Day: January 20, 2026

Galati Botanical Garden boasts panoramic lift at 20-metre height

The panoramic lift at the Galati Botanical Garden has been installed and will carry visitors to the highest observation point inside the Palmarium, located at a height of 20 metres, Galati County Council President Costel Fotea announced recently. “The lift…

EP suspending EU-U.S. trade deal a mistake says Meloni’s party

The European Parliament’s decision to suspend the EU-U.S. trade deal after United States President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on some European countries over Greenland is a mistake, the lead MEP for Premier Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing Brothers of Italy (FdI) party…

Kurti: Serbia has realized that we are a state

Acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti has said that Serbia understands better than ever before that Kosovo is a state, even though it continues to refuse recognition. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Kurti also accused opposition parties,…

Unity is our greatest strength, President tells EP presenting Cyprus EU Presidency priorities in Strasbourg

Unity is our greatest strength, President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, stressed on Tuesday presenting the priorities of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU before the European Parliament in Strasbourg. “Europe’s Future, our Future, will ultimately be measured…

Croatia’s take-home pay in November higher m-o-m and y-o-y

ZAGREB, 20 Jan (Hina) – The average monthly net wage paid per employee in legal entities in Croatia amounted to €1,498 in November 2025, which represents a nominal year-on-year increase of 9.7% and a real increase of 5.7%, according to data…

Gonxhja: Albania returns to “Fitur” International Tourism Fair in Madrid

TIRANA, Jan 20 /ATA/ Albania will be represented from January 21-25 at the “Fitur” International Fair in Madrid. The Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Sports, Blendi Gonxhja, shared a promotional video today on social media regarding the country’s participation in…

Turkish steel executive urges EU to lift quotas on sustainable producers

DAVOS, Switzerland  Turkish billionaire Fuat Tosyali, CEO of iron producer Tosyali Holding, on Tuesday called on the European Union to lift steel import quotas for countries with sustainable, upstream production such as Türkiye and Algeria, arguing the measures threaten the…

Mitsotakis to Tassoulas: 2026 begins with unprecedented geopolitical and economic challenges worldwide

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday briefed President of the Hellenic Republic Constantine Tassoulas about the upcoming international contacts. “I will first be in Davos and then in Brussels for an extraordinary European Council meeting,” he said. “You know, sometimes…

Bulgarian, Greek Ministers Attend Symbolic Opening of Rudozem-Xanthi Border Crossing

Outgoing Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev and outgoing Transport Minister Grozdan Karadjov, Deputy Regional Development Minister Dora Yankova, Smolyan Regional Governor Zahari Sirakov, mayors of municipalities in the Smolyan region, and local residents attended here on Tuesday a symbolic opening of…

Jaksic Stojanovic: Database of all verified foreign diplomas to be created

Podgorica, (MINA) – The Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation (MPNI) plans to create a database of all verified foreign diplomas, in order to improve record-keeping, said Minister Andjela Jaksic Stojanovic. She said that the Ministry has intensified its efforts…