Maersk changes transatlantic service due to port congestion in Northern Europe

Eximbank targets Central, Eastern Europe with new Warsaw office

Export-Import Bank of Korea (Eximbank) has opened an office in Warsaw, Poland, as part of efforts to expand in Central and Eastern Europe, the state-run lender said Thursday. Areas of focus will include the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and...

Blackburn golf club retains spot in British Isles top 200 rankings

Pleasington Golf Club secured a spot in Golf Monthly magazine’s prestigious list of courses in the UK and Ireland. Placed in the 100-200 section, which does not rank courses by number, the accolade puts Pleasington in the top six per cent of...

Baltic Women in Film Mentorship Launches Applications for Fifth Edition

Women working in the audiovisual industries across the Baltic states are invited to apply for the fifth edition of the “Baltic Women in Film Mentorship” programme. This initiative is the only one of its kind in the region, specifically designed to...

Baltic state’s nationals refuse hosting foreign inmates

(MENAFN) Hundreds of Estonian citizens have signed a petition opposing a government proposal to lease prison space for foreign inmates, specifically criminals from Sweden. The Baltic country had announced last year that it might allow its prisons...

The movement against overtourism is sweeping Southern Europe

On Sunday, residents gathered in Barcelona under the hot midday sun armed with water guns, smoke bombs and an ardent desire to take back their city from the tourist hordes descending on it this summer. They marched through the luxury shopping...

Amadeus Data Reveals Central and Eastern Europe Emerging as New Frontier for Travelers

Joint report with UN Tourism highlights growing popularity of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Czech Republic June 18, 2025 - A host of emerging destinations in Central and Eastern Europe are catching the eye of international travelers this year, as...

Your week in concert options: Thunderstorm Artis, Balkan Bump and more

Marko Đurić: Na samitu u Taormini poseban fokus pitanje Balkana i učlanjenja u EU

TAORMINA - Ministar spoljnih poslova Srbije Marko Đurić učestvovao je danas u Taormini na evropskom ministarskom skupu i izjavio da je poseban fokus na samitu bilo pitanje Balkana i učlanjenja balkanskih država u Evropsku uniju kao i da to nije...

Moldova takes over leadership of the South-Eastern Europe Health Network Secretariat

Parliamentary committees convene in meetings /Parliament /from 08:30 to 09:30/. The Village Hall of Varnita invites you to the events dedicated to the Day of Remembrance – in commemoration of the heroes who fell on the battlefield in defense of...

Airfares from Western Europe to United States drop amid pullback in U.S. travel

NEW YORK/LONDON – Airfares from Europe to the United States have dropped to rates not seen since before the pandemic as travelers from Western Europe lead a pullback in travel to the U.S. that is expected to continue through at least July....

Baltic index falls to one-week low on weaker capesize, panamax rates

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry commodities, fell to a one-week low on Wednesday due to weaker rates for capesize and panamax vessel segments. The main index, which monitors rates...

NATO’s Task Force X Baltic Demonstrates Multi-Domain Response to Seabed and Wider Maritime Threats

Helsinki, Finland – The experimentation is assessing the contribution of different – and layered – MUS capabilities in providing persistent intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), and threat detection and tracking. Moreover, it is...

Denmark deploys ‘saildrones’ in Baltic to protect undersea cables from Russia

Denmark is deploying floating drones on the Baltic Sea to protect undersea infrastructure and bolster maritime surveillance amid the growing threat of hybrid attacks from Russia. The arrival of Saildrone, a California-based company, has prompted...

Anti-tourism protests erupt across Southern Europe

Protesters in Spain, Italy, and Portugal staged coordinated demonstrations against mass tourism, blaming it for soaring rents, housing shortages, and urban overcrowding. Cities including Barcelona, Palma, Venice, Lisbon, and Naples saw marches...

Russia provoking conflict in Western Balkans as leverage against West, think-tank says

Russia is attempting to provoke conflicts in the Western Balkans to use them as leverage against the West and get concessions over Ukraine, using psychological and information tools, an analysis by the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)...

Ülemiste Centre Earns Top Sustainable Building Certification and Rises to the Forefront in the Baltics

Ülemiste Centre has received a score of 70.9% in the internationally recognised BREEAM In-Use certification for management processes, achieving the Excellent level. With this result, it rose to the absolute top among shopping centres in the...

Djuric: Balkans, EU accession special focus of Taormina summit

TAORMINA - Serbian FM Marko Djuric said the Balkans and EU accession of Balkan states had been a special focus of Thursday's ministerial meeting in Taormina, Italy. Djuric noted that it had not been a routine meeting of FMs, but a very direct...

Thousands protest against tourism in southern Europe

(Credits: Far Out / YouTube Still) Thousands of protestors took to the streets over the weekend in southern Europe to fight against the rampant increase in tourism. On June 15th, the streets in many major cities across Spain, Italy, and Portugal...

Newsweek publishes correction after inaccurately reporting senior Russian official demanded NATO withdraw troops from Baltic states

(MENAFN) Newsweek has published a correction after inaccurately reporting that a senior Russian official demanded NATO withdraw troops from the Baltic states. The original article claimed that Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov...