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The Association of the Balkan News Agencies

Month: August 2025

Representatives of German Business to Visit Bulgaria in September to Discuss Investment Possibilities, President Radev Says in Berlin

The presidential institution is holding talks with German companies whose representatives will visit Bulgaria at the beginning of September to discuss potential investments, President Rumen Radev said on Thursday, after meeting his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin. The two…

Technical University of Cluj-Napoca joins the world’s top universities at Formula Student Germany

The Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (UTCN) team competed with an electric vehicle alongside some of the world’s top universities at Formula Student Germany, held on the Formula 1 circuit Hockenheimring. ‘Between August 18-25, 2025, the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (UTCN)…

Judges or bureaucrats won’t stop us on migrants – Meloni

Judges or bureaucrats won’t stop the government on migrants, Premier Giorgia Meloni said Wednesday. “I want to say clearly that any attempt made to prevent us from managing the phenomenon of illegal immigration will be rejected: there is no judge,…

NGO calls on Constitutional Court to annul Fundamental Agreement with SPC

Podgorica, (MINA) – The Fundamental Agreement with the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) and amendments to the Law on Religious Communities violated the rights of the Montenegrin Orthodox Church (CPC) and its believers, the Montenegrin Forum argues, requesting the annulment of,…

19th Vukovar Film Festival to be held on 27-30 Aug

ZAGREB, 11 Aug (Hina) – The 19th Vukovar Film Festival is taking place from 27 to 30 August with 61 films to be screened across four categories. in that eastern Croatian city. The festival will open with the Toronto Film Festival winner…

Pafos FC progresses through qualifying play-offs of Champions League

Pafos FC of Cyprus will make its Champions League debut this season after progressing through the qualifying play-offs. Pafos secured a late 1-1 draw on Tuesday with Red Star Belgrade to seal a 3-2 aggregate victory at a game taking place…

LIK Magazine August Issue’s Theme Is 130 Years of Organised Tourism in Bulgaria

LIK magazine dedicated its August issue to the 130th anniversary of organised tourism in Bulgaria, which was marked on Wednesday. BTA’s publication will be presented on September 1 as part of the programme of the 41st edition of the Apollonia…

Basics of artificial intelligence in school curriculum

TIRANA, August 27/ATA/ There is another innovation in education in the coming new school year. For the first time, the fourth grade students will learn the basics of artificial intelligence, with the new Information and Communication Technology (ICT) curriculum, as…

Türkiye condemns, rejects Israeli prime minister’s remarks regarding events of 1915

Türkiye on Wednesday condemned and rejected the remarks made by the Israeli prime minister regarding the events of 1915. “(Benjamin) Netanyahu’s statement on the events of 1915 is an attempt to exploit past tragic events for political reasons,” said the…

Mitsotakis presents myStreet application – “It will bring order to our streets and squares”

The MyStreet application, a modern digital tool that enables citizens to contribute to the preservation of legality and transparency in public spaces, was presented on Wednesday at a meeting led by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Maximos Mansion. “Just…

Teona Strugar Mitevska’s ‘Mother’ to open Venice Film Festival’s Orizzonti competition 

Skopje, 27 August 2025 (MIA) – Teona Strugar Mitevska’s film “Mother” is set to premiere at the Venice Film Festival, opening the Festival’s Orizzonti competition on Wednesday. In a press release, the North Macedonia Film Agency said “Mother” is inspired…

Romania calling on EC and neighboring states to speed up increase of electricity interconnection capacity (StateSec)

Romania is calling on the European Commission and neighboring states to speed up the process of increasing the electricity interconnection capacity, as lowering electricity prices is a key priority for the competitiveness of the European and Romanian industry, Secretary of…