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EU Approves Defense Loan Plan

(MENAFN) As part of an increasing drive for Europe to enhance its own defense capabilities, the European Union member states have reached a consensus on a substantial EURO150 billion (USD170 billion) loan initiative. This financial package is...

EU Reveals USD170B Defense Loan Initiative to Enhance Security

(MENAFN) In a significant move toward enhancing European self-reliance in defense, EU nations have approved a €150 billion ($170 billion) loan initiative aimed at increasing defense expenditures through 2030. The funding will support collaborative...

8th World Bee Day: Bee diplomacy for environmental protection and biodiversity

SLOVENIA, May 20 - Bees and other pollinators play a vital role in maintaining ecosystems and biodiversity. World Bee Day, celebrated on 20 May, offers an opportunity for global cooperation and solidarity in their protection. This year marks the...

OSCE strengthens Montenegro’s border security with training on arms and human trafficking

The OSCE is helping strengthen Montenegro’s ability to combat arms and human trafficking through targeted training for border and criminal police officers. From 13 to 16 May in Bar, Montenegro, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department (TNTD), in...

Statement by the OSCE Troika on the Situation in Georgia

VIENNA, 13 December 2024 — Today, the OSCE Troika - Malta, North Macedonia and Finland - made the following statement: "We, the members of the OSCE Troika, strongly condemn the Georgian authorities’ violent response to peaceful protests by...

Towards Equality between Women and Men

With the support of the OSCE Mission to Skopje, the Parliament is making tangible progress toward equality between women and men, introducing new policies, strengthening oversight and advancing structural reforms. On 11 February, the Parliamentary...

Strengthening cooperation, resilience and cohesion in the Adriatic-Ionian Region

SLOVENIA, May 6 - At the high-level panel of ministers responsible for EU funds, Minister Jevšek stressed that the EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian region (EUSAIR) was an excellent platform for collaboration within and between EU member...

Drug Trials Snapshots: EKTERLY

HOW TO USE THIS SNAPSHOT The information provided in Snapshots highlights who participated in the key clinical trials that supported the original FDA approval of this drug, and whether there were differences among sex, race, age, and ethnic...

OSCE gathers expert network to discuss the full range of security challenges facing the region

The OSCE Troika convened the second Annual Meeting of the Expert Network on the OSCE on 11 and 12 November. The Network was launched in November 2023 in Skopje by the OSCE 2023 Chairpersonship of North Macedonia and former Secretary General Helga...

Joint statement of the OSCE Troika on the 1000th day since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine

VIENNA, 19 November 2024 — Today, the OSCE Troika - Malta, North Macedonia and Finland - made the following statement: “On this 1000th day since the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we, the OSCE Troika members - Malta, North...

Meet AEssenseGrows and Endo Canna: See New Products and Production Supply at ICBC Berlin 2025

AEssenseGrows provides consulting services & advanced technology for indoors. Endo Canna is a European state-of-art cannabis licensed medical cannabis producer. BERLIN, BERLIN/BRANDENBURG, GERMANY, April 21, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ --...

OSCE strengthens law enforcement and judicial response to gender-based violence through survivor engagement and theater play in Bosnia and Herzegovina

On 28 and 29 April, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, in co-operation with the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, held a two-day training course on gender-based violence (GBV) for 24 police and judicial professionals from the...

UK: UK signs agreements with Western Balkans countries to tackle people smuggling ― Officials express doubts about government’s ‘smash the gangs’ policy ― Asylum applicants stranded on Diego Garcia finally allowed to enter UK

The UK has signed agreements with Kosovo, North Macedonia and Serbia as part of its efforts to tackle people-smuggling gangs. Officials have cast doubts over the government’s efforts to dismantle the people-smuggling gangs that are responsible for...

Responsible use of AI in the military domain focus of OSCE Asian Partners for Co-operation Group Meeting

On 11 November 2024, North Macedonia, as Chair of the OSCE Asian Partners for Co-operation Group, hosted the fifth OSCE Asian Partners for Co-operation Group meeting in collaboration with the Republic of Korea. The meeting, titled “The Outcomes of...

Annual Report 2024

2024 saw the ECB advance further through its monetary policy cycle. This cycle has consisted of three distinct phases. The first was a tightening phase, which ran from July 2022 to September 2023, during which interest rates rose by a record 450...

International Mother Earth Day: Slovenia's commitment to sustainable development reflected in its foreign policy

SLOVENIA, April 22 - On the initiative of a group of countries, including Slovenia, the UN General Assembly recognised the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment in 2022. By actively participating in this process, Slovenia...

Slovenian ODA amounted to EUR 152 million in 2024

SLOVENIA, April 17 - Preliminary figures for ODA in 2024, published yesterday by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), based on reports from OECD member countries, show that contributions fell by 7.1% in real terms,...

Gentherm Announces Date for 2025 First Quarter News Release and Conference Call

NOVI, Mich., April 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gentherm (NASDAQ: THRM), a global market leader of innovative thermal management and pneumatic comfort technologies, will report its financial results for the first quarter 2025 on Thursday, April...

OSCE’s critical role for European security at the centre of Secretary General’s participation in Antalya Diplomacy Forum

ANTALYA, 14 April 2025 – The OSCE’s crucial role in the European security architecture, strengthening multilateralism and supporting efforts towards peace were at the center of Secretary General Feridun H. Sinirlioğlu’s participation in the 2025...

OSCE trains Uzbek border and customs officers in identifying suspected foreign terrorist fighters

The OSCE Transnational Threats Department, in co-operation with the Border Troops and Customs Committee of Uzbekistan, held a national training course on identifying suspected foreign terrorist fighters and other criminals at border crossings in...