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EU Approves Defense Loan Plan
MENAFN
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May 21, 2025
(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
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May 21, 2025
(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
Government of Slovenia
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May 20, 2025
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
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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May 19, 2025
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...
ATS Group to Showcase Defense Innovation at SHOT Show 2025
EIN Presswire
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January 21, 2025
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, January 21, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- ATS Group is set to represent North Macedonia on the global stage at SHOT Show 2025, the premier trade event for professionals in the military, law enforcement, and defense...
Strengthening cooperation, resilience and cohesion in the Adriatic-Ionian Region
Government of Slovenia
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May 6, 2025
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...
OSCE strengthens law enforcement and judicial response to gender-based violence through survivor engagement and theater play in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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May 2, 2025
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...
Meet AEssenseGrows and Endo Canna: See New Products and Production Supply at ICBC Berlin 2025
EIN Presswire
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April 21, 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/ --...
Annual Report 2024
ECB - European Central Bank
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April 28, 2025
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...
Towards Equality between Women and Men
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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February 14, 2025
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...
International Mother Earth Day: Slovenia's commitment to sustainable development reflected in its foreign policy
Government of Slovenia
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April 22, 2025
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...
Statement by the OSCE Troika on the Situation in Georgia
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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December 13, 2024
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...
Steering Committee Meeting of Regional Trial Monitoring Project Shows Unified Commitment to Justice Reform in Kosovo
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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June 20, 2025
Prishtinë/Priština, 20 June 2025 - The OSCE Mission in Kosovo hosted the Steering Committee meeting for the Regional Trial Monitoring Project on Combatting Organised Crime and Corruption in the Western Balkans in Prishtinë/Priština on 19 June...
Slovenian ODA amounted to EUR 152 million in 2024
Government of Slovenia
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April 17, 2025
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
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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April 15, 2025
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
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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April 13, 2025
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
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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April 11, 2025
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...
OSCE trains Uzbek border and customs officers in identifying suspected foreign terrorist fighters
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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April 11, 2025
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...
OSCE gathers expert network to discuss the full range of security challenges facing the region
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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November 15, 2024
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...
Helical Fusion CEO Takaya Taguchi to Speak at the 9th Balkans Energy Summit in Athens
EIN Presswire
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April 9, 2025
Helical Fusion CEO Takaya Taguchi to join hydrogen-focused panel at the 9th Balkans Energy Summit, sharing fusion insights and sustainable energy vision. ATHENS, GREECE, April 9, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Helical Fusion Co., Ltd. is pleased to...