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Day: February 19, 2026

Shop assistants, warehouse workers, and waiters most in-demand jobs

ZAGREB, 19 Feb (Hina) – More than 45,000 job vacancies were advertised on the MojPosao portal in 2025, down 6% from 2024, with shop assistants, warehouse workers and waiters topping the list of most sought-after roles, while the strongest growth in listings…

Record sea levels in Bar and Kotor

Podgorica, (MINA) – The highest sea levels since measurements began have been registered at the tidal stations of the Institute for Hydrometeorology and Seismology (ZHMS) in Bar and Kotor, ZHMS announced. It is stated that the level of +81 cm…

Regions should have a voice in the new MFF, Interior Minister says

Regions should be considered as strategic partners and have a voice in the new Multiannual Financial Framework (“MFF”), said the Minister of Interior, Konstantinos Ioannou, in statements to the Press after his meeting with Filip Reinhag, President of the Conference…

Meloni says judges on compensation to Sea Watch leave her speechless

Premier Giorgia Meloni said Wednesday judges in Palermo who have ordered Italy to pay 76,000 euros in compensation to German migrant rescue NGO Sea Watch for illegally detaining one of its ships in 2019 had left her speechless, in her…

SEPA reduces transfer costs for Albania and the region

TIRANA, Feb 19 /ATA/ The membership and operationalization of SEPA (Single Euro Payments Area) has led to a significant reduction in transfer costs for Albania, Montenegro, and North Macedonia, making cross-border payments in euros easier and more affordable. According to…

Greece and US cooperation prospects in technology dominate meeting between Mitsotakis and Kratsios

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday met with Michael Kratsios, assistant to the US president and head of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, India. During…

ELI-NP laser facility at Magurele launches Gamma Beam System

The Extreme Light Infrastructure – Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP), the laser facility at Magurele, is entering the operational phase of the Gamma Beam System, the National Authority for Research announced on Wednesday. ‘Once again on the Extreme Light Infrastructure – Nuclear…

Türkiye at UN says Israel’s ‘unilateral’ acts aim at deepening its ‘unlawful’ presence in West Bank

HAMILTON, Canada Türkiye’s UN envoy said Wednesday that Israel’s “unilateral measures” are aimed at deepening its “unlawful” presence in the occupied West Bank, while also stressing the need for a full Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip to support recovery…

BTA Director General Delivers Public Lecture on “The Future of News: Real or Fake” in Plovdiv

BTA Director General Kiril Valchev delivered a public lecture on “The Future of News: Real or Fake” at the Plovdiv-based Academy of National and Information Security (ANIS) on Wednesday. Valchev told students: “This lecture hall, and your university, are an…