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Census 2023, Dhuli: 2 402 113 inhabitants in Albania

General Director of the INSTAT Elsa Dhuli stated today that there are about 2.4 million inhabitants in Albania. At the press conference today to announce the data from the 2023 Census, Dhuli said that in Albania there are 2,402,113 inhabitants,…

Moldova Relies on Bulgaria to Secure Energy Supplies

Conferring with his Bulgarian counterpart Vladimir Malinov on Friday, Moldovan Energy Minister Victor Parlicov said that Moldova relies on Bulgaria to secure alternative gas supplies following the potential suspension of Russian natural gas deliveries through Ukrainian territory, the Bulgarian Energy…

Nearly 500,000 overnight stays in May

According to preliminary statistics released by Monstat, Montenegro saw 159,840 tourist arrivals in collective accommodation in May, which resulted in 499,320 overnight stays. “Of the total number of nights spent in the collective accommodation, foreign tourists accounted for 87.6 percent…

President meets Meloni amid consultations on EU institutions new leadership

Cyprus President, Nikos Christodoulides, and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met on Thursday in Brussels, before the European Council meeting, to discuss about the ongoing consultations on the new leadership of the EU institutions for the next five years. Government…

Turkish president reaffirms commitment to EU membership

The Turkish president on Thursday reaffirmed Türkiye’s commitment to become a member of the European Union, describing it as the country’s “strategic goal.” “Full membership in the European Union is our strategic goal. It is in our common interest for…

Innovative Program Aimed at Developing Skills of Defence, Public Safety and National Security Personnel

The Cluj Napoca-based RoNeuro Institute – Neurological Diseases Research and Diagnosis Center has partnered with Integrated Training Center International (ITCI) to develop an innovative program for training the human body’s integrated intelligence so as to enhance the skills of defence,…

Prof. Scarpa of Italy: Europe’s Polyphony Is Important, Bulgaria Contributes to It

Italian Slav studies professor Marco Scarpa believes that it is important to preserve what he calls “Europe’s polyphony” and said that Bulgaria contributes to it. He was among the participants in an international Slav studies forum taking place in Sofia…

16 new officers are added to the KSF, Maqedonci: We are on the way to becoming a professional army

Today, 16 new officers of the 2024 generation of new cadets of the Kosovo Security Force graduated at the “Adem Jashari” barracks. Present at this ceremony was the Minister of Defense, Ejup Maqedonci, who, congratulating the new cadets, said that…

Mendoni: Acropolis Museum ideal to house Parthenon Sculptures – Inauguration of ‘Museum beneath the Museum’

A new museum beneath the Acropolis Museum was opened to the public on Tuesday, in the presence of the President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou. “Museum beneath the Museum” offers visitors significantly enhanced opportunities for understanding and interpreting the…

Russia’s decision for media, in conflict with values of democracy, Spokesman says

The decision of the Russian government to ban access to more than 80 media outlets inside the country – including three Cypriot media- is in conflict with the principles and values of democracy, Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis says in a…

Threats against Cyprus ‘entirely unacceptable’, diplomatic sources say

“Greece does not accept recommendations on how to exercise its policy and protect its national interests,” diplomatic sources stressed on Tuesday, in response to press reports about the supposed involvement of the Cyprus Republic in the crisis in the Middle…

FM Gerapetritis: North Macedonia’s leaders’ decision not to use the country’s constitutional name domestically violates the Prespa Agreement

The decision by the new state and political leadership of North Macedonia “not to use in domestic public statements the country’s constitutional name” systematically and persistently is a “flagrant violation of the Prespa Agreement, which foresees the uniform use of…