Italy to propose Albania-style EU migrant hubs at post-Ceuta meeting
Italy will propose the creation of EU migrant hubs outside the bloc along the lines of its centres in Albania at Tuesday’s emergency meeting of European interior ministers following the arrival of thousands of migrants at the Spain’s North African…
Kotel Carpet Festival Celebrates a Decade of Colour and Tradition
Kotel, Central Bulgaria, (BTA) The tenth edition of the Ethnicity, Colour and Kotel Carpet Festival opened in Kotel’s Izvorite Park on Saturday. Kotel Mayor Kosta Karanashev said the festival began as an idea a decade ago and had since become…
Technical preparation for five-party meeting has begun, President says
The preparatory work with the UN to create the conditions for a successful expanded conference has been underway since yesterday, the President of the Republic of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides said Saturday evening upon arrival at an event organized by Famagusta…
Restoring “Last Winter” movie for public
TIRANA, August 2/ATA/ Another classic of Albanian cinema is getting a new life. The Central State Film Archive has started restoring the iconic 1976 film “Last Winter”. Audiovisual specialists Erand Meça and Hajrije Dedej are carefully restoring the movie at…
Greece unveils 350 million euro HELLAS-SPACE 2.0 national space programme
The Ministry of Digital Governance and Artificial Intelligence has unveiled the new national space programme HELLAS-SPACE 2.0, with a total budget of 350 million euros, aimed at strengthening the country’s space capabilities and satellite ecosystem. The programme is being implemented…
Romania’s Maramures promotes cycle tourism through UNESCO forests and traditional villages
Romania’s Maramures region is expanding its cycle tourism offer, promoting routes through traditional villages, UNESCO-listed forests and the Tibles Mountains as part of efforts to attract more visitors to lesser-known rural destinations, local tourism officials said this week. Guesthouses in…
President Iotova Addresses National Bagpipe Competition in Gela
Speaking at the opening of the 23rd National Bagpipe Competition and Family Gathering in Gela, in the country’s southern Smolyan Region, on Saturday, President Iliana Iotova said that the Rhodopes are Bulgaria’s enchanted mountain range. “Everything here speaks of tradition,…
Demo: More than 1,200 visitors in six weeks since the reopening of Berat Ethnographic Museum
TIRANA, Aug 1 /ATA/ The Ethnographic Museum of Berat has welcomed more than 1,200 visitors in just six weeks since reopening, with over 80% of them foreign tourists from across the globe. State Minister for Local Government Ervin Demo highlighted the…
INSETE: Greek tourism records positive performance
Greek tourism recorded a positive performance, according to the statistical bulletin of the Institute of Greek Tourism Confederation (INSETE) Intelligence. During the January-June 2026 period, Greece recorded 10.7 million international air arrivals, an increase of 396,000 or 3.8% compared with…
Georgia – Romania submarine cable project advances to marine survey preparation stage
The Georgia-Romania Black Sea Submarine Cable (BSSC) project, one of the European Union’s strategic energy infrastructure projects in the Black Sea region, is in the preparation stage of a marine survey, which will confirm the optimal route of the cable…
