Month: November 2025

Pogradec, a project to promote typical Albanian grape varieties

TIRANA, November 30/ATA/ There is work underway in Pogradec to promote planting of three typical Albanian grape varieties as part of the Typic-al project: White Serine, Muskat Kanell, and Gems. The TYPIC-AL project is financed by the Italian Ministry of…

PM Zhelyazkov: Bulgaria Is Not Setting New Conditions for Republic of North Macedonia’s EU Path

Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov said in an interview for Bulgarian National Radio on Sunday that the Bulgarian Parliament is not setting new or different conditions, “we are simply insisting that the agreed prerequisites for the Republic of North Macedonia to…

Croatia needs to increase meat production, conference says

ZAGREB, (Hina) – Low self-sufficiency, frequent animal diseases and a shortage of skilled workers are among the main challenges facing livestock farming and the meat industry in Croatia, speakers said on Wednesday at a conference organised by the Croatian Chamber…

Raro Ensemble at Carnegie Hall, to celebrate Romania’s National Day and SoNoRo Festival’s 20th anniversary

The Raro Ensemble will perform on 4 December at the prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York, an event celebrating Romania’s National Day and 20 years of the SoNoRo International Chamber Music Festival. In 2025, the SoNoRo Festival will return for…

Greece’s Finance Min Pierrakakis announces candidacy for Eurogroup President

Minister of Economy and Finance of Greece Kyriakos Pierrakakis, along with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Budget, responsible for Administrative Simplification of Belgium, Vincent Van Peteghem, have put forward their candidatures to become president of the Eurogroup. According to…

“The Second November”: TKOB and RTSH Orchestras celebrate Albanian film soundtracks

TIRANA, Nov 29 /ATA/- As part of the November Festivities, the Symphony Orchestra, Choir, and White Voices Choir of TKOBAP, in collaboration with the RTSH Symphony Orchestra, performed a magical evening under the baton of Gridi Kraja, featuring the extraordinary soundtracks of Albanian films.  TKOBAP…

14th DiVino.Taste Wine Forum Opens in Sofia

The 14th DiVino.Taste, the largest and most significant forum dedicated to Bulgarian wine, began at the Inter Expo Centre in Sofia on Friday. The event, which is on until November 30, brings together 75 winemakers from across Bulgaria’s wine regions,…

Mitsotakis: The fluid international situation requires Europe to mature geopolitically

“I welcome you with pleasure to Greece, at a time that could not be more appropriate, as your presence coincides with the inauguration of the Europa Experience,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday in his statements after his meeting…

European future and regional stability shared goals of Montenegro and North Macedonia

Podgorica, (MINA) – The European future and regional stability are shared goals of Montenegro and North Macedonia, it was noted during a meeting between the presidents of the two countries, Jakov Milatovic and Gordana Siljanovska Davkova. Milatovic met in Cetinje…

Youth go digital for fun, not civic or cultural engagement – study

ZAGREB, (Hina) – Young people are digitally literate and globalised, but in Croatia digital practices are used far more for entertainment than for cultural or social engagement, according to research conducted last year by the Ivo Pilar Institute among students in…

Charlottenburg Hunting Museum – a forest story from Count Winphen in Romania’s unique circular village

A century and a half ago, Count Sigfrid Winphen set out to enrich the Charlottenburg forest with select tree species and remarkable red deer (Cervus elaphus) stags and European fallow deer (Dama dama) bucks brought from Bohemia, Austria, and Serbia,…

Retail consumption in October rises 4.1% y-on-y, increasing for 31 months in row

ZAGREB, 28 Nov (Hina) – In Croatia, retail consumption in October increased for the 31st consecutive month on a year-on-year basis, and at a faster pace than the previous month, indicating continued stable economic growth. The Croatian Bureau of Statistics…