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(ANSA) - BELGRADE, NOV 14 - "Trieste is a natural hub for Central Europe, connecting the Mediterranean, Balkans, and the heart of the Union," said the CEI Secretary General, Franco Dal Mas, during a visit to Warsaw, where he met with Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Henryka Mościcka-Dendys and the Italian Ambassador to Poland, Luca Franchetti Pardo. Dal Mas' official visit to Poland revolved around the Three Seas Initiative, in which Poland is a key player, as well as the Trieste-Ljubljana-Zagreb-Belgrade…

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, NOV 14 - A Turkish firefighting plane crashed near the Croatian coastal town of Senj, killing the pilot and leaving only one person on board. Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumakli confirmed the crash. According to the Turkish newspaper Sabah, the AT-802 single-rotor turboprop air tractor vanished from radar yesterday afternoon and was later discovered on fire near Senj. On Wednesday morning, two Turkish Forestry Corps planes flew to Zagreb for maintenance, but due…

(ANSA) - TRIESTE, 13 NOV - In 2022, the European Union recorded 1.29 million cancer deaths, accounting for almost a quarter of all deaths that year. Cancer mortality rates vary significantly between member countries: from 331 per 100,000 inhabitants in Poland to 209 in Malta, a difference of 1.6 times. The data, presented at the EUnetCCC Annual Meeting 2025, which brought together over 160 partners from 31 countries, was compiled by Diego Serraino, epidemiologist and senior consultant at Alleanza…

(ANSA-AFP) - BERLIN, NOV 13 - Berlin expects Ukraine to do far more to fight graft, Chancellor Friedrich Merz told President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday after a major corruption scandal rocked Zelensky's government. Germany expects Ukraine to "energetically advance anti-corruption measures and further reforms, particularly in the area of the rule of law," Merz told Zelensky in a telephone call, a statement from the chancellery said. (ANSA-AFP).

(ANSA) - ROME, NOV 13 - Premier Giorgia Meloni said the agreement her government signed with Tirana two years ago for Italian-run migrant centres on Albanian territorial will keep going forward despite the many legal hurdles that have so far prevented it from taking off in earnest. Premier Giorgia Meloni said Thursday the agreement her government signed with Tirana two years ago for Italian-run migrant centres on Albanian territorial will keep going forward despite the many legal hurdles that have…

(ANSA) - PONTEBBA, 13 NOV - A €16 million investment marks the start of the new ski season in Nassfeld Pramollo, a ski resort between Friuli Venezia Giulia and Carinthia, used for the construction of a new 10-seater cable car, the Gartnerkofelbahn, consisting of 55 panoramic cabins that can carry up to 2,620 passengers per hour. The facility will start operating next December. "The previous four-seater chairlift, dating back to 1985, had reached the end of its life: after four decades of summer…

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, NOV 13 - "The golden illusion of Ukraine is falling apart. A wartime mafia network with countless ties to President Zelensky has been exposed. The energy minister has already resigned, and the main suspect has fled the country. This is the chaos into which the Brusselian elite want to pour European taxpayers' money, where whatever isn't shot off on the front lines ends up in the pockets of the war mafia. Madness." Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán wrote in a tweet. "Anyhow,…

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, NOV 13 - "I'd like to start with a topic that was central to both our discussions at the European Council and at COP30 last week in Brazil: decarbonisation and competitiveness. From Brussels to Belém, the message was consistent. We must accelerate the transition to a clean economy while also promoting economic growth and prosperity. This was central to our discussions at the European Council: the race for decarbonisation is inextricably linked to the race for competitiveness."…

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, NOV 13 - In October, Germany's inflation rate was 2.3% higher than the same period in 2024. The Federal Statistical Office released these figures today, and its president, Ruth Brand, emphasised that after two months of increases (2.4% in September and 2.2% in August), inflation growth was slightly lower in October. Core inflation, excluding food and energy, is at 2.8%, the same as in September 2025. (ANSA).

