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Environmental approvals for 403 MW of wind power on Montenegrin mountain
After the government leased land for wind parks Sinjajevina Part 1 and Sinjajevina Part 2 to two domestic consortia and issued the urban planning and technical requirements, the developers chalked up another win. They obtained approvals almost...

1 European Commission Supports 4iG Group's Digital Infrastructure and Subsea Cable Initiatives in the Western Balkans
Joint declaration signed today in Tirana at the EU-Western Balkans Investment Forum § At the EU–Western Balkans Investment Forum held in Tirana, 4iG Group signed a Joint Declaration with the European Commission and GÉANT, the pan-European...

Andrucha Waddington on HBO Max ‘Ângela Diniz’ Series, ‘Magical’ Year for Brazil and Fernanda Torres’ ‘I’m Still Here’ Follow-Up ‘Os Corretores’
After directing one of Brazil’s most interesting genre works in Globoplay’s highly successful ER procedural “Under Pressure,” renowned multi-hyphenate Andrucha Waddington (“The House of Sand”) is turning his eye to another popular subgenre. In HBO...


Turkey “Dreaming Of Restoring Ottoman Empire”! A European Nation Is Accusing Ankara Of Destabilizing The Balkans; Here’s Why
The complex Turkish-Serbian ties may have run into trouble over Ankara’s shipment of kamikaze drones to Kosovo. However, observers have called the Serbian response ‘hypocritical,’ stating that Belgrade has recently supplied rockets to Cyprus, a...

Selmayr’s return?
LECORN-WHO? French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu appointed a largely unknown group of ministers last night in his second attempt to form a government. Welcome to Rapporteur. This is Eddy Wax, with Nicoletta Ionta in Brussels. Got a story we...

The Top 35 Countries by Antibiotic Use—See Where the U.S. Ranks
See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization The Top 35 Countries by Antibiotic Use—See Where the U.S. Ranks This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover...

Portugal : A Historic Budget Surplus and a Lesson in Economic Balance for Europe
Portugal is poised to achieve a feat unseen since the 1974 Carnation Revolution: posting a budget surplus for the second consecutive year. While several European countries — including France — are struggling to rein in public spending, Lisbon is...

The flood of noise
I recently directed a SEENPM research on the Future of Media in the Western Balkans and Turkey as well as the Slovenian part of the European research project on media and democracy, MeDeMAP. The projects gave me insights confirming that media...

Faroe Islands vs Czechia Prediction and Betting Tips | October 12th 2025
Czechia will be aiming to pull three points clear at the top of Group L of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers when they take on the Faroe Islands at the Torsvollur Stadium on Sunday. Eydun Klakstein’s men picked up consecutive victories for the...

Sports on TV, radio: Oct. 11-13, 2025
• IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship: The Motul Petit le Mans, Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, Braselton, Ga., 11 a.m., NBC • NASCAR Cup Series: Practice, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, 3:30 p.m., TRUTV • NASCAR Cup Series: Qualifying,...

Local / TV Schedule, Oct. 11, 2025
SCISA 4A State Championship at North Charleston Aquatic Center Wilson, West Florence at Newberry meet, 9 a.m. Columbus at Pee Dee, 7:15 p.m. Belmont Abbey at FMU, 2 p.m. Coker at Lenoir-Rhyne, 5 p.m. Coker at Lenoir-Rhyne, 7 p.m. Coker at FMU...
Trapped in the algorithm: Rethinking media’s role in a 'rigged' digital world
Panelists at the Our Media conference, organized by the South East European Network for Professionalization of Media (SEENPM) and Mediacentar Sarajevo, confronted the ethical and strategic dilemmas civil society faces when operating on corporate...

7 new to Prime Video movies in October with 90% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes
Each month, Prime Video refreshes its library with a batch of new movies, and October is no exception. If you’re wondering what’s new on Prime Video in October 2025, Amazon’s streaming platform has added a wide variety of titles. Whether you’re...

The Week in Women's Football: Lily Nabet exclusive; Champions League qualifying review
This week, we talked with four year veteran midfielder Lily Nabet, who recently moved on loan from Angel City FC of the NWSL to current USL Super League top of the table side Ft. Lauderdale United. She has Persian ancestry and we discussed the...

The Critical Minerals Conundrum: What You Should Know
The world is racing to increase supplies of lithium, cobalt, copper and other "critical minerals" that are building blocks of modern technology. Not only are these minerals used in industries like defense, healthcare and electronics, but they are...

Ambassador: I will send Azerbaijan’s air services agreement document to Brazil as soon as possible - INTERVIEW - VIDEO
APA interviewed Manuel Adalberto Carlos Montenegro Lopes da Cruz, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federative Republic of Brazil in the Republic of Azerbaijan – Recently, during the visit of Azerbaijan’s deputy ministers to...

Want more babies? Then reform the pensions system
A RUSSIAN professor, friend of Putin no less, reckons the West is planning to unleash a deadly virus to kill most of the world’s people. For good measure, he blames LGBT+ ideology in British schools for undermining our fertility. You must admit...

Hungary vs Armenia Prediction and Betting Tips | October 11th 2025
Hungary and Armenia return to action in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers when they square off at Puskas Arena on Saturday. Both sides picked up contrasting results in their last group outing, with Argentina claiming an impressive victory over...

Ten years on: Balkans and Eastern Mediterranean migration policy under the spotlight
© Ajdin Kamber/Shutterstock A decade after the so-called “refugee crisis” of 2015, South-Eastern Europe remains the focal point and most fragile terrain of European migration policy. What appeared to be a temporary emergency has become a permanent...