Panayiotou and Dr. Galatia Photiou, suggests that a Covid-19 infection may accelerate…
Man confesses femicide near Salerno
A36-year-old man on Monday night confessed to the femicide of his 47-year-old partner near Salerno at the weekend, the latest in a spate of shocking episodes of violence against women in Italy. Building labourer Christian Persico said he strangled Tina…
New air ambulance module to enhance Romania’s medical airlift capacity
The MEVAC European project that successfully wrapped up on Monday will contribute to strengthening Romania’s medical airlift capacity through the acquisition of a specialized medical module that can be fitted on aircraft of the Ministry of National Defense (MApN), the…
Exhibition marking Mother Teresa’s birth anniversary opens in Skopje
Skopje, 26 August 2025 (MIA) – A selection of photos and quotations capturing the essence of the mission of one of the greatest humanitarians of our time, Mother Teresa, to be the light where there is darkness, are part of an…