(ANSA) - TRIESTE, NOV 12 - The training course "Challenges and Perspectives of Science Diplomacy in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe" (Challenges and Perspectives of Science Diplomacy in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe), to be held November 25-28, 2025, between Trieste and Gorizia, co-organized by InCE Executive Secretariat, Fvg Region and Dip. Political and Social Sciences (DISPES) University of Trieste, with support from Area Science Park and Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste-in collaboration…

(ANSA) - ZAGABRIA, NOV 12 - Zagreb's municipal assembly yesterday adopted a decision banning the use of Ustaša symbols during concerts, rallies and other public events held in facilities managed by the municipality. The decision comes amid continuing ideological tensions, which erupted this summer after far-right folk-rock singer Marko Perković Thompson held a concert in Zagreb in front of some half a million people, and characterized by the slow but steady 'normalization' of the public use of…

Hungarian Economy Minister Marton Nagy announced that deficit targets for 2025 and 2026 have been increased to 5 percent of GDP, up from the previous targets of 3.7 percent set in the budget law. The Orban government increases spending while elections next April are in sight, despite a stagnant economy (an estimated 0.5 percent GDP increase for 2025). A measure that could hint at a quest for consensus among voters. "By now it is clear, why Orban has of the financial shield, agreed with U.S. President…

(ANSA) - BELGRADO, NOV 12 - For Prime Minister Djuro Macut, Serbia has met all the technical conditions for EU membership, for which, however, political obstacles and the positions of some member countries remain. "I think we are really closer than ever to EU membership as we have met all the conditions. In so many meetings I have had as head of government I have perceived that everyone understands and respects us," Macut said today speaking at the opening in Belgrade of 'Euronews Adria Summit,'…

(ANSA) - BELGRADO, 12 NOV - Per il premier Djuro Macut, la Serbia ha soddisfatto tutti i presupposti tecnici per l'adesione alla Ue, per la quale tuttavia restano ostacoli di natura politica e le posizioni di alcuni Paesi membri. "Penso che siamo davvero più vicini che mai all'adesione all'Unione europea poichè abbiamo soddisfatto tutte le condizioni. In tanti incontri che ho avuto quale capo del governo ho percepito che tutti ci capiscono e ci rispettano", ha detto Macut intervenendo oggi all'apertura…

(ANSA) - ROMA, NOV 12 - On the occasion of the Tirana Book Fair, the Italian Cultural Institute in collaboration with Toena Publishing House presents the Albanian language edition of the book 'The Night of the Vanquished,' by Antonio Caiazza, translated by Diana Çuli. Appointment today at 5 p.m. at the Tirana Palace of Congresses. (ANSA).

(ANSA) - ROMA, NOV 12 - Romania aims to take control of the local subsidiary of Russia's Lukoil to protect its domestic energy system and comply with U.S. sanctions, Romanian Energy Minister Bogdan Ivan was quoted by local media as saying. Lukoil operates 320 gas stations in Romania and operates the Petrotel refinery, which supplies about a quarter of the domestic fuel market, and holds exploration rights in a section of the Black Sea. The company was recently hit by U.S. sanctions related to the…

(ANSA) - NOVA GORICA, NOV 12 - The ambition of the Fvg Region, "which I share with Slovenia and Croatia, is to further strengthen economic, scientific and educational cooperation, with ever closer political and institutional coordination. There is now an awareness - and also a common vision - that this path represents a great opportunity for our territories, thanks also to the strategic geopolitical position we share in the Upper Adriatic area." This was stated by the regional councillor for Labor,…

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, NOV 11 - "We are waiting for all the necessary investigations, but the fact that someone would pay to have fun killing is something inhumane, something you can't even imagine in horror films," said Massimiliano Fedriga, President of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region, in response to journalists' questions about the so-called "human safari" in Sarajevo, which reportedly included a Trieste resident. (ANSA).

(ANSA-AFP) - FRANKFURT AM MAIN, NOV 11 - Investor morale in Germany in November fell slightly, despite expectations for a slight increase, according to a survey from the ZEW institute. It showed that market expectations for the economy dipped to 38.5 points, from 39.3 a month earlier. "The overall mood is characterised by a fall in confidence in the capacity of Germany's economic policy to tackle the pressing issues," said ZEW president Achim Wambach. (ANSA-AFP).

