Western Europe’s Epic Faceplant: Geopolitically Irrelevant, Morally Bankrupt, and Too Weak to Care

If there is anything the last couple of years have taught us, the Western European countries have become basically useless. They stand for nothing, they have no prevailing moral center and they are very, very weak. The Gazan war revealed many...

Hippos thrived in central Europe 40,000 years ago, fossils reveal

Hippos roamed central Europe much later than previously thought, as 40,000 years ago, a new study of Ice Age fossils reveals. Scientists previously thought common hippos – Hippopotamus amphibius – disappeared from central Europe about 115,000...

GNM Launches Paris PoP to Strengthen Connectivity Across Western Europe

GNM has launched a new Point of Presence (PoP) at 137 Boulevard Voltaire in Paris, expanding its Western European footprint and giving French operators direct access to its backbone and interconnection services. The company said strong growth in...

Gallup International Balkan Poll Puts GERB in First Place if Elections Were Held Next Sunday

GERB-UDF would be in the lead with 27.4% support if elections were held next Sunday, according to a Gallup International Balkan poll published on Tuesday. This is GERB's highest result so far this year. The government’s actions have played a key...

Russia plans information operations to destabilize the situation in the Balkans

Russia is preparing new information operations aimed at destabilizing the situation in the Western Balkans, said research fellow Ivana Stradner from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), as reported by TVP World. According to her, the...

Etex and Heidelberg Materials Benelux unveil breakthrough low carbon cement technology

Etex, a global leader in lightweight construction materials, and Heidelberg Materials, one of the world’s largest integrated manufacturers of building materials and solutions, with leading market positions in cement, aggregates, and concrete in...

Strengthening NATO cohesion key to Western Balkans security

Participants, including representatives of the academic community, international organisations, and former officials from NATO member states, emphasised the importance of continuing Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Euro-Atlantic integration process.

Hippos Lived in Central Europe around 40,000 Years Ago, New Study Suggests

A small, isolated population of common hippos (Hippopotamus amphibius) was present in the Upper Rhine Graben in southwestern Germany during the middle Weichselian, a period spanning from 47,000 until 31,000 years ago, according to new research....

4iG Signs Letter of Intent to Promote Connectivity in Western Balkans

In the letter of intent the EU partners expressed their support for 4iG Group’s regional digital infrastructure development initiatives in the Western Balkans, with particular emphasis on the Eagle subsea data cable project linking Albania and...

SOFTSWISS to drive industry dialogue with 2026 iGaming Trends Marathon at SiGMA Central Europe Summit

SOFTSWISS will present a four-hour deep dive into iGaming’s future at the SiGMA Central Europe Summit on 5 November 2025. The 2026 iGaming Trends Marathon will take place from 12:00 to 16:00 on the People, Partners & Performance Stage, featuring...

Kosovo Drone Deal Part of Turkish ‘Political Project’ in the Balkans

Coinciding with Turkey taking command of NATO-led peacekeeping efforts in Kosovo, Pristina’s purchase of Turkish-made Skydagger ‘kamikaze’ drones has further strengthened the military partnership between the two countries, to the anger of Serbia....

“Improbable that exports to Western Europe and overseas will be repeated this year”

The second week of October marks the beginning of exports for Greek kakis. Small quantities of the chocolate-fleshed variety, Karaliok, are already being harvested, but these are destined exclusively for the domestic market. Thus, the Jiro kakis...

Central and eastern Europe sees surge in alternative protein funding

Public and nonprofit funding for alternative proteins rose for the fifth consecutive year in 2024, and central and eastern European countries are playing an increasing role, according to a new report from specialist think tank the Good Food...

Country ranks 44th worldwide, 2nd in Balkans for women’s rights

TIRANA, Oct. 13 (TemA) — Albania ranks 44th worldwide and second in the Balkans among the best countries for women, according to CEOWORLD Magazine’s 2025 global index. The survey, based on responses from nearly 280,000 women across 156 countries,...

Sweden drops sabotage investigation into Baltic Sea cable

Copenhagen, Oct 13, (dpa/GNA) – The Swedish public prosecutor’s office is dropping its sabotage investigation, into damage to a communications cable in the depths of the Baltic Sea. The anchor of a suspect ship did damage to the cable between...

Largest Sikh temple in the Benelux opens in Limburg village

A new Sikh temple, the largest in the Benelux, has opened in the village of Hoepertingen, in the south of Limburg Province. The previous temple was destroyed by a fire. With the opening of the new temple, the Sikh temple in the nearby town of...

Steelwind Loads Out Final Baltic Power Monopiles

Steelwind Nordenham has loaded out the final three monopiles for Poland’s 1.2 GW Baltic Power offshore wind project at its port facility in Germany. Over the course of 26 shipments, all 78 monopiles that the company produced were successfully...

Baltic music industry joins forces for Ireland Music Week

Ireland Music Week took place in Dublin for the 23rd time this October, placing a special focus on the Baltic States. The event was attended by more than thirty delegates from the Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian music industries, and the Baltic...

Hippos survived in central Europe until 31,000 years ago, new fossil study revea

New research shows hippos lived in central Europe’s Upper Rhine Graben between 47,000 and 31,000 years ago, surviving far longer into the last ice age than previously believed. Fossil evidence overturns prior assumptions that they vanished 115,000...

1 European Commission Supports 4iG Group's Digital Infrastructure and Subsea Cable Initiatives in the Western Balkans

Joint declaration signed today in Tirana at the EU-Western Balkans Investment Forum § At the EU–Western Balkans Investment Forum held in Tirana, 4iG Group signed a Joint Declaration with the European Commission and GÉANT, the pan-European...