Begaj hands over national flag to Albanian team at 2026 Winter Olympics
TIRANA, January 31 /ATA/ President of the Republic Bajram Begaj handed over today the national flag to the flag-bearers of Olympic “Team Albania” that will represent our country at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo on February 6-22, 2026. “The red…
Mitsotakis: The Vertical Corridor is an important and strategic investment
“I want to underline the importance of the Vertical Corridor. It is a significant and strategic investment for both countries as we seek to move away from Russian natural gas,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Saturday, among other things,…
Bulgaria Has New Junior Grand Slam Champion: Dimitar Kisimov Wins Australian Open Doubles Title
Bulgarian tennis talent Dimitar Kisimov won his first junior Grand Slam title at the boys’ doubles Australian Open tournament on Saturday. Kisimov and Connor Doig from South Africa won the final 6-3 6-3 over Australian team Ymerali Ibraimi and Cooper…
EBRD supports economy with €215 million
Podgorica, (MINA-BUSINESS) – Montenegro’s economy continued stable growth last year, driven by strong consumption, wage growth, and sustained investment activity, representatives of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) stated, adding that this progress was supported through investments totaling…
Exhibition marking Brancusi’s 150th anniversary to open simultaneously in Targu Jiu and 20 countries
The Romanian Graphics Exhibition – BRANCUSI 150 will open simultaneously in Targu Jiu and in 20 other countries across six continents on February 19, marking the 150th anniversary of the Gorj-born sculptor’s birth. “BRANCUSI 150 is a cultural and artistic…
Iran carnage comparable to Gaza says Tajani
Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Thursday that the repression of protests in Iran was comparable with the bloodshed in Gaza after he and his European counterparts agreed to put the country’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), the Pâsdârân,…
Last year household deposits rose by nearly 7%, loans by 13%
ZAGREB, 30 Jan (Hina) – At the end of 2025, Croatian households held €42.3 billion in bank deposits, up 6.7% from the end of 2024, while their loans totalled €27.4 billion, an increase of 13%, central bank data published on Friday showed. Of…
President proposes three dates for a new meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader
President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, has proposed three dates for a new meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader, Tufan Erhürman. Government Spokesperson, Constantinos Letymbiotis, told the Cyprus News Agency that all of the proposed dates are in February. Greek Cypriot…
Greece’s event at the UN on maritime trade security
A roundtable discussion on maritime security and global supply chains was held on 29 January 2026 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, co-hosted by the Permanent Mission of Greece to the UN and the Delphi Economic Forum. The…
Works of art inspired by great literature of Ismail Kadare
TIRANA, January 30/ATA/ The Center for Opening and Dialogue (COD) presented last evening the album “100 images – Kadare’s work in figurative arts”. The event was held on occasion of the 90th birth anniversary of the writer’s while the album…
Romania’s first museum dedicated to the history, culture and contributions of visually impaired people opens in Bucharest
The ‘Regina Elisabeta’ Technological High School in Bucharest, in partnership with the Light into Europe Foundation, on Thursday inaugurated the ‘Regina Elisabeta’ Museum of the Blind Community and Education, the first museum space in Romania dedicated to the history, culture…
BTA Director General Presents January Issue of LIK Magazine in Svishtov
The January issue of BTA’s LIK magazine was presented on Friday in the first Bulgarian chitalishte community centre in Svishtov. BTA Director General Kiril Valchev emphasized that the community centre was founded on this day 170 years ago, in 1856, and that the magazine’s…
