Day: February 2, 2026

World Wetlands Day: Relatively well preserved in Croatia

ZAGREB, 2 Feb (Hina) – World Wetlands Day is marked to raise public awareness of the importance of conserving these valuable ecosystems, which are relatively well preserved in Croatia, although some habitats and species show less favourable trends, the Environment and Green Transition…

Kosovo to host two European handball championships

Kosovo will continue to be an important hub of international handball throughout 2026. This month in Prishtina, the Mediterranean Championship for U16 women handball players will be held, with the participation of 12 national teams. Meanwhile, the European Handball Federation…

Cyprus to be represented by two athletes at 25th Winter Olympic Games in Milan-Cortina

After 12 years, Cyprus will once again be represented by two athletes (one male and one female) at the 25th Winter Olympic Games in Milan – Cortina 2026, which will take place from February 6 to 22 in Italy, as…

Gonxhja announces Tirana Mosaic nomination for ArchDaily’s 2026 Building of the Year

TIRANA, Feb 2 /ATA/ The prestigious architecture magazine ArchDaily has nominated the Tirana Mosaic for the “Building of the Year 2026” award. The Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Sports, Blendi Gonxhja, announced the news, noting that the monument represents a…

Around 1,000 could be missing in Med after Cyclone Harry says NGO

As many as 1,000 people may have gone missing at sea due to the storms brought by Cyclone Harry that caused havoc and devastation to southern Italy last month, migrant-rescue NGO Mediterranea Saving Humans said on Monday. It said the…

Over 4,000 Jobs Expected to Be Created in Bulgaria with Support from JTF

The financial resource allocated to Bulgaria under the EU’s Just Transition Fund (JTF), through which investments and activities are to be supported to mitigate the negative consequences of the transition to climate neutrality in Bulgaria’s three coal regions – Pernik,…

Anadolu’s Istanbul street music documentary to screen at Japan festival

The documentary “Voices of the World on the Streets of Istanbul,” produced by Anadolu senior cameraman Tayyib Hosbas and editor Sercan Kurt, has been selected for the official lineup of the Japan World Tourism Film Festival. Presented through a cinematic…

Foreign Minister Toiu attends first critical minerals ministerial in Washington

Minister of Foreign Affairs Oana Toiu will pay a working visit to Washington between February 3 and 6 to attend the first ministerial meeting on critical minerals, held at the invitation of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the Ministry…

Bozovic: Femicide to be introduced as a special form of aggravated murder

Podgorica, (MINA) – Gender-motivated murder of women (femicide) will be introduced into the Criminal Code as a special form of aggravated murder, Justice Minister Bojan Bozovic has announced. He told the RTCG web portal that this change is a response…