Police arrest eight Mafia suspects amid ‘crime escalation’ in Palermo
The Palermo Prosecutor’s Office said Thursday that Carabinieri and State police have arrested eight Mafia suspects on its behalf in a bid to “immediately counter the criminal escalation” that started in November in areas of the Sicilian capital controlled by…
Labour Force Survey: 1.7m Croats employed in Q1
ZAGREB (Hina) – Croatia had an estimated 1,706,000 people in employment in the first quarter of 2026, up 19,000 (1.2%) year-on-year, according to the Labour Force Survey released by the Croatian Bureau of Statistics (DZS) on Wednesday. The number of unemployed persons…
Turkish Central Bank keeps policy rate unchanged at 37% for 3rd straight meeting
The Turkish Central Bank on Thursday kept its policy rate unchanged at 37% for the third consecutive Monetary Policy Committee meeting, while reiterating that it remains attentive to upside risks to inflation. The decision matched the results of an Anadolu…
Foreign investors already hold 36% of CSE market capitalization, its Chairman says
Approximately 36% of the CSE’s market capitalization is already held by foreign investors, a fact that reflects the international investment community’s confidence in the Cypriot market, said Marinos Christodoulides, Chairman of the Cyprus Stock Exchange Board, on Thursday, in his opening…
Kosovo withdraws from European Golf Championship in Cyprus, refuses to compete without state flag
Kosovo Golf Federation announced that it will not participate in the 2026 European Senior Championship, which has begun in Paphos, Cyprus, due to Kosovo not being allowed to display its state symbols on an equal basis with the other participating…
Romania’s emergency services join command staff of NATO’s Vigorous Warrior 2026 medical exercise in Estonia
Romania’s Department for Emergency Situations (DSU) is participating with its own personnel in the management structure of Exercise Vigorous Warrior 2026 (VW26), held in Estonia from June 8 to 20, the largest multinational medical exercise conducted under NATO auspices. “The…
Jana Naskova photo show to open at Laboratorium
Skopje, 11 June 2026 (MIA) — Jana Naskova’s first photography exhibition will open at 8 pm at the Laboratorium cultural center, as a result of her monthlong residency under “The City Wall for New Faces on the Macedonian Cultural Scene”…
Gerapetritis: Unilateral maritime delimitations have no legal effect
Greece will not engage in discussions based on speculation regarding a reported draft bill being prepared in Ankara on maritime zones, nor will it accept unilateral actions aimed at creating faits accomplis, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis said during his address…
BTA Director General Calls for National Support Programmes for Regional Media in Bulgaria
Bulgaria needs national programmes to support regional media, local journalists, and Bulgarian-language media abroad, said BTA Director General Kiril Valchev at the opening of the discussion “The Future of Regional News” in Sofia on Thursday. The discussion is organized by…
Milatovic: Montenegro is ready to become 28th EU member by 2028
Podgorica, (MINA) – Montenegro is ready to become the 28th member of the European Union (EU) by 2028, Montenegrin President Jakov Milatovic said, adding that the Union remains the most important cohesive factor for South-East Europe. According to the press…
