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Bulgaria's PM Backs 'Balkan Stream' as EU Plots Full Break from Russian Gas
Novinite
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Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov has reaffirmed that the “Balkan Stream” pipeline remains a functional and commercially viable energy project, despite the latest push by the European Commission to end Europe’s dependence on Russian gas. Zhelyazkov...
Estonian solar park enters Baltic frequency markets
pv-magazine
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June 19, 2025
Eesti Energia and Emsys VPP have prequalified the 75 MW Sopi solar park to deliver 30 MW to the Baltic region’s automatic frequency market and 45 MW to its manual frequency market. June 19, 2025 Patrick Jowett Estonian publicly owned energy...
Explained: Why thousands have taken to the streets in cities across southern Europe
The Times of India
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Is over-tourism destroying Europe? Locals seem to think so as cities across Italy, Portugal and Spain witnessed a weekend of widespread protests. Even the world's most visited movement, the Louvre, wasn't sparedThe squirt guns returned to the...
Summer travel plans of the Baltic states
LSM
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June 19, 2025
The most important criterion for choosing a travel destination was the cost of tickets, followed by the safety of the destination. Comparing the plans of travelers in the three Baltic states, it was concluded that the residents of Latvia and...
Serbia Aims To Lead Balkan Stability And European Integration (VIDEO)
MENAFN
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June 19, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 19. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia Marko Duric stated that this is a historic event for Europe, which practically laid the foundations of the modern EU, and its anniversary is an...
Scandinavia bolsters missile and air defense to align with new NATO target
Breaking Defense
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June 18, 2025
U.S. Patriot missile batteries from the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment stand ready at sunset in Poland on April 10, 2022. The deployment of these air & missile defense systems is purely defensive. They contribute to the robust...
Baltic Triangle restaurant named 'must visit' by top food critic
Liverpool Echo
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June 18, 2025
A Baltic Triangle restaurant received high praise from a top food critic who highlighted one dish in particular from the menu as his stand-out favourite. Jay Rayner has worked for The Observer and The Independent on Sunday, before joining the...
Eesti Energia and emsys Prequalify Solar Park in the Baltics for Frequency Markets
Renewable Energy Magazine
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The Sopi Solar Park is operated by Eesti Energía´s subsidiary Enefit Green. Completed in 2025, the plant has a total capacity of 74 MW and a projected annual electricity output of 75 GWh which covers the annual electricity consumption of...
PM Zhelyazkov Describes Balkan Stream as Very Well Structured Business Project
Bulgarian News Agency
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Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov commented Thursday on the fate of Balkan Stream - the Bulgarian extension of the TurkStream gas pipeline, which runs from the country's southern border with Turkiye to its western border with Serbia. "Balkan Stream,...
Bauska municipality worried about Rail Baltica construction
LSM
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June 19, 2025
Of the more than 260 kilometres of main track planned for construction in Latvia, only 15% or approximately 40 kilometres in the Bauska municipality are currently funded. Less than a month ago, construction began on a base near Iecava, which will...
Kyrgyzstan and Benelux countries sign agreements on visas and readmission
AKIpress News Agency
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AKIPRESS.COM - A signing ceremony for two agreements between Kyrgyzstan and the Benelux countries (Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg) took place at the Benelux Secretariat in Brussels on June 18, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported....
Belgrade Show Plots Path Out Of Balkan Labyrinth Of Pain
International Business Times - Australia
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June 19, 2025
Life in 1990s former Yugoslavia was a nightmare of war, economic collapse and an all-powerful mafia. But a new exhibition in Belgrade hopes plunging visitors back into this labyrinth of trauma and suffering may actually help the Balkans find a way...
Balkan States Evacuate Citizens from Israel Amid Escalating Conflict
Balkan Insight
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June 18, 2025
In North Macedonia, a first group of citizens evacuated from Israel arrived at Skopje airport late Tuesday night on a government jet. Photo: North Macedonia’s Foreign Minister Timco Mucunski/Facebook. Hundreds of citizens of Balkan states have...
Panic in ‘sunniest place in British isles’ amid ‘disappointing’ drop in visitors
Daily Express
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June 17, 2025
Officials have called for renewed efforts to boost tourist trade in Jersey after the Channel Island recorded a drop in visitor numbers. Some of the decline can be linked to a changeover in ferry providers, with the number of tourists arriving by...
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...
President launches Baltic visits ahead of EU presidency
Cyprus Mail
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June 19, 2025
President Nikos Christodoulides is visiting Latvia on Thursday as part of a series of visits to the Baltic countries ahead of Cyprus’ EU rotating presidency in the first half of 2026, with Ukraine and the Middle East high on his agenda. In Latvia,...
Baltic Index Down On Weaker Rates For Large Vessels
Hellenic Shipping News
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June 17, 2025
The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry commodities, fell on Tuesday on weaker rates for large vessels. The main index, which monitors rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping...
Kayaking Across the British Isles
Explorersweb
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June 16, 2025
Jim Mee is kayaking laterally across the British Isles. On June 1, the 47-year-old began paddling from the east coast of England, bound for the west coast of Ireland, 1,000km away. Map: Rat Race Adventures Starting from the Humber Estuary in early...
Guillermo de Torre, new regional counsel Southern Europe at Stryker
Iberian Lawyer
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June 16, 2025
US multinational Stryker, a global leader in medical technology, has appointed Guillermo de Torre as its new Regional Counsel for Southern Europe, based in Madrid. De Torre assumes legal responsibility for Spain, Portugal and Italy, thus...
Benelux Debuts New Rooftop Upgrade
Urban Milwaukee - Wisconsin
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Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee Arial view of Lux Skyhaus at Cafe Benelux. Image courtesy of Lowlands Group. Rooftop dining has made its anticipated summertime debut at Cafe Benelux — and this time, there’s no countdown...