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NTO presents Montenegro’s tourism in Japan

Podgorica, (MINA-BUSINESS) – The National Tourism Organization (NTO) presented Montenegro as a tourist destination at Tourism EXPO Japan 2026, the largest and most important tourism fair in Japan and one of the leading tourism events in Asia. Montenegro participated in…

Monstat: Average salary amounts to €1,040 in August

The average net salary in Montenegro amounted to €1,040 in August, up 0.3 percent on July. According to the Statistical Office, the average net salary increased by 2.5 percent in August, compared to last year’s corresponding period. The average gross…

Cyprus is at the forefront for regional partnerships, EU Commissioner Suica says

Cyprus is at the forefront of the EU’s efforts to build regional partnerships, European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, Dubravka Šuica, stressed on Tuesday, adding that Cyprus is a bridge between Europe, the Eastern Mediterranean and the Gulf. In a videotaped…

Iber-Lepenc attack case: Witness who heard powerful explosion testifies in court

At the Basic Court in Pristina, injured party witness Milena Pasperevic testified on Tuesday about the damage caused to her home by the attack on the Iber-Lepenc canal on November 29, 2024, in Varage, Zubin Potok.  She said that at…

European Dialogues in Skopje: ‘Solidarity as a Future’ art show opens four-day forum on European heritage and future of EU

Skopje, 29 September 2026 (MIA) — European Dialogues, a four-day international forum focused on common European heritage, collective memory, civil society initiatives and the future of the EU, opens Tuesday evening in Skopje with an exhibition at the Museum of…

Bucharest Cybersecurity Conference (BCC2026) to unfold October 20-22

The National Directorate of Cybersecurity (DNSC) has published the schedule for the 2026 edition of the Bucharest Cybersecurity Conference (BCC2026), a reference event for the international dialogue on cybersecurity, to be organised with Bitdefender on October 20-22, 2026, in Bucharest….

Turkish trade minister to visit US to tackle food security, overproduction and more

Turkish Trade Minister Omer Bolat is traveling to the US on Wednesday to attend the G20 trade ministers’ meeting and the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity (GFSEC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The two-day summit, hosted under the American G20 presidency,…

5,565 treated for drug use in 2025, fewer new opioid patients

ZAGREB, 29 Sept (Hina) – A total of 5,565 people received treatment for psychoactive substance use in Croatia in 2025, with opioids accounting for about three-quarters of cases. Among younger people, treatment requests related to synthetic cannabinoids and amphetamines are…

After Eni and IP, Q8 says it will cap fuel prices in Italy

Kuwait’s Q8 company said Tuesday that it will set caps on fuel prices at its gas stations in Italy, following the leads of Italian State-owned energy giant Eni and Azerbaijan’s SOCAR with its IP chain. Fuel prices have risen sharply…

Greece to Return Remains of Tsar Samuil to Bulgaria

Greece is returning the remains of Tsar Samuil to Bulgaria, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said at the opening of the Government’s weekly meeting on Tuesday. “We have reached a historic agreement on the return of the remains of Tsar Samuil,”…

Energy Min Papastavrou: Greece accelerates efforts to explore offshore energy resources

The prospect of a first exploratory drilling operation in the first months of 2027, involving Energean, HELLENiQ ENERGY and ExxonMobil, as well as Chevron’s launch of seismic surveys before the end of 2026, stretching from the Ionian Sea to Crete,…

Prosecution opens case over songs performed at concert in Bar

Podgorica, (MINA) – The Basic State Prosecutor’s Office in Bar has opened a case regarding the performance of the Fenecki biseri Choir and the songs with national and war-related symbolism, in order to determine whether there were elements of a…