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Nora Gjakova, officially a member of the IJF Athletes’ Commission

Nora Gjakova, the pride of Kosovan sport, has written a new chapter in her extraordinary story – this time not with gold medals, but with international representation and influence, as reported KosovaPress. An Olympic champion, world and European medalist, Nora…

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EU Finance Ministers Unanimously Back Bulgaria’s Euro Adoption as of January 1st, 2026

The EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) expressed its support for Bulgaria’s euro area accession as of January 1, 2026, EU Economy and Productivity Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said at the ECOFIN press conference in Luxembourg on Friday. “I welcome…

PM Mitsotakis: Greece can play a leading role in the field of AI

“We have always believed that Greece can play a leading role within the framework of our strategy for Artificial Intelligence (AI). In understanding what we can truly learn from ancient philosophy and wisdom in order to confront a profound and…

Cyprus continues to rank first in the EU in terms of bathing water quality

Cyprus continues to rank first in the EU in terms of bathing water quality for third consecutive year.  The Ministry of Environment said in a press release that the official announcement of the final results for the quality of bathing waters in…

Albanian Academy of Sciences hosts roundtable on challenges in Albanian historical studies

The Permanent History Commission at the Albanian Academy of Sciences hosted a roundtable discussion titled “Albanian Historical Studies Today: Challenges and Issues,” bringing together leading historians, scholars, and archival experts. Skënder Gjinushi, the Head of the Albanian Academy of Sciences,…

Sibiu International Theatre Festival to feature over 840 events and 5,000 artists from 82 countries

The 32nd edition of the Sibiu International Theatre Festival (FITS) begins on Friday, bringing together over 5,000 artists from 82 countries, who will present a total of 841 events, according to a press release from the organisers. The events will…

Major transport strike disruption, trains cancelled in Rome

A transport strike by grass-roots unions caused major disruption in Italy Friday and many trains were cancelled in Rome.    Several trains were cancelled and others posted delays of up to half an hour at Rome’s Termini station due to the…

Trains transport 5.3% more passengers, 25.8% less cargo in Q1

In the first quarter of 2025, just over six million passengers were transported by train in Croatia, which is 5.3% more than in the Q1 2024, while the amount of cargo transported by rail fell by 25.8% to 3.2 million tonnes, the…

SEP: Inflation growth unstoppable

The Party of European Progress (SEP) has stated that, according to the latest statistics from Monstat, inflation is rising uncontrollably in Montenegro, while real wages are steadily declining, The party stated in a press release that the absence of economic…

Woman found dead in Rome park identified

The body of young woman found on June 7 in Rome’s Villa Pamphili park some 200 metres from the corpse of her baby daughter belonged to a Russian woman named Anastasia Trofimova, Rome prosecutors said on Thursday. They said the…

Outflow amounts to €89.52 million

Podgorica, (MINA-BUSINESS) – According to preliminary statistics of the Central Bank of Montenegro (CBCG), the total inflow of foreign direct investments (FDI) amounted to €211.76 million in the first three months, while the outflow totalled €89.52 million. The latest CBCG…

Bottlenose dolphin tagged with satellite transmitter for first time in Adriatic

ZAGREB, 19 June (Hina) – Researchers from the Blue World Institute and the Croatian Natural History Museum have, for the first time in the Adriatic Sea, tagged a bottlenose dolphin with a satellite transmitter, marking the beginning of a new phase in…