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Bus сarrying Ukrainian сhildren сrashes in Hungary, 21 injured
The Kyiv Independent
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July 6, 2025
Editor's Note: This story has been updated with additional details from Ukraine's Foreign Ministry. A bus carrying Ukrainian children veered off the road and overturned on a Hungarian highway on July 6, leaving 21 people injured, Ukraine's embassy...
Foreign Minister Georgiev: Bulgaria Sees Case against Cultural Club Chair Georgievski as Politically Motivated
Bulgarian News Agency
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Bulgaria considers the case against Cultural Club in Bitola Chair Ljupcho Georgievski to be a politically motivated process, Minister of Foreign Affairs Georg Georgiev said after meeting with Georgievski at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on...
Erasmus+ Programme: Strengthening global education and people-to-people ties
The Bruneian
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June 16, 2025
Since its inception in the 1980s, the Erasmus+ programme has transformed international education, nurturing academic collaboration and cultural exchange between Europe and the world including ASEAN nations like Brunei Darussalam. Originally...
Ritual food in Bulgarian traditional culture
BNR - Radio Bulgaria
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June 15, 2025
Ritual food is an integral part of the Bulgarian ritual system. In the calendar of a Bulgarian village more than a century ago, food with meat was rarely consumed. People usually ate meat 4-5 times a year - on Christmas, St. George’s Day, the...
Bulgarian-Macedonian historical commission meets fruitlessly in Skopje
BNR - Radio Bulgaria
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June 13, 2025
Prof. Angel Dimitrov Photo: BGNES On June 12, the 36th meeting of the joint multidisciplinary historical commission between Bulgaria and North Macedonia was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Skopje, BGNES reports. "The meeting is no...
UAE hires more women than ever before, posts record jump in Global Gender Equality ranking
The Times of India
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UAE ranks sixth in Asian Women's Club rankings The UAE has emerged as a global leader in closing the gender gap, with a sharp rise in women’s participation in top leadership roles, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report...
More Women Bosses In UAE? Nation Leads In Gender Equality
MENAFN
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June 12, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) The UAE has seen one of the highest increases in gender parity, with a significant rise in women being hired for top positions last year, according to the latest figures. World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2025...
How TVALB Became a Cultural Bridge for the Albanian Diaspora in North America
The Santa Clarita Valley Signal - California
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June 12, 2025
In the early 2000s, amid the streets of New York City, home to one of the most vibrant Albanian-American communities in the world, a small team of immigrants and first-generation Albanians noticed a growing cultural gap. As new generations were...
First International Conference on Art and Education Held in Tirana
Euronews Albania
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June 12, 2025
The University of Arts in Tirana organized for the first time the International Conference on Art and Education—an important academic event aimed at building bridges of cooperation between researchers, artists, and educators from Albania and other...
Bulgarian MEP Denies EP Report Recognizes 'Centuries-Old Macedonian Identity,' Calls Skopje's Claims 'Manipulative!'
Novinite
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Bulgarian MEP Andrey Kovatchev dismissed claims that the European Parliament’s draft report on North Macedonia includes recognition of a "centuries-old Macedonian identity," calling such assertions by Skopje "manipulative and fictitious." Writing...
Meeting Idriz Ameti – a musician who unites Balkan cultures
BNR - Radio Bulgaria
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June 10, 2025
The Bulgarian audience had the opportunity to enjoy a special performance by the Albanian singer Idriz Ameti – an artist with roots from the Republic of North Macedonia and a rich cultural history. On June 6, he presented his solo project Toka...
Audience success at the Italian Film Festival in Skopje
ANSA
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June 10, 2025
The 25th edition of the Italian Film Week in Skopje was opened outdoors with 'Parthenope', the latest work by Oscar-winning director Paolo Sorrentino. With his immersive narrative and disruptive aesthetic choices, the director transported the...
Italian Film Week kicks off in Skopje
ANSA
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June 9, 2025
The 25th edition of the "Italian Film Week - ITALIAN SCREENS" kicked off today in North Macedonia. Organised by the Italian Embassy in Skopje, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Belgrade and the National Film Archive of the...
Bulgarian President in Kazinform Interview: Bulgaria Is Ready to Strengthen Cooperation with Kazakhstan in Transport, Energy and Education
Bulgarian News Agency
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Bulgaria is ready to strengthen cooperation with Kazakhstan in the area of transport, energy and education, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev says in an interview for the Kazinform News Agency. Radev is on an official visit in Astana Monday that is...
Cost of living: Which are the cheapest and most expensive countries in Europe?
Euronews
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Prices vary significantly between countries in Europe. Significant differences exist even between neighbouring countries such as Austria and Hungary — or Germany and Poland. But how can we best compare prices across Europe? And what are the most...
Mickoski, Opposition Trade Recriminations for "Erasure" of Macedonian Identity, Language from EU Report
Bulgarian News Agency
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North Macedonia's Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said that the Macedonian identity and the Macedonian language were erased from Europe's report in a "Taliban manner". The PM made this comment at a news conference here on Thursday, replying to a...
Albanian offshore investment surges fourfold in seven years
Gazeta Tema
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July 4, 2025
TIRANA, July 4 - Albanian capital is flowing abroad — rising from €393 million in 2017 to €1.57 billion in 2024, per Vienna Institute data. Major companies are expanding into Kosovo, North Macedonia and beyond, with telecoms, construction, banking...
Serbian audiences favor "A Night with the Rolling Stones"
Cuban News Agency
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July 3, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba, July 2 (ACN) A Night with the Rolling Stones (2024), Cuban director Patricia Ramos’s second feature film, won the Audience Award at the Ravno Selo Festival in Serbia, where 7,000 moviegoers chose the film from among 24 works from 13...
Journalist Wrote About a String of Gruesome Murders — But He Was Hiding a Secret and 'Knew Too Much'
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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July 6, 2025
NEED TO KNOW Vlado Taneski wrote about a string of murders in Kičevo, Macedonia Police say his stories, which included unreleased crime scene details, aroused their suspicions He was arrested in 2008 and found dead in his cell the next day from an...
Folk Dance & Music Festival Brings Artists from 10 Countries to the Stage in Durrës
Euronews Albania
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July 3, 2025
The coastal city of Durrës has transformed into a hub of folklore in recent days, hosting the 6th edition of the International Folk Dance & Music Festival. Artists, musicians, and dancers from 10 different countries — including Albania, Kosovo,...