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Britons told the lesser-known holiday spots offering 'authentic experiences, without the price tag'
GB News
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July 10, 2025
British holidaymakers are shunning traditional European tourist destinations in favour of lesser-known Eastern European and Balkan countries, according to new data. In fact, nearly half of UK travellers are now looking for more authentic...
2025 Rule of Law Report: European Commission fails to raise its voice and continues to ignore emergency situations
European Federation of Journalists
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On 8 July, the European Commission published its 6th Rule of Law (RoL) report, assessing countries’ advancements and progress in four key areas, one of which is media freedom. The same four candidate countries as in 2024 – Albania, Serbia, North...
Skopje Pride participants demand ‘death to fascism, freedom to the people’
Global Voices
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June 26, 2025
Skopje Pride, June 21, 2025. Photo: Meta.mk, used with permission. This article first appeared in Meta.mk on June 22, 2025. An edited version is being republished on Global Voices under a content partnership agreement with the Metamorphosis...
North Macedonian Sinologist: AI can be an excellent learning companion
China Daily
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The contributions of digital technology to empowering Sinology, Chinese studies, and the exchanges of civilizations were discussed at the 9th World Conference on Sinology, held in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, from June 5-7. It was jointly hosted...
Azerbaijan-North Macedonia discuss prospects for advancing bilateral relations
Azertag
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June 17, 2025
Baku, June 17, AZERTAC On June 17, Sahiba Gafarova, Speaker of Azerbaijan’s Milli Majlis, met with Afrim Gashi, Speaker of the North Macedonian Assembly, during his official visit to Azerbaijan. Gashi was first introduced to the plenary session...
European Parliament Must Adopt Unambiguous Report on North Macedonia - MEP Andrey Kovatchev
Bulgarian News Agency
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The European Parliament (EP) must adopt a clear and unambiguous report (on North Macedonia) that does not lend itself to interpretation, said MEP Andrey Kovatchev from the EPP/GERB-UDF in an interview with BTA in the lobby of the European...
Association of the Descendants of Refugees and Migrants from the Territory of the Republic of North Macedonia and friends: Violation of Freedom of Expression in the Case of Lyupcho Georgievski from Bitola
Bulgarian News Agency
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To: Ms Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Technological Sovereignty, Security and Democracy Ms Kaja Kallas, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Mr Raffaele Fitto, Executive...
After 14 Years, Al Jazeera Balkans to Cease Broadcast – Regional News Network Signs Off
Sarajevo Times
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July 10, 2025
It has been confirmed to Klix.ba that after fourteen years of successful work in the Balkans, the regional television project Al Jazeera Balkans is being shut down. Al Jazeera Balkans (AJB) is the regional arm of the Qatar-based Al Jazeera Media...
Bulgaria Takes Part in Month of Francophonie in Skopje
Bulgarian News Agency
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As a regular participant in Francophone Film Week in the Republic of North Macedonia, Bulgaria was represented with a screening of director Niki Iliev’s film "The Foreigner" at the Cinematheque in Skopje on Tuesday evening. The event was made...
Anti-misinformation alliance offers journalists scientific backup and funding
Journalism
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June 25, 2025
Credit: Google_FX A new €2.7 million initiative invites European journalists to ditch the traditional "quick quote" approach and develop proper partnerships with researchers. The European Journalism Centre, in partnership with NOVA University of...
Does the football season ever really end?
The Athletic
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July 10, 2025
“Let’s hear it for the boys — make some noise!” cries the voice over the public address system at Park Hall Stadium on a beautiful summer evening. It’s July 8, in Oswestry, an English market town that’s only three miles from the Welsh border and...
Europe's freak back-to-back heat-domes killed 2,300 in eight days with temperatures 'reaching 48C', study finds - as continent is ravaged by more wildfires and extreme weather
Daily Mail
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July 9, 2025
As many as 2,300 people died of heat-related causes across 12 European cities during the recent two-week heatwave, bleak new research has found. British scientists studying the 10 days to July 2, and looking at cities including London, Madrid,...
Jan Krevatin • Director of Greek Apricots
Cineuropa
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“I think what’s important in any film is that multiple things are happening at the same time, in order to avoid one-dimensional readings” 10/07/2025 - At Karlovy Vary, the Slovenian director is screening his delicate and moving short about a...
Four Students from Ukraine and Russia Study at Trakia University's Yambol-based Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Bulgarian News Agency
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Four foreign students are studying at the Yambol-based Faculty of Engineering and Technology of Trakia University in Stara Zagora, Professor Vanya Stoykova, Dean of the Faculty, told BTA. Three students from Ukraine and one from Russia are...
INTERVIEW: Western Balkans attract tech and services FDI as manufacturing outlook dims
BNE Intellinews
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Export-oriented manufacturing in the Western Balkans, particularly in Serbia and North Macedonia, has been a success story in recent years, drawing substantial foreign investment into industrial sectors closely integrated with European value...
University of Library Studies and Information Technologies Has 79 Foreign Students
Bulgarian News Agency
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Seventy-nine foreigners study at the University of Library Studies and Information Technologies (UniBIT) in Sofia, one is from a European Union country, the educational institution told BTA. Students from different countries choose the university...
“Co-creation” boosts commercial technology for dual-use defense applications
Breaking Defense
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June 12, 2025
Brave Partner is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa scheduled, directed, and led short notice action planning (SNAP) exercise, which includes live-fire training and is designed to demonstrate USAREUR-AF’s operational reach, validate U.S. investments in...
EIT Digital Venture Incubation Program 2025: Turn your digital tech idea into a real venture!
EU Startups
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June 12, 2025
Editor’s Note: This post was created in collaboration with and with financial support from EIT Digital. If you’re also interested in partnering with us, just reach out. Got a bold tech idea but unsure how to take the first step? Across Europe,...
The national fighting team brings two medals from the European Championships in Skopje
IPN
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June 12, 2025
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has increased its financing to three billion euros for the program aimed at supporting the defense industry of the European Union, an initiative to strengthen security capabilities in the context of escalating...
Open Balkan, closed doors: unveiling women’s limited opportunities
Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa
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Belgrade, Serbia, waiters during a break - © Shutterstock Despite the aspirations of the Open Balkan initiative to foster regional cooperation and economic integration, women continue to encounter barriers in accessing meaningful employment...