Fiscal overperformance in 2025, with a primary surplus exceeding target
The conclusion of 2025 brought another piece of good news on the Greek economy’s performance. According to all available data, the general government’s primary surplus for 2025 showed a significant overperformance, heading toward 4.5% of GDP against the already upward…
Lumturije Nonaj keeps ancestral art of lute playing alive
TIRANA, Jan 10 /ATA/ In Northern Albania, the lute is the soul of the land, with melodies that convey stories faster than anyone can journey along its roads. In earlier times, the highland rhapsodes were plentiful. They played the lute, singing tales of…
World’s Oldest Processed Gold from Varna Necropolis Exhibited in Bucharest
Bucharest, (BTA) – The world’s oldest processed gold in the world and other valuable finds from the Varna Chalcolithic Necropolis are exhibited at the Bucharest Municipal Museum until March 29. Most of the artefacts are part of the Varna Archaeological…
2.8% rise in foreign cruise ship trips in first 11 months of 2025
ZAGREB, 9 Jan (Hina) – Foreign cruise ship trips along the Croatian Adriatic totalled 747 in the first 11 months of 2025, up 2.8% from the same period in 2024, carrying 1.06 million passengers, a 1.4% increase, according to the Croatian Bureau…
Von der Leyen and College of Commissioners in Cyprus on 15-16 January
President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will visit Cyprus on Thursday and Friday, January 15-16, 2026, Deputy Spokesperson of the Commission, Arianna Podesta, said during the midday briefing for accredited journalists in Brussels. CNA has learnt that…
Photo exhibition “The Embroidered Treasure of the Queens” to open in Rome on January 15
The National Heritage Institute is organising the photography exhibition ‘The Embroidered Treasure of the Queens’ in Rome, at the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia, with the opening scheduled for 15 January, on National Culture Day. The exhibition, set to…
Livorno family named ‘Righteous Among Nations’ for hiding Jews in WWII
A family of former sharecroppers in the coastal Tuscan city of Livorno was named Righteous Among the Nations Thursday for hiding persecuted Jews on their farm during the Second World War. The “Righteous Among the Nations” award is a high…
