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Serbia, US reiterate commitment to closer defense cooperation — defense ministry
TASS
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July 29, 2025
BELGRADE, July 29. /TASS/. Expanded bilateral defense cooperation was at the center of a recent meeting between Serbian Defense Minister Bratislav Gasic and visiting US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and North Atlantic Treaty...
Corinth Pipeworks awarded supply contract for Greece–North Macedonia Natural Gas Interconnector project
World Pipelines
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July 28, 2025
Corinth Pipeworks has announced its participation in the Greece–North Macedonia Natural Gas Interconnector, a milestone project that strengthens regional energy security, enhances cross-border connectivity, and supports the transition to a...
'Utterly disturbing': Police refuse to reveal cost of Salmond inquiry evidence probe
The Herald (Scotland)
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August 2, 2025
He said the investigation was looking into claims that a “very, very senior civil servant - Mr James Hynd - gave a false statement on oath at the inquiry”. When the former First Minister and Alba Party leader died suddenly, aged 69, in North...
Serbia to Import 1 Billion Cubic Meters of Gas from Azerbaijan, New Contract Talks Expected Soon
eKapija
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Serbia’s natural gas imports from Azerbaijan could increase to 1 billion cubic meters annually, more than 2.5 times the originally contracted volume of 400 million cubic meters, according to Serbian Minister of Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic,...
Share Your Experience: Access to Online Health Services in North Macedonia
Balkan Insight
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July 28, 2025
Have you had trouble using online health services in North Macedonia? Tell us your story. This post is also available in this language: Shqip Macedonian Photo illustration: Unsplash.com. We are conducting research into how people in North...
Bulgarians Prefer Turkiye and Greece as Travel Destinations in June 2025
Bulgarian News Agency
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In June 2025, the number of trips of Bulgarian citizens abroad was 943,600 or 10.4% above the registered in the same month last year, show National Statistical Institute data published on Tuesday. An increase in trips with all observed purposes...
European Commission: Western Balkan Countries record GDP Decline
Sarajevo Times
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July 26, 2025
Economic growth in the Western Balkans slowed significantly in the first quarter of 2025, according to a report by the European Commission. The region’s real GDP growth fell to 2.3 percent, from 3.3 percent in the previous quarter. All countries...
Thousands of Serbs Acquiring Bulgarian Passports Sparks Identity Debate in Serbia
Novinite
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According to an article published by the Serbian news outlet Niške Vesti, Bulgaria is “quietly advancing” its influence in Southern Serbia by way of citizenship, BGNES reported. The report claims that thousands of Serbian citizens are acquiring...
Bluetongue Disease Detected in Kyustendil Region, Animals To Be Treated
Bulgarian News Agency
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The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) has detected Bulgaria’s first ever outbreak of bluetongue disease caused by serotype 8 in small ruminants, BFSA said here Thursday evening. The outbreak was identified in an unregistered livestock facility...
Only 17 Countries Request EU-Backed Rearmament Loans as Deadline Expires
The European Conservative
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July 30, 2025
Only two-thirds of EU member states applied for ‘SAFE’ before the deadline on Tuesday, July 29th, opting to join the EU’s newest instrument to boost military readiness through joint arms procurement projects funded by EU-backed loans. Despite more...
Vehicle-moose collision near Denali kills one, injures another
Fairbanks Daily News Miner - Alaska
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A 24-year-old man was killed early Friday morning after his vehicle struck a moose near mile 235 of the George Parks Highway, just south of the entrance to Denali Park Road, according to the National Park Service. The collision occurred around 1...
Observances: August 2-3
Bulgarian News Agency
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August 2 The world: Republic Day of North Macedonia. On this date in Bulgarian history: 1887: At 3rd Grand National Assembly, Prince Ferdinand I (elected Bulgarian monarch on June 25, 1887, after Prince Alexander I abdicated on August 26, 1886)...
Emma Hickey finishes a fine fifth in punishing Skopje heat
Irish Independent
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EMMA HICKEY of United Striders AC delivered a stand-out performance for Team Ireland at the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF), finishing a superb fifth in the 3,000m final in North Macedonia on Monday.
Kilkenny athlete helps shatter Irish best at European Festival
Kilkenny People
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July 30, 2025
What a week for Team Ireland and Kilkenny City Harriers athlete Molly Daly in Skopje, at the European Youth Olympic Festival this week. Daly was representing Ireland in the 200m and was also the second leg of the Girls’ medley relay. Molly placed...
Ukraine2EU: How the EU is helping Ukraine prepare for membership amid current realities
European Pravda
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In the coming months, Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers is set to adopt a major document that is intended not only to serve as a roadmap for the reforms required in order to join the EU, but also to set the deadlines by which Ukraine commits to adopt...
North Macedonia undermines the EU Negotiation Framework
BGNES
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July 25, 2025
North Macedonia’s Foreign Minister Timcho Mucunski has publicly challenged the EU Negotiation Framework and the conditions imposed by all member states of the Bloc, BGNES reported. “This is one of the most harmful documents in our history,”...
Heavy Traffic Reported at Several Border Crossings in Bulgaria
Bulgarian News Agency
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Traffic is heavy at the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint (BCP) on the border with Türkiye for outbound passenger vehicles. Тraffic is intense for inbound passenger cars аt the Kalotina BCP on the border with Serbia,the General Directorate Border...
Bulgarian and Greek Regulators Expand Cooperation into Water Services Sector
Bulgarian News Agency
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Bulgaria's Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) and Greece’s Regulatory Authority for Energy, Waste and Water (RAAEY) will expand their collaboration to include the water services sector, following the EWRC’s approval of a new cooperation...
Bulgaria Faces Livestock Crisis: 10,000 Sheep Euthanized Following Disease Outbreaks
Novinite
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New sheep pox outbreaks in Bulgaria have led to the culling of 10,000 animals over the past week. Simeon Karakolev, co-chairman of the National Sheep and Goat Breeding Association, shared the alarming figures during a morning interview with the...
Which one is EU: Active competitor or passive spectator?
Sabah
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July 29, 2025
Today, the European Union can be seen, on one hand, as the result of a consensus between federalists and intergovernmentalists. On the other hand, it is viewed as an overregulated, intensely bureaucratic, partly supranational and asymmetrical...