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, NOV 11 - In Belgrade, the student protest movement, along with citizen groups supporting them, organised a demonstration today to protest the government's plan to demolish the rubble of the old Yugoslav General Staff building in the capital, which was destroyed by NATO bombing in the spring of 1999, and replace it with a luxury hotel and residence complex owned by Jared Kushner, son-in-law of US President Donald Trump. The protesters, led by a large banner reading "We will not…

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, NOV 11 - The German Federal Prosecutor's Office arrested a man in Dortmund for planning an attack on prominent German politicians. Martin S., a German and Polish citizen, was active on the dark web to fund his plans. According to the Prosecutor's Office, the man has been naming and gathering sensitive personal information about potential victims since at least June 2025, with twenty politicians believed to have been targeted. He pronounced the death sentence and gave instructions…

(ANSA) - TRIESTE, NOV 11 - The affair of the 'safaris' in Sarajevo had been reported in a book - "The Bastards of Sarajevo" - published in 2014 and republished four years later, written by Luca Leone, journalist, writer and co-founder ofInfinity Editions, which had edited it. Leone, who had taken a long and deep interest in Bosnian affairs, especially related to the conflict, had spoken in 2022 on the occasion of the release of 'Sarajevo Safari,' the documentary by Slovenian Miran Zupanic. "Journalists…

(ANSA-AFP) - BUCHAREST, NOV 11 - Fragments of a suspected Russian drone landed in Romania without causing any damage, as President Nicusor Dan on Tuesday downplayed the incident as an "accident". "On the night of November 10-11, 2025, the Russian Federation launched new air strikes on Ukrainian ports on the Danube," the Romanian defence ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. "A large number of explosions were recorded on the Ukrainian side of the Danube, in the area of the port of Izmail," it…

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, NOV 11 - Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) reportedly thwarted a Ukrainian military operation to hijack a Russian MiG-31 equipped with a supersonic Kinzhal missile and launch a bogus attack on NATO's largest air base. The FSB reported this to the Tass news agency, alleging that the UK was involved in the operation. "To hijack the aircraft," Moscow intelligence explained, "Ukraine was willing to recruit Russian pilots for $3 million." (ANSA).

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, NOV 10 - "To protect freedom and our democracy," "a reorganisation and modernisation of the state and economy is required, in a completely changed context both globally and within Germany," German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche stated in a lengthy speech at the symposium on the Social Market Economy. The minister began by drawing parallels between the emergence of this approach after WWII, when it was necessary to "rebuild the country and democracy," and the current situation.…

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, NOV 10 - The diplomatic documents that trace the negotiations that led to the signing of the Treaty of Osimo are being released from the Farnesina archives. The volume containing them, edited by Massimo Bucarelli, Professor of History of International Relations at Sapienza University, and Arrigo Bonifacio of the University of Udine, titled "Documents on the Adriatic Peace," is now available for consultation on the Farnesina website in the "Foreign Policy and History" section,…

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, NOV 10 - German investigators are convinced that the Ukrainian group that allegedly blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea was directed by Valeriy Zaluzhny, the Ukrainian Armed Forces' Commander-in-Chief at the time. According to the Wall Street Journal, German police and prosecutors have a "clear picture of how an elite Ukrainian military unit carried out the attacks under the direct leadership of General Valeriy Zaluzhny." The saboteurs aimed to reduce Russia's…

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, NOV 10 - They left Italy, paying "substantial" sums to Serbian soldiers to participate in the siege of Sarajevo and shoot "for fun" at Bosnian capital residents during the conflict. An investigation is underway in Milan to identify these "war tourists" who participated in the massacre of over 11,000 people between 1993 and 1995, according to Il Giorno and La Repubblica. The case, which Il Giornale had previously reported on in July, was opened by prosecutor Alessandro Gobbis on…

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, NOV 10 - The opposition Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) and the ruling Vetevendosje party (VV, led by Prime Minister Albin Kurti) both won five and four mayoral seats today, for a total of seven each, including the first round on October 12. According to preliminary results released this evening by the electoral commission, the LDK has won Pristina with its candidate Perparim Rama, who will be mayor for the second time, and celebrations are taking place in downtown Pristina.…

(ANSA) - VILNIUS, NOV 8 - The second conference on Italian-Estonian space cooperation will be held on Nov. 24 at the Estonian Business School in Tallinn. The event, organized by the Embassy of Italy in Tallinn in collaboration with Ice in Stockholm, is proposed as an opportunity to explore the possibilities strengthening and development of relations between Italy and Estonia in space matters. During this year's conference they will discuss, in particular, Halo, the Lunar Gateway housing and logistics…