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Month: October 2025

Q3 union consumer basket amounts to €2,080

Podgorica, (MINA-BUSINESS) – According to the Training, Information and Trade Union Research Centre (CEISI) of the Union of Free Trade Unions (USSCG), the union consumer basket for the third quarter of this year amounts to €2,080. This is 3.23 percent…

Croatian PM: Security of Ukraine and Europe inseparable

ZAGREB, 2 Oct (Hina) – Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković stated on Thursday in Copenhagen, at the European Political Community (EPC) summit, that the security of Ukraine and the security of Europe are inseparable. The seventh EPC summit took place in…

Bulgarian Project for Digital Twin of Sofia Wins International Smart City Innovation Award

Sofia University’s Big Data for Smart Society Institute (GATE) has received the prestigious Seoul Smart City Prize 2025 in the Tech-InnovaCity – Institution category, the institute’s press office said on Thursday. The award, granted by the World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization (WeGO)…

Routes World 2025: Athens International Airport named the world’s best for the first time in its history

Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” reached the top of the world at the “ ROUTES WORLD 2025” (Hong Kong, September 24-26), the largest gathering in the air transport industry, which traditionally recognizes airport excellence and outstanding achievements in developing global…

Lidija Tanushevska wins 2025 Dragi translation award

Skopje, 2 October 2025 (MIA) – The 2025 Bookstar European Literature Festival’s Dragi Award for best literary translation into Macedonian was awarded Thursday to Lidija Tanushevska for her translation of Polish author Olga Tokarczuk’s historical novel “The Empusium” (Antolog, 2025). The…

First snowfall in Northern Albania, traffic goes on smoothly

TIRANA, October 2 /ATA/ The first snowfall of the season occurred today in the Northern areas of the country. This year, Albania had snowfall earlier than during the previous years, but the Albanian Road Authority and the companies contracted for…

Osmani travels to Denmark for the European Political Community Leaders’ Summit

The President of the Republic of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, will represent the country at the European Political Community (EPC) leaders’ summit, which this edition will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, bringing together 45 European leaders, including those of EU institutions….

12th ProGEO international symposium in Tulcea marks a decade since establishment of UNESCO geoscience & geoparks program

Almost 60 researchers from 15 countries around the world are participating these days in Tulcea in the 12th ProGEO international symposium through which the International Association for the Conservation of Geological Heritage marks a decade since the establishment of the…

Cyprus’ defence capabilities will be upgraded, Minister Palmas says

Ministry of Defence will continue to make every effort to strengthen Cyprus’ defence and to upgrade its operational capabilities said Minister Vasilis Palmas, in press statements following the military parade for Cyprus’ Independence Day, in Nicosia on Wednesday. He stressed…

Global Flotilla in ‘danger zone’, approaching Gaza

The Global Sumud Flotilla entered the zone where it is at risk of being intercepted by Israeli forces overnight but at the time of writing the boats seeking to take aid to Gaza had not been stopped. “We are 130-135…

Monstat: 1.06 million overnight stays in August

Podgorica, (MINA-BUSINESS) – According to preliminary statistics released by Monstat, Montenegro saw 244,900 tourist arrivals in collective accommodation in August, which resulted in 1,06 million overnight stays. “Of the total number of nights spent in the collective accommodation, foreign tourists…

Anušić: Croatia capable of producing over a million FPV drones

ZAGREB, 1 Oct (Hina) – Defence Minister Ivan Anušić said on Wednesday that Croatia is ready to produce several million FPV unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) a year, or however many are needed, and announced that a contract for anti‑drone protection of…