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MEP Negrescu asks EP President Metsola to back up Romania’s accession to Schengen area

Bucharest, Nov 23 /Agerpres/ – European Parliament Quaestor of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament MEP Victor Negrescu has asked President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola to back up Romania’s accession…

Albanians in the region are in a better position than ever, thanks to the diaspora as well

Albanians today in Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia and Montenegro are in a position where they are important as never before, and this is also thanks to the contribution of the Albanian diaspora over the years, which today constitute an important potential…

BTA, Bulgarian Book Association Sign Partnership Agreement

The Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) signed a partnership agreement with the Bulgarian Book Association (BBA) at the National Press Club here on Thursday. The document was signed by BTA Director General Kiril Valchev and BBA Steering Committee President Desislava Alexieva….

Work begins on €155m Zlobin-Bosiiljevo gas pipeline

A ground-breaking ceremony for a €155 million project to build the Zlobin-Bosiljevo gas pipeline was held on Thursday at Bosiljevo, 70 kilometres southwest of Zagreb. The construction work, financed by the state budget, will be carried out by a consortium…

Türkiye-Russia trade volume to exceed $65B in 2023

The trade volume between Türkiye and Russia will exceed $65 billion in 2023, as it did last year, the Russian consul general in Istanbul has told Anadolu. Andrey Buravov pointed out that the bilateral trade volume posted a 3-fold hike…

Cyprus-Serbia sign MoUs in science, education and between diplomatic academies

Cyprus and Serbia signed on Thursday three Memoranda of Understanding in the fields of Science, Education and between the Diplomatic Academies of the two countries, in the framework of the official visit of President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides to Serbia. …

Diaspora summit, large gathering of Albanians dedicated to priceless treasure of Arbëreshi people

Tirana hosted today the III Summit of the Diaspora with participation of Albanian nationals coming from all over the world. Prime Minister Edi Rama appreciated the event as, “The large gathering of Albanians, dedicated especially to the priceless treasure of…

Kostadinovska-Stojchevska: Albanian language part of Macedonian multicultural society

Minister of Culture Bisera Kostadinovska-Stojchevska extended congratulations on the 115th anniversary of the codification of the Albanian language, noting that on this day, Albanian intellectuals and thinkers unified the Albanian alphabet, which laid the foundation of cultural and spiritual identity…

Polish media recommend Montenegro as a destination

According to the National Tourism Organization (NTO), many influential media outlets from Poland have recommended Montenegro as a must-visit tourist destination for this year. The daily newspapers Wiadomosci Turystyczne, Rynek Turystyczny, and Puls Biznesu, along with 27 Polish portals, have…

Commission OKs 5.7 bn in Italian State aid for renewables

The European Commission said Wednesday that it has approved a 5.7-billion-euro Italian State aid scheme to support renewable-energy communities and self-consumers. Energy communities are legal entities that empower citizens, small businesses and local authorities to produce, manage and consume their…

Cyprus debt-to-GDP to decline by almost 30% in end-2023 Commission says

Cyprus’ debt-to -GDP ratio is estimated to register a reduction of almost 30% by the end of 2024 compared with the end-2021, the European Commission has said.  In the context of the European Semester the Commission gave on Tuesday the…

Filipović and Benešik: The Czech Republic will advocate for BiH to start negotiations with the EU

The Czech Republic supports Bosnia and Herzegovina on its European path, it was concluded after the meeting of members of the Committee for Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH with members of the…