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Day: April 9, 2026

Croatia posts 9% rise in arrivals and 8% in overnight stays in Q1

ZAGREB, 9 April (Hina) – Croatia welcomed over 1.1 million tourists and recorded 3В million overnight stays in the first three months of 2026, an increase of 9% in arrivals and 8% in overnight stays compared with the same period last…

Fuel prices in Cyprus among the lowest in the EU, Minister of Finance says

“Rising fuel prices is not only a Cypriot issue,” Minister of Finance Makis Keravnos said on Thursday, adding that fuel, gasoline and diesel prices in Cyprus remain among the lowest in almost all European Union countries, with the possible exception…

Turkish, Spanish foreign ministers discuss regional developments

ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Thursday discussed the latest developments in the region with his Spanish counterpart Jose Manuel Albares, according to Turkish Foreign Ministry sources. The discussion took place in a phone call, and no…

Cadastral certification initiated for 550 towers

TIRANA, April 9 /ATA/ Around 550 towers nationwide are being formalized with property titles to ensure legal security for citizens and protect these valuable cultural heritage sites. The State Cadastre Agency is moving to formalize ownership of previously unregulated characteristic…

Kavadarci exhibition highlights Gevgelija’s churches, monasteries

Kavadarci, 9 April 2026 (MIA) — A new exhibition showcasing Gevgelija’s historic churches and monasteries opened Wednesday at the Kavadarci Museum, MIA’s Kavadarci correspondent reports. The event also featured the release of a catalog documenting five years of the Gevgelija…

Space exploration must remain domain of human cooperation, lucidity and dignity, says cosmonaut Prunariu

Space exploration must remain a field of human cooperation, lucidity and the dignity of civilisation, cosmonaut Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu said on Thursday, in the context of the International Day of Human Space Flight, established on 12 April by the United Nations….

Response of the Greek Foreign Ministry to Turkiye: ‘The Muslim minority of Thrace is a religious minority’

“The Muslim Minority of Thrace is a religious minority. The Treaty of Lausanne of 1923, which governs its legal status, does not allow for multiple interpretations, and its religious-not its ethnic-character is indisputable,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized on…

New Interactive Map Provides Detailed Public Information about Road Repairs

Regional Development and Public Works Minister Nikolay Naydenov Wednesday presented to the press a new interactive road map that, for the first time ever, makes public details about road repairs in Bulgaria. The aim is to improve transparency about how taxpayer money…

Meloni says no resignations or reshuffles, we will govern for five years

Premier Giorgia Meloni told the Lower House in a briefing on her government’s upcoming last year in office Thursday that there would be no more resignations or reshuffles and the executive would last its full five years until September next…

Finance Ministry: All permits and registrations now available online

Podgorica, (MINA-BUSINESS) – The Ministry of Finance announced that, following the completion of the digitalization of key administrative services, all applications can now be submitted online via the eGovernment portal. “Businesses can submit requests online for the issuance or renewal…