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Bulgaria to Cooperate with Greece, Albania, Kosovo in Education, Science, Culture
The Bulgarian government approved the drafts of three bilateral documents for cooperation in the areas of education, science and culture with Greece, Albania and Kosovo for the 2015-2017 period.
Romania's Voltaj band qualifies to Eurovision final
AGERPRES correspondent Oana Ghita reports: The Romanian band Voltaj has qualified to the final of the Eurovision contest, after the first semifinal of the European song contest hosted on Tuesday at the Wiener Stadthalle.
Photo credit: (c) Leonhard Foeger / REUTERS
Five Balkan Countries Competing in Eurovision
Performers from Macedonia, Serbia, Albania and Romania will be taking part in the first semi-final of the Eurovision 2015 song contest on Tuesday in Vienna, while the Montenegrin representative will go onstage at the second semi-final on Thursday.
Voltaj band to represent Romania in 2015 Eurovision song contest
The Voltