Peace gains and visit of 25 diplomats boost Mindanao’s investment climate 

KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 8 October) — Mindanao’s investment climate has significantly improved since the signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro in 2014 and the establishment of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim...

Austria and Slovenia advocate qualified majority voting to unblock EU enlargement

Austria and Slovenia are among the European Union member states advocating for the introduction of qualified majority voting in decisions on EU enlargement. The proposal, which has been under discussion for months, seeks to reduce the hurdles...

Extreme weather in a changing climate: Is Europe prepared? | Press releases

Press releasePublished 02 Jul 2025 ImageIgor Popovic, Climate Change PIX /EEA With European countries facing another year of damaging heatwaves, drought and other extreme weather events, how prepared and resilient are they to handle these events?...

STRABAG secures contract for southern section of Emonika project in Slovenia

Mendota Invest, part of OTP Group, has awarded a contract worth roughly €134m ($156m) to STRABAG for delivering the southern portion of the Emonika development in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Emonika is set to be a contemporary mixed-use urban complex. It...

Longford County Council welcomes Slovenian delegation to share spirit of community

Longford County Council welcomed a delegation from Bovec, Slovenia during the month of August as part of the U.R. Impact (URBACT IV) project. This peer meeting was dedicated to exchanging knowledge, practices, and approaches in the field of social...

TIS 2025 in Seville to Showcase How Innovation and Technology Are Redefining Sustainable Tourism

Sustainable Tourism at the Heart of Global Transformation Sustainable tourism that respects local communities and promotes inclusivity is becoming one of the travel industry’s leading priorities. With travelers increasingly aware of their...

Minister Arčon visits Slovenian minority community near Trieste

Trieste, 7 October - Minister for Slovenians Abroad Matej Arčon on Tuesday visited the Slovenian minority in San Dorligo della Valle, southeast of Trieste, meeting the local mayor and representatives of Slovenian associations. The visit was an...

Avalanche in Slovenia kills 3 Croatian hikers

LJUBLJANA, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Three Croatian hikers were killed by a snow avalanche in Slovenia, the Mountain Rescue Association of Slovenia said on Monday. The avalanche occurred on Sunday below Mount Tosc, a 2,275-meter peak in the Julian Alps....

Europe has to consume 'less, better, and more fairly': EEA expert Tobias Lung warns of Europe's deepening environmental crisis

The European Environment Agency warns that Europe's environment is in critical decline due to unsustainable consumption, pollution, and climate change, urging stronger action and investment, while Luxembourgish environmentalists call for deeper...

Avalanche in Slovenia kills 3 Croatian mountain climbers

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Three mountaineers from Croatia were killed when they were swept away by an avalanche in neighboring Slovenia over the weekend, rescue officials said Monday. The three went missing Sunday when an avalanche carried them...

Ministers on the need to upgrade joint mechanisms for sustainable agricultural risk management

As part of the programme of Slovenia's presidency of the group of nine EU Mediterranean Member States – the MED9 Group (Cyprus, France, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain), a meeting of ministers of agriculture was held at...

Work to begin on tallest office building in Slovenia as Strabag signs deal

The Emonika project in Ljubljana, Slovenia, has announced that, following a contact being awarded to Strabag, construction of the most architecturally and technically demanding part of Emonika can begin. The construction contract for the second,...

Circular approach as factor of economic sustainability in mining  industry 

ArmInfo.Circularity is more important for Armenia than for the West, where it is often viewed through an environmental lens. This opinion was expressed by Tigran Jrbashyan, Head of Ameria Management Consulting Service, during a panel discussion on...

Strabag to build Slovenia’s tallest office building

Strabag, Austria’s largest contractor, has been awarded a €134m contract to build a 100m-high office tower, shopping centre, hotel and four levels of underground parking in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It’s for the southern side of the new Emonika...

3 Croatian climbers killed in avalanche in Slovenia

Three Croatian climbers were killed after an avalanche struck below the Toska mountain peak in Slovenia's Julian Alps on Sunday, rescuers said on Monday. The search for the trekkers, who went climbing despite weather warnings, began on Sunday when...

Three Croatian climbers killed in avalanche in Slovenian Alps

Three Croatian climbers died after an avalanche struck them below Mount Toshka in the Julian Alps in Slovenia on October 5, rescue services said. The search for the tourists, who had set out on the climb despite weather warnings, began on October...

Avalanche in Slovenia’s Alps kills three Croatian climbers

BOHINJ, Slovenia (Reuters) -Three Croatian climbers were killed after an avalanche struck below the Toska mountain peak in Slovenia’s Julian Alps on Sunday, rescuers said on Monday. The search for the trekkers, who went climbing despite weather...

Avalanche on a Slovenian mountain kills 1 hiker and leaves 2 missing

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Rescue teams in Slovenia found the body of one of three mountaineers from neighboring Croatia who were swept away Sunday in an avalanche, police said. The three were part of a group of seven mountaineers heading up the...

Brachtlová joins ACT Board of Directors

ACT, the voice of European media, has announced that Klára Brachtlová, Deputy CEO & Chief External Affairs Officer of the CME Group, has been elected to the ACT Board of Directors. Brachtlová oversees the day-to-day operations of CME Group’s TV...

PlattelandsTV in Belgium acquires 20 blue-chip docs from ORF-Enterprise

ORF-Enterprise’s Wildlife 2.0 – Adapting to a New World Outdoors-focused broadcaster PlattelandsTV in Belgium has acquired 20 blue-chip documentaries from Austrian distributor ORF-Enterprise. The deal, comprising docs from ORF-Enterprise’s...