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World Homeless Day observed in Rijeka

The Croatian Homeless Network on Tuesday organised an event in Rijeka on the occasion of World Homeless Day to raise awareness of the problem of homelessness as one affecting not only individuals but society as a whole. Some 50 members…

Reinertsen: Stoltenberg is carefully monitoring situation in the Western Balkans, especially in BiH

The announcement of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina, although not yet confirmed, is another confirmation that he is carefully monitoring the situation in the Western Balkans, especially in BiH, said today in Sarajevo Norwegian Ambassador…

Unemployment rate declines

There were 37,650 unemployed people in Montenegro at the end of September, 1.2 percent fewer than in August. According to a monthly report by the Employment Office, the unemployment rate decreased from 16.43 percent to 16.23 percent in this period….

Austrian National Council President: We Appreciate Bulgaria’s Efforts to Protect EU External Border

President of the Austrian National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka, who is in Bulgaria for a working visit on Tuesday, expressed Austria’s appreciation for Bulgaria’s efforts to protect the external border of the EU. Sobotka added that Bulgaria is a valuable partner…

Osmani and the NATO admiral talk about preventing the repetition of Serbian aggression

The President of the Republic of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, received today in a meeting Admiral Stuart B. Munsch, commander of the Joint Force Command Naples (JFC Naples) in Naples, where he emphasized the need to take concrete measures against Serbia…

Buffer zone status in agreement for Pyla protected, says Cyprus Government

Cyprus Government has confirmed the reaching of an understanding with the United Nations Peacekeeping Force UNFICYP, for Pyla and the area north of it (Platis location), Spokesperson Constantinos Letymbiotis said in a written statement. He said that consensus was reached…

Public revenues increase by €455.1 million in nine months

The Ministry of Finance has announced that, compared to the same period last year, the public revenues increased by €455.1 million or 31.4 percent in the first nine months of this year, reaching €1.9 billion. “The highest increase in revenues…

‘Rebrain Greece’ digital platform in operation

The “Rebrain Greece” digital platform of the Labour and Social Security Ministry aspires to become a modern hub to connect supply and demand of highly skilled workers. The recently passed labour law 5053/2023, for the first time creates a digital…

Türkiye sends relief goods to earthquake-hit Afghanistan

Türkiye dispatched relief goods for the victims of massive earthquakes in northwestern Afghanistan. “We are extending our country’s helping hand to Afghanistan,” the Turkish National Defense Ministry Monday said on X. The aircraft that will deliver the required relief supplies…

Exports in first eight months down by 1.5%, imports by 3.9%

In the first eight months of this year Croatia exported € 14.96 billion worth of goods, which is 1.5%В less compared to the same period in 2022, while imports fell by 3.9%В to € 26.2 billion, preliminary data released by the Central…

President Iohannis will welcome his Ukrainian counterpart Zelenskyi on Tuesday at Cotroceni Palace

President Klaus Iohannis will welcome, on Tuesday, at the Cotroceni Palace, his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyi, who will be on an official visit to our country, at the invitation of the Romanian head of state, the Presidential Administration informed. According…

PM Denkov: Europe Cannot Afford to Be Divided, Dependent on External Factors

Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov who was in Euxinograd for a trilateral forum on Monday said that Europe can no longer afford to be divided, to have no roads connecting neighbouring countries, to have no energy connectivity, thus making it dependent…