Calls to suicide hotline 24% up this year
Calls to Italy’s suicide hotline Telefono Amico were 24% up in the first six months of this year at over 4,200, mostly from young males, the hotline said Tuesday. The number of people who took their own lives were 3,741…
Albania inflation rises to 3.2% in August, driven by transport and housing costs
TIRANA, Sept. 8 /ATA/ – Albania’s annual inflation rate rose to 3.2% in August from 2.3% a year earlier, driven mainly by higher transport, housing and food costs, official data showed on Tuesday. Consumer prices increased by 0.1% from July,…
Romania’s Ambassador to Greece visits Crete, as Romanian historic ships are docked in Souda port
The Ambassador of Romania to the Hellenic Republic, Mrs. Carmen-Ileana Mihalcescu, paid an official visit to the island of Crete from September 4 to 7, 2026, during which the “Mircea” and “Regele Ferdinand” ships were also in the port of…
Türkiye to reduce foreign dependence in civilian sectors with defense industry’s tech gains
Türkiye plans to transfer technological expertise and capabilities gained in its booming defense industry to the civilian sector to help reduce foreign dependence on critical technologies, according to Ankara’s three-year Medium-Term Program (MTP). The economic plan covering 2027-2029 outlines that…
Cyprus submits “Hold Onto Me” for the Oscar of Best International Feature Film
The film “Hold Onto Me” by Cypriot director Myrsini Aristidou has been chosen as the first official selection of Cyprus for the Oscar for Best International Feature Film by the seven-member National Nomination Committee for the Oscars. The Deputy Ministry…
Kosovo’s Kurti criticizes Mladic’s burial: “Serbia has embraced state glorificiation of genocide”
Kosovo’s acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti today accused Serbia of state glorification of genocide. His remarks came after the state funeral with full military honors for convicted war criminal General Ratko Mladic, who was found guilty of genocide in Srebrenica,…
US Ambassador Guilfoyle: Greece-US relationship ‘bolder, stronger than it has ever been before’
The relationship between Greece and the United States is “bolder, stronger than it has ever been before”, US Ambassador to Athens Kimberly Guilfoyle said in wide-ranging interview to Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA) and journalist Sofia Papadopoulou, on the occasion of…
EUR 7 Mln Saline Solution and Medical Supplies Plant to Be Built Near Plovdiv
Plovdiv, South Central Bulgaria, BTA – Prime Minister Rumen Radev officially broke ground for the new manufacturing facility of Advanced Medical Care on Tuesday. The site of the future plant is located in the village of Tsaratsovo, in the Maritsa…
World Bank support as Montenegro enters final stage of EU path
Podgorica, (MINA-BUSINESS) – The World Bank Group will continue to support Montenegro in the final stage of its path towards European Union membership, while the strong partnership will be further strengthened in the areas of public finances, sustainable development and…
