ABNA-SE

The Association of the Balkan News Agencies

Month: October 2026

Balkan Summit, Record: Kosovo has considerable investment potential

Kosovo, Albania and North Macedonia have considerable investment potential at a time when renewed investor interest and a stronger commitment to European integration are being observed across the Western Balkans. This was stated by Richard James Lowden Record, the World…

Alexandra Capitanescu releases ‘Choke Me,’ her first album in English 

Bucharest, Oct 19 /Agerpres/ – Alexandra Capitanescu, Romania’s representative at Eurovision 2026, where she won third place, has released her first album in English, “Choke Me”, Universal Music Romania reported on Monday.   Capitanescu and her band, consisting of Bogdan…

Greece’s national supercomputer Daedalus ‘switched on’ in Lavrio; 85.69 petaflops in support of the country’s technological ‘sovereignty’

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday inaugurated Greece’s national supercomputer, Daedalus, in the coastal town of Lavrio, Attica, alongside Digital Governance and Artificial Intelligence Minister Dimitris Papastergiou, marking a major step in Greece’s efforts to strengthen its artificial intelligence capabilities…

21st World Meeting of Bulgarian Media to Open in Budapest on Monday

The 21st World Meeting of Bulgarian Media, organized by the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA), will open in Budapest on Monday. This year’s meeting is mottoed “Media and Leaders”. The forum, which will take place in the Hungarian cities of Budapest…

Weightlifter Enkileda Carja wins three medals to become European U20 vice-champion

TIRANA, October 18 /ATA/ – Albanian weightlifter Enkileda Carja has been crowned European U20 vice-champion, winning three medals at the European Weightlifting Championships currently taking place in Durrës. Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sports Blendi Gonxhja praised the Albanian athlete’s…

In Sofia, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Says Today’s World Needs Peace and Unity

Today’s world has an absolute need for peace and unity, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew told reporters on Sunday. Together with Bulgarian Patriarch and Metropolitan of Sofia Daniil, he is participating in a solemn hierarchical Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral of…

Queen Marie of Romania commemorated with plaque in Naples as part of Romania-Italy Cultural Year

Romania’s ambassador to Italy, Gabriela Dancau, together with Romania’s honorary consul general in Naples, Gilda Pacifico, and Naples Deputy Mayor Laura Lieto, attended this week the unveiling of a commemorative plaque dedicated to Queen Marie of Romania in Naples’ Virgiliano…

Green light for the expansion and upgrade of the National Archaeological Museum

Members of the Central Council for Modern Monuments and the Central Archaeological Council have given the green light for the expansion and upgrade of the National Archaeological Museum. The councils unanimously approved the final plans, subject to observations, for the…

35th Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition to Expand Scientific Work at Base and Aboard RSV 421

The 35th Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition will include Bulgaria’s first Antarctic archaeology project, alongside research into volcanic activity and seismic processes in the South Shetland Islands, scientists said on Saturday at the opening of a training camp for expedition participants. Dragomir…

Romania showcases tourism offer at TTG Travel Experience fair in Italy

Romania showcased its tourism offer as a destination at the 63rd edition of the TTG Travel Experience international fair, held in Rimini, Italy, from October 14 to 16, 2026, the Ministry of Economy, Digitalisation, Entrepreneurship and Tourism (MEDAT) announced. Together…

Direct air route between Montenegro and Bulgaria creates new tourism opportunities

Podgorica, (MINA-BUSINESS) – Tourism ministers of Montenegro and Bulgaria, Simonida Kordic and Ilin Dimitrov, agreed that a direct air route connecting the two countries would create new opportunities for tourism cooperation. Kordic met with Dimitrov to discuss enhancing bilateral cooperation,…

Rome’s oldest theatre reopens after 12-year restoration

Rome’s oldest theatre, the Teatro Valle, reopened Friday after a 12-year restoration costing 11 million euros, Mayor Roberto Gualtieri said, saying that “today is a day of celebration. “The Teatro Valle,” he recalled, “opened on January 7, 1727. It is…