Foreign visitor numbers to Albania jump 20.6% in June
TIRANA, Aug 17 /ATA/ – Foreign visitor numbers in Albania rose 20.6%in June from a year earlier, led by strong growth in the country’s coastal areas, official data showed, pointing to continued momentum in the tourism sector at the start…
Sofia to Host 2028 Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Conference
Sofia will host the 2028 Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Open Science Conference, the world’s largest scientific forum dedicated to polar research, the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute (BAI) announced. This year, the biannual forum was held in Oslo, Norway, where…
Italy’s working-life expectancy just 33 years, 2nd lowest in EU says CNA
Italy’s working-life expectancy is just 33 years, the second lowest in the EU, think tank CNA said Monday. Italy is one of the European countries where people live longest, but also one of those with the fewest years spent in…
Gold medal for Yiannis Antoniou at Lima Grand Prix in +100kg category
Cypriot judoka Yiannis Antoniou won the gold medal in the +100kg category at the Lima Grand Prix in Peru on Monday, just a few days after claiming gold at the Commonwealth Games. In the final, the Cypriot champion defeated Mikita…
Becic: All national resources to be engaged in firefighting activities as long as needed
Podgorica, (MINA) – All available national resources will be engaged in firefighting efforts as long as necessary, said Deputy Prime Minister for Security, Defense, Crime Fighting and Internal Policy Aleksa Becic. Becic, together with Minister of Internal Affairs Danilo Saranovic…
Foreign Ministry: Turkish “marine parks” are illegal
Greece has sent a clear message to Ankara that the designation of Turkish “national marine parks” in areas beyond Turkish territorial waters has no legal effect and cannot create faits accomplis, following the publication of the relevant Presidential Decrees in the…
Mecca defense agreement sends ‘important message’ to the world: Turkish president
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement signed by Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan represented a different kind of transformation, stressing that it presents “a real opportunity for us to deliver an important message to the…
Romania – first EU country to grant compensation for carbon sequestration in aquaculture
Romania is the first European Union country to have identified a way of providing compensation for carbon sequestration in aquaculture as an environmental service, a mechanism considered unique among EU member states, Valentin Toma, director general of the…
Ukrainian MP opposes Zelensky’s position: Ukraine should recognize Kosovo
Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko has said he strongly supports Ukraine’s recognition of Kosovo as an independent state, revealing that he has also sponsored a bill on the issue in the Ukrainian parliament. In an interview with KosovaPress, Goncharenko commented on…
38th Poetry Night in Velestovo to be held this weekend
Skopje, 18 August 2026 (MIA) — Bulgarian, Croatian, Irish, Macedonian, Montenegrin, Romanian and Serbian poets will attend this year’s Poetry Night in Velestovo festival, which begins Friday, organizers said. Now in its 38th year, the festival will present several poetry readings…
Sarajevo breaks tourism records this summer: A message of togetherness from the heart of the Balkans through music and culture
SARAJEVO, August 17 (FENA) – Sarajevo is experiencing a tourism boom, with a record influx of visitors from around the world. The capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina is enjoying a summer filled with major concerts, film and entertainment events, confirming that…
