Kiribati’s Tourism Officer Completes Sustainable Tourism Training in Japan

Hokkaido, Japan – Kiarake Karuaki, Tourism Authority of Kiribati’s Tourism Product Development and Investment Promotion Officer recently returned home after completing a one-month training programme on Sustainable Tourism Resource Management and...

On the threshold of the snow season – will Bulgarian tourism surpass the levels of winter 2025

The tourism sector in Bulgaria has been growing in recent years, both in the summer and winter seasons. According to data from the relevant ministry, by the beginning of October, Bulgarian citizens who visited tourist destinations in the country...

Skopje to introduce electric car sharing

Car sharing, a concept involving shared vehicle use, was introduced in the Slovenian capital Ljubljana in 2016. In addition to Slovenia, Avant Car also operates in Croatia and Austria, and is expected to launch the scheme in North Macedonia next...

The UN Needs a Major Reset. A Charter Review Could Make It Happen.

Delegates arriving at the UN during the high-level week of the 80th session of the General Assembly, Sept. 26, 2025. The essayists write that a UN Charter review conference in 2027, although risky, “the process could restore confidence and...

SI diplomatic relations at 139

BY SAMIE WAIKORI The Solomon Islands continues to expand its diplomatic relations and currently has ties with a total of 139 countries. The recent inclusion to the list is North Macedonia and Andorra, where Solomon Islands has formally entered...

IMF’s Forecast for Serbia: Highest Inflation in Region, Significant Growth Deceleration

Source: Beta News / Politics | 16.10.25 | access_time 17:56 IMF (Shutterstock) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecast a significant deceleration of Serbia’s economic growth in 2025, with predictions that place it in the lower part of...

Climate of connection: The Western Balkans, the EU, and the value of transport

It is now many years since the European Union welcomed a new member to its midst. The last occasion was in 2013, when Western Balkan state Croatia joined. That country’s regional neighbours are all EU candidates or potential candidates, but...

Bulgarian, Turkish Universities Implement Joint Scientific Projects in Clean Energy, Climate, Says Bulgarian Consul General in Edirne

Bulgarian and Turkish universities are implementing joint scientific projects in areas such as clean energy, climate, environment and innovation, said Consul General of Bulgaria in Edirne Radoslava Kafedzhiyska during the cross-border conference...

Greece, Italy and Croatia weather maps turn purple as snow storms batter Europe

Brits hoping to head south for some sunshine in April may be left disappointed as new weather maps reveal an incoming deluge of rain and even snow storms. The maps generated by WXCharts on March 20 show suggest that, on April 2, parts of the...

EU tells Serbia to ‘get concrete’ on reforms and align with Russia sanctions

129European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has urged Serbia to make tangible progress on democratic reforms and to align its foreign policy with the European Union, including the imposition of sanctions on Russia, if it wishes to...

Skopje's air pollution crisis: 5,000 lives lost annually, but tech offers hope

Skopje, Nov 21, 2024 — The capital of North Macedonia, Skopje, is dealing with severe air pollution that claims the lives of 5,000 people each year, according to environment activists. Once a top contender for the title of the most polluted city...

Films from FNE Partner Countries Shortlisted for 2026 European Film Awards

The nomination for the categories European Film, European Director, European Discovery-Prix FIPRESCI, European Documentary, European Animated Feature Film, European Actress, European Actor, and European Screenwriter will be announced on 18...

Why the West Keeps Losing the Balkans

Europe’s strategic map has been redrawn by Russia’s war in Ukraine, China’s rise, and the widening split between Western democracies and Eurasian authoritarianisms. Nowhere is that shift more visible, and more volatile, than in the Balkans, long a...

Bulgarian Embassy in Skopje Marks Bulgaria's National Day with Reception

The Bulgarian Embassy in Skopje celebrated Bulgaria's National Day on Monday with a reception that brought together representatives of North Macedonia's government, representatives of the diplomatic corps in the country, military attaches, mayors...

Alcazar Energy plans to boost its Montenegro investments to USD 500 million

Alcazar Energy is one of the companies with which Montenegro has signed memoranda of understanding on projects in the energy sector. It was done today at the EU-Montenegro Investment Conference in Luštica. The company recently began construction...

The EU needs to change to stay geopolitically relevant

Pressure is growing inside the European Union to overhaul one of its most deeply entrenched rules, the unanimity requirement for important decisions, as member states grapple with how to prepare the bloc for its next wave of enlargement — and more...

British border officers sent to Balkans to crack down on human traffickers, Shabana Mahmood announces, with small boat arrivals under Labour poised to hit 60,000 within days

By DAVID BARRETT, HOME AFFAIRS EDITOR Published: 16:26 EDT, 15 October 2025 | Updated: 16:26 EDT, 15 October 2025 British border security officers have been sent to the Balkans as part of a new attempt to crack down on people traffickers, the Home...

Andalucía declares alert for West Nile Virus

Date Published: 15/10/2025 A Culex pipiens or common house mosquito A health alert has been declared in several municipalities in Andalucía, after it was confirmed that West Nile Virus (WNV) is circulating in Culex mosquitoes captured there. The...

Doc Stories Announces 2025 Festival Lineup: Oscar Contenders ‘Cover-Up,’ ‘My Mom Jayne,’ ‘The Eyes Of Ghana’ & More

Many of the year’s top Oscar-contending documentaries are set for exhibition at the 11th annual Doc Stories, the prestigious four-day cinematic event in San Francisco put on by SFFILM. Doc Stories, running from November 6-9, announced its lineup...

United Nations General Assembly Electifferentiation of 14 New Members to Human Rights Council in Annual Rotation

WASHINGTON, October 15, 2025 – In a routine yet significant procedural vote at the United Nations headquarters in New York, the UN General Assembly on Tuesday elected 14 countries to serve on the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The...