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Building New Bridges: Pupils, Teachers, and CSOs Celebrate OSCE Project on Inclusion and Dialogue

Building New Bridges: Pupils, Teachers, and CSOs Celebrate OSCE Project on Inclusion and Dialogue

More than 200 pupils, parents, teachers, and civil society partners gathered today at the Primary School “Zhivko Brajkovski” in Butel, Skopje, to celebrate of the OSCE Mission to Skopje’s Building New Bridges project. Launched in 2022, by the...

Owner:  Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
ODIHR observers to North Macedonia’s local elections to hold press conference on Friday

ODIHR observers to North Macedonia’s local elections to hold press conference on Friday

SKOPJE, 4 September 2025 – Observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will hold a press conference on the opening of the observation mission to the forthcoming local elections in North Macedonia on Friday,...

Owner:  Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Prime Minister Golob: It is important to let those who have earned it advance

Prime Minister Golob: It is important to let those who have earned it advance

SLOVENIA, September 1 - Prime Minister Golob participated in the main panel of leaders, which this year focused on the issue of European Union enlargement, alongside Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, Montenegrin Prime Minister Milojko...

Owner:  Slovenian Government
OSCE regional workshop in Durrës focused on nexus between drug trafficking and violent crime

OSCE regional workshop in Durrës focused on nexus between drug trafficking and violent crime

The OSCE Presence in Albania, with support from the OSCE Transnational Threats Department/Strategic Police Matters Unit and the United States Department of Justice’s International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP),...

Owner:  Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
ITALY: Another NGO ship detained in Sicily ― 60-day detention for NGO ship impounded in August ― Supreme Court questions constitutionality of detention without validation ― Senior official under investigation in Libyan warlord affair ― Local…
Westminster update: lord chancellor on ECHR reform and civil justice
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Albania’s cashless ambitions; Saudi seeks digital remittances

Albania’s cashless ambitions; Saudi seeks digital remittances

Homepage > News > Finance > Albania’s cashless ambitions; Saudi seeks digital remittances Albania has announced plans to phase out cash-based transactions in its economy by the end of the decade, eyeing a slew of benefits from the move. According...

Owner:  Calvin Ayre
Socialists push to remove Tirana mayor

Socialists push to remove Tirana mayor

TIRANA, Sep 17 (TemA) — Tirana’s city council will meet on Tuesday, Sep 23, to start procedures to dismiss Mayor Erion Veliaj, who has been in pre-trial detention since Feb 10 in a corruption probe. The Socialist Party, which holds the council...

Owner:  Mero Baze
Socialists must solve Tirana’s mayoral crisis politically

Socialists must solve Tirana’s mayoral crisis politically

The Socialist Party and the legal team of Erion Veliaj, Tirana’s incumbent mayor, are pursuing two divergent paths to address the crisis created by his absence from City Hall. Tirana City Council members have been urged to vote for Veliaj’s...

Owner:  Mero Baze
Hungary backs Albania’s EU bid

Hungary backs Albania’s EU bid

BUDAPEST, Sep 17 (TemA) — Albania’s President Bajram Begaj thanked Hungary for pushing EU enlargement and backing Tirana’s accession drive. After talks with Prime Minister Viktor Orban, both sides said bringing the Western Balkans into the bloc...

Owner:  Mero Baze
Why won’t anyone in DP run for Tirana’s City Hall?

Why won’t anyone in DP run for Tirana’s City Hall?

Something odd is happening inside the Democratic Party. Instead of treating the announced race for Tirana’s City Hall as an opening against those in power, the party treats it like a burden no one wants to carry. Two of the top vote-getters on the...

Owner:  Mero Baze

Teen stuns crowd to claim international belt

AT just 15 years old, Australia’s Naser Bunjaku proved that age is no barrier to greatness, defeating Papua New Guinea’s Brendan Simbani in the 65kg division to capture the international title at the PNG vs Rest of the World Kickboxing tournament....

Owner:  Tiong Hiew King
President Begaj Holds Official Meeting with Orban in Hungary, Focus on Economy and Integration

President Begaj Holds Official Meeting with Orban in Hungary, Focus on Economy and Integration

The President of the Republic of Albania, Bajram Begaj, was received in a special meeting by the Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orban. The Head of State praised Hungary’s strong support for the membership of Albania and the Western Balkans in...

Owner:  Pedro Vargas David & Luís Santos
How to Spend 10 Days in Albania

How to Spend 10 Days in Albania

I don’t think I’ve ever spent as much time crafting an itinerary as I did for Albania. Take the following three ingredients: A limited amount of time in which to see the country A desire to see as much of it as possible A reluctance to hire a car...

Owner:  Lauren Juliff

International Hispanic theater festival lives on with full slate of plays

The 39th edition of the International Hispanic Theater Festival of Miami concluded its first weekend but there are still three more weekends to go until the closing night Sunday, Sept. 28. It is the first year that the festival has been presented...

Owner:  Miami-Dade County Public School & American Government
How Kremlin Propaganda Is Engineering Moldova’s Vote: Study of Key Narratives Targeting 2025 Elections

How Kremlin Propaganda Is Engineering Moldova’s Vote: Study of Key Narratives Targeting 2025 Elections

Russian and pro-Russian outlets are running a coordinated disinformation campaign in Moldova to shape perceptions of voters ahead of the upcoming elections—and to fracture Kyiv–Chișinău–EU alignment. Our analysis of the content produced by...

Owner:  Non-transparent
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