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The Kosovo-Serbia dispute amid global turmoil: a defining test for the EU
New Eastern Europe
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June 20, 2025
Ongoing disagreement between Kosovo and Serbia remains a key geopolitical issue for the EU. Much like in Ukraine, the ability of Brussels to produce tangible results will decide whether or not it can operate effectively in its neighbourhood well...
Serbia's Vucic Reveals Secret Military Build-Up, Cites Threats from Kosovo, Croatia, Albania, and Bulgaria
Novinite
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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has stated that Serbia has been secretly rearming its military in recent years, with the goal of significantly boosting its capabilities to ensure national freedom and security, BGNES repoirts. According to him,...
Almost 80% smartphones imported from China
The Rising Nepal
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By Laxman Kafle, Kathmandu, July 6: Nepal has witnessed a sharp rise in smartphone imports during the first 11 months of the current fiscal year 2024/25, with devices worth over Rs. 32 billion brought into the country. According to the statistics...
In Switzerland four out of ten people have a migrant background – who are they?
Swissinfo
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July 7, 2025
Many foreign residents in Switzerland work in the hotel-catering and construction sectors. Keystone / Christian Beutler Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British)...
Polish company LPP’s online sales climbs by 25.1% in Q1 FY25
Fibre 2 Fashion
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In the first quarter of 2025, the Gdansk-based company recorded strong double-digit sales growth in both the traditional channel by 19.9 per cent and online by 25.1 per cent respectively.The beginning of the current financial year at LPP was...
New cross-border interconnection planned between North Macedonia and Kosovo
CEENERGYNEWS
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June 20, 2025
The electricity transmission system operators of North Macedonia (MEPSO) and Kosovo (KOSTT) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to develop the electricity transmission network. The plan mainly focuses on the construction of a new 400-kilovolt...
Kosovo Demands Release of Ex-Policeman Detained by Serbia
Balkan Insight
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June 11, 2025
Illustration. Horgos crossing point between Serbia and Hungary. Photo: EPA-EFE/EDVARD MOLNAR HUNGARY OUT Kosovo authorities have demanded the release of Arbnor Spahiu, a former member of the Kosovo Police Special Unit, currently detained in...
Kosovo businesses protest electricity market liberalization
Gazeta Tema
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June 11, 2025
Industry leaders warn of rising energy costs and demand a one-year delay to the rollout of free-market pricing. PRISTINA, June 11 — Kosovo’s largest business organizations are calling for a one-year postponement of the country’s shift to a...
Total of 55 Foreign Students Enrolled at Academy of Economics in Svishtov
Bulgarian News Agency
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A total of 55 foreign students from 22 countries are studying at the D. A. Tsenov Academy of Economics – Svishtov, the Foreign Relations Centre of the educational institution told BTA. The countries of origin of the students and PhD students are...
Bosnia’s coal plants the biggest polluters in Western Balkans, CEE Bankwatch survey shows
BNE Intellinews
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Coal plants in Bosnia & Herzegovina were the biggest SO2 emitters in the Western Balkans in 2024, according to a survey by CEE Bankwatch, an environmental NGO. Last year, Bosnian plants emitted 212,840 tonnes of SO2 – 11.3 times higher than the...
Kosovo’s president sets Oct. 12 for municipal elections while a legislative impasse continues
WTOP - District Columbia
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June 9, 2025
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo ’s president on Monday set Oct. 12 as the date for municipal elections, while the… PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo ’s president on Monday set Oct. 12 as the date for municipal elections, while the country remains in a...
Alcon Acquires Bankrupt Village Roadshow Entertainment Group’s Film Library For $417.5 Million
Deadline
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June 18, 2025
Alcon Media Group LLC has won its $417.5 million bid to acquire Village Roadshow Entertainment Group’s library of 108 feature film titles, Alcon said Wednesday. The deal includes Village Roadshow’s entire library of intellectual properties,...
Alcon Acquires Bankrupt Village Roadshow Entertainment Group’s Film Library For $417.5 Million
Deadline
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June 18, 2025
Alcon Media Group LLC has won its $417.5 million bid to acquire Village Roadshow Entertainment Group’s library of 108 feature film titles, Alcon said Wednesday. The deal includes Village Roadshow’s entire library of intellectual properties,...
Underground History: BIRN’s Reporting House Marks Kosovo Mine’s Centenary
Balkan Insight
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June 18, 2025
“Developed by a British mining company in the 1920s, shortly after Serbia’s conquest of Kosovo, Trepca was taken over by Nazi Germany during World War II, until the Yugoslav Partisans gained control in 1944, beginning a new era of maximising basic...
President Sulyok holds talks with Kosovan counterpart
About Hungary
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June 18, 2025
President Tamás Sulyok held talks with Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu, the president of the Republic of Kosovo, at Sándor Palace in Budapest on Tuesday. At their talks, President Sulyok and Osmani-Sadriu were in agreement that Hungarian-Kosovan relations...
GE Vernova signs agreement to supply 73 MW Kosovo wind project
Renewable Energy Magazine
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Initial deliveries for the project are scheduled from the end of 2025 through the beginning of 2026, and the project is expected to achieve full operation by the second half of next year. When completed, the project is expected to provide enough...
Jordanians Exempt as Syria Implements New Entry Fee Policy
Jordan News
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July 6, 2025
A decision to revise entry and transit visa fees for Arab and foreign nationals entering Syria came into effect Sunday, as part of what the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs described as a new security and economic entry policy.اضافة اعلان Under...
University of National and World Economy Has 403 Foreign Students
Bulgarian News Agency
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There are 403 foreign students studying at the University of National and World Economy (UNWE) at the moment, the university told BTA. Four of them are from European Union countries. Foreign students at the UNWE currently come from 21 countries on...
Sinopak Machinery Ships Beverage Bottling Lines To Algeria And Kosovo
MENAFN
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June 16, 2025
(MENAFN- GetNews) Jiangsu SinoPAK Machinery Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of beverage bottling machinery and turnkey production lines, has recently completed two major international shipments, further reinforcing its global presence and...
Trump says he will “fix” Kosovo-Serbia conflict again
Gazeta Tema
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June 15, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would resolve tensions between Kosovo and Serbia, claiming he had already prevented a war during his first term. In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “During my first term, Serbia and Kosovo were going at it...