Bulgaria Seeks to Lease Up to 8 F-16 from the Netherlands
Bulgaria is seeking to lease up to eight F-16 fighter jets from the Netherlands until 2030. This transpired after a meeting of Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov with the Ambassador of the Netherlands, Arthur den Hartog, on Friday, according to a…
Turning high-level agreements into concrete cooperation
Podgorica, Ulaanbataar, (MINA-BUSINESS) – Montenegro and Mongolia can strengthen cooperation in investment, tourism and transport, while an agreement between their chambers of commerce creates opportunities for more direct connections between companies and new business initiatives, it was concluded during Montenegrin…
Balkan media unite in Trieste against fake news
Curbing fake news, protecting press freedom, and guaranteeing citizens’ right to be informed—all while collaborating across a broad international area to consolidate media integration. This goal was strongly reaffirmed today in Trieste by the 12 news agencies belonging to the…
Kosovo Liberation War Veterans: SPO requests cannot hide the failure of a one-sided prosecution
The Kosovo Liberation Army War Veterans’ Organization has expressed concern over the latest requests by the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office for prison sentences for Hashim Thaci, Hajredin Kuci, Fadil Fazliu, Isni Kilaj and Bashkim Smakaj in the case involving allegations of…
French Institute in Romania launches first Goncourt Season, featuring Kamel Daoud, Nathacha Appanah
The French Institute in Romania is launching this autumn the first edition of the Goncourt Season, a three-month programme dedicated to contemporary French literature in Romania and the Republic of Moldova, featuring acclaimed writers Kamel Daoud and Nathacha Appanah among…
State Department on “Achilles Shield”: Greece-Israel cooperation advances shared security goals
Washington welcomed on Wednesday the defence cooperation between Greece and Israel following the “Achilles Shield” agreement. Responding to a question from the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA) about the agreement and the strengthening of Greek-Israeli defense cooperation, a State Department spokesperson…
Tirana Mosaic, ancient history is relived through 3D and Gigapixel technology
TIRANA, September 10/ATA/ Tirana Mosaic has become one of the most important tourist destinations in the capital, where there are preserved fragments of Albanian history from antiquity. After the complete restoration and reconstruction of the site, this mosaic has become…
Reduced excise duty on motor fuels extended until November 30, Finance Minister announces
The Cabinet approved a proposal by the Ministry of Finance to extend the reduced excise duty rates on motor fuels, which were due to expire on September 17, Minister of Finance Makis Keravnos said at the Presidential Palace on Thursday…
Prime Minister Radev: Bulgaria and France to Build Deep, Fruitful Partnership in High-Tech and Space
Bulgaria and France are opening the door to deep and fruitful cooperation in the fields of high technology and space, Prime Minister Rumen Radev told journalists after attending a ceremony at the Elysee Palace together with French President Emmanuel Macron,…
Luxury yachts generate more than 12 million euros in Albania in 2025
TIRANA, Sept. 9 /ATA/ – The arrival of large luxury yachts at Albania’s Port of Durres is generating direct revenue for the state, in addition to their contribution to the tourism sector, the Durres Port Authority said. The superyacht A+…
Türkiye’s airports welcome 167.5M passengers in 8 months
Turkish airports handled some 167.5 million passengers in the first eight months of the year, according to the State Airports Authority General Directorate (DHMI) on Wednesday. Abdulkadir Uraloglu, Turkish transport and infrastructure minister, stated that passenger traffic increased by 2.8%…
FDI rose 10% in 2025, energy costs and bureaucracy remain challenges President says
The value of substantive foreign direct investment (FDI) in Cyprus increased by around 10% in 2025 compared with the previous year, President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, said on Wednesday. At the same time he outlined the government’s ambition to establish…
