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Month: October 2026

Turkish communications chief highlights COP31 as opportunity to advance climate diplomacy

Türkiye’s upcoming hosting of the UN climate summit COP31 will provide an important opportunity to share the country’s vision for climate diplomacy with the international community, Communications Director Burhanettin Duran said Tuesday. “COP31, to be held in Antalya on Nov….

Contract for Cronos field development infrastructure to be signed in Nicosia

A ceremony for the signing of the contract for the construction and installation of infrastructure for the development of Cyprus’ Cronos gas field will take place on Monday at the  Presidential Palace. Earlier, President Nikos Christodoulides will receive ENI’s delegation…

Italy’s well-being indicators have improved, but risk of poverty remains high – report

Italy registered significant improvements in its well-being indicators last year but the risk of poverty remains much higher than the EU average, Istat said on Monday in its annual Equitable and Sustainable Well-being (BES) report. The national statistics agency said…

Better consumer protection and improved market regulation defined as key goals

Podgorica, (MINA-BUSINESS) – Negotiating Chapter 28 – Consumer and Health Protection addresses the protection of citizens’ economic interests, the safety of products and services, the exercise of consumer rights and the improvement of public health. Its core objective is for…

Bulgaria Supports Results-Based Approach to Next EU Budget

Bulgaria supports the view that the EU budget policy should be based on results, Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Pekanov said at the 7th Sofia Economic Forum in the Bulgarian capital on Monday. Noting that the discussions on the next multiannual…

Cultural heritage site revenue rise 93%, 21 new archaeological sites identified

TIRANA, Oct. 26 /ATA/ – The National Institute of Cultural Heritage (IKTK) has reported a 93% increase in revenue and the identification of 21 new archaeological sites across Albania in the first nine months of 2026, compared with previous years….

Tourism Min Kefalogianni: Crete poised to become an international tourism hub

Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni has highlighted the prospect of Crete developing into an international tourism hub, leveraging the new airport at Kastelli and its potential to accommodate direct flights from long-haul markets such as the United States and India. Speaking…

UMF Cluj develops neurotechnology programme combining AI and medicine

    The “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy (UMF) in Cluj-Napoca, together with six other universities in Europe, is developing a master’s programme for neurotechnology specialists that will combine, among other areas, artificial intelligence and medicine. “Romania contributes…

Exhibition marks 135th anniversary of girls’ school in Korçë

TIRANA, Oct  25 /ATA/ The Girls’ School in Korçë opened its doors on 23 October 1891. Commemorating this landmark in the history of Albanian-language education, the National Library of Albania, in partnership with the Institute for Albanian and Protestant Studies…

Triple Jumper Viktoria Angelova Named European Athletics Rising Star of 2026

Bulgarian triple jumper Viktoria Angelova has been named European Athletics Women’s Rising Star of 2026. The award was presented at the Golden Tracks ceremony in Lausanne, Switzerland on Saturday. Angelova, who became world under-20 triple jump champion and European under-18…

Constantin Brancusi celebrated in major exhibition at Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

Bucharest – The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York is hosting the retrospective exhibition “Brancusi: The Artist and His Studio” from 25 October to 27 February 2027, dedicated to one of the most influential artists of the 20th…

‘Turkish-Libyan memorandum is null, void, without legal foundation & produces no legal effects in terms of third states’

Greece’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Aglaia Balta, sent an official letter to the Office of the UN Secretary-General on Thursday, following the briefing of the UN Security Council on developments concerning the illegal Turkish-Libyan memorandum,  to make Greece’s…