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Lumçi: Tourism in Shkodra is a new economic reality, we anticipate a 20% growth this year 

TIRANA, Jan 19 /ATA/ Tourism is steadily transforming into a sector that promotes the development of natural and economic resources in cities across the country.  The Director of Tourism in the Municipality of Shkodra, Renato Lumçi, stated in an interview with…

Passenger traffic in Greek airports 9.3 pct up in 2024

Passenger traffic in all Greek airports rose sharply in 2024, Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced on Friday, recording 9.3 percent increase compared to 2023. Specifically, passenger traffic in all Greek airports where commercial flights are carried out (24 operated…

Romanian Patriarchate unveils important Centennial Year 2025 events

Bucharest, Jan 17 /Agerpres/ – The general proclamation of the canonisation of 16 Romanian Saints, on February 4, and the consecration of the National Cathedral and the opening of the place of worship on October 26 are among the important…

Kosovo hosts Mediterranean Karate Championship, details revealed

From September 12 to 14, the Mediterranean Karate Championship will be held in Pristina, which is expected to gather in Kosovo over 20 countries that have the highest level of karate. Kosovo won this right after strong lobbying by the…

International Waterbird Census, counting underway in 34 wetland complexes

TIRANA, January 18 /ATA/ The specialists of the Protected Areas throughout the country have begun work today on the International Waterbird Census IWC 2025 in Albania. The National Agency for Protected Areas reported today that, “This year’s IWC in Albania…

Breznik Hosts 20th Surova Masquerade Festival

Breznik hosted the 20th edition of the Surova Masquerade Festival on Saturday. The event is a long-awaited winter folk custom in the region. It is a combination of distinctive sounds, colours and emotion.  Every January, a parade combining scary masks,…

Mitsotakis at the EPP Summit in Berlin

BERLIN (ANA-MPA/ F. Karaviti) — Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will take part in the European People’s Party (EPP) leaders’ meeting that will be held on Friday and Saturday in Berlin. On the sidelines of the meeting, Mitsotakis will meet, among…

Oradea, promoted as tourist destination at international tourism fairs in Helsinki and Vienna

Oradea is promoted as a tourist destination at international tourism fairs in Helsinki and Vienna between January 16-19, according to a press release from Visit Oradea. According to the quoted source, the Association for the Promotion of Tourism in Oradea…

Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize, the institutions are asked to lobby

The nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize of Feride Rushiti and the KRCT is a valuation for Kosovo, considers the director of this organization. She said that it is natural that Serbia will react, since it has not yet acknowledged…

Anušić : We have reached 2% of GDP in defence spending

Friday, 17 January 2025 (Hina) – Defence Minister Ivan Anušić  said on Thursday at a panel discussion on the role of the Croatian Armed Forces in European security that the modernisation of the armed forces is a government priority. “Croatia has…

Increase in the number of newly registered vehicles in BiH

Increase in the number of newly registered vehicles in BiH SARAJEVO, January 17 (FENA) – In December 2024, 8,505 motor vehicles were registered for the first time in Bosnia and Herzegovina, representing a 20.8 percent increase compared to December of…

Primary surplus of 8.6 billion euros against a target of 4.6 billion

There was a primary surplus on an adjusted cash basis of 8.629 billion euros during the execution of the budget in 2024, against a target for a primary surplus of 4.635 billion euros and a primary surplus of 3.920 billion…