China, Portugal pledge to enhance cooperation, safeguard free trade

Chinese Premier Li Qiang holds talks with Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro, who is in China for an official visit, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Xiang) BEIJING, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) --...

The Countries Powering Trade Volume Growth (2019-2024)

The Size of European Economies by GDP (PPP) in 2025 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key Takeaways Western...

Bulgaria Will Continue Supporting Montenegro on Its Path Towards EU Membership - PM Zhelyazkov

Bulgaria will continue supporting Montenegro on its path towards EU membership, said Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov in a public lecture delivered to students at the Faculty of Political Science of the University of Montenegro in Podgorica, as...

Portugal PM Montenegro urges China's Xi to push Russia for Ukraine peace

Portugal is the only country in western Europe still signed on to Beijing's flagship overseas infrastructure plan, the Belt and Road Initiative. Xi said: "China is willing to strengthen strategic communication with Portugal to guarantee bilateral...

Bulgaria and Montenegro Launch Plans for First-Ever Direct Flights Between Capitals

Bulgaria and Montenegro are taking steps to establish a direct air connection between their capitals, Sofia and Podgorica, officials announced. The initiative follows the signing of a bilateral declaration on air transport cooperation by the...

Albania and Montenegro near bottom for online shopping

TIRANA, Sep. 9 (TemA) — Albania had Europe’s second-lowest share of people buying online in 2024, at 37.5%, Eurostat data show. Only Montenegro ranked lower, at 34.6%. The EU average was 71.7%, while countries like Ireland and the Netherlands...

The Economic Myth of Tourism: Why It Can’t Make a Country Rich

Tourists flood the Propylea, the monumental gateway that serves as the entrance to the Acropolis of Athens. Credit: Matías Callone CC2 / Flickr In many parts of Southern Europe, tourism is hailed as a modern “heavy industry,” a powerful engine for...

Mount Athos Villages to Be Linked with Montenegro’s Niksic in New Religious Tourism Route

Tourism Marketing Advisor Maria Pappa (center) during het meetings in Montenegro. Photo source: Municipality of Aristotle Plans are underway to connect the Mount Athos villages of Halkidiki with Niksic, Montenegro’s second-largest city, in a...

Accelerating Value in Insurance with AI: From Experimentation to Realized Enterprise Value

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Kremlin boosts spending on foreign propaganda, targeting youth and journalists

The Kremlin has dramatically increased funding for overseas propaganda, investing record sums to cultivate networks of foreign young leaders, journalists and bloggers. According to Important Stories, Russia’s federal agency “Rossotrudnichestvo” —...

Montenegro and the UAE engage in strategic energy dialogue

Montenegro’s Minister of Energy, Admir Šahmanović, met with Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, the UAE’s Minister of Industry and Advanced Technologies, CEO of the state-owned oil company ADNOC, and President of renewables company Masdar, to discuss the...

Portuguese Prime Minister Montenegro arrives in Macau today for meeting with CE

Portugal’s newly reappointed Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro, will visit Macau today and is scheduled to meet with Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai during his two-day visit, which lasts until September 10, according to the Government Information Bureau...

Xi meets Montenegro, says “Portugal is a good friend of China” and praises Guterres, Barroso and Costa

The President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, said on Tuesday that “Portugal is a good friend of China” and praised the international contributions of former Portuguese prime ministers António Guterres, Durão Barroso, and António...

Bulgaria, Montenegro Deepen Ties on EU Track

Bulgaria reaffirmed support for Montenegro’s EU path and moved to launch a Sofia-Podgorica air link, Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov and Montenegro Prime Minister Milojko Spajic said Monday in Podgorica. “Since Montenegro declared independence,...

Montenegro utility launches 240 MWh battery storage tender

EPCG, Montenegro’s largest electricity provider, is investing in two four-hour battery energy storage systems (BESS) to strengthen grid resilience and balance supply and demand. Each system will have a power output of 30 MW and a storage capacity...

Montenegro’s power utility seeks contractor for two battery storage systems

Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) is seeking a partner for the design, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of two battery energy storage systems (BESS), each with a capacity of 30 MW and 120 MWh, with an output voltage of 35 kV. The...

Tourism Minister Borshosh Meets Montenegrin Counterpart Kordic to Boost Regional Cooperation

Tourism Minister Miroslav Borshosh met with Montenegrin Tourism Minister Simonida Kordic in Montenegro during an official visit by a Bulgarian government delegation, the Ministry of Tourism said on Monday. Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov led the...

Transport Minister Karadjov Signs Air Cooperation Deal with Montenegro

Minister of Transport and Communications Grozdan Karadjov and Montenegro Transport Minister Maja Vukicevic signed an aviation cooperation agreement in Montenegro, the Ministry of Transport and Communications press service said here on Friday. The...

Bulgaria Staunchly Supports Montenegro's EU Aspirations - PM Zhelayzkov

Speaking in Podgorica following the signing of bilateral cooperation agreements, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov reaffirmed Bulgaria’s unwavering support for Montenegro’s European future. “Since Montenegro declared independence, Bulgaria...

Direct Chisinau-Varna Flight Brings Tourist Boom and Stronger Regional Links

KUB Corporation has wrapped up the inaugural season of its direct charter flight linking Chisinau and Varna, launched in May this year in partnership with airline SkyUp. The initiative marked the first direct air connection between Moldova’s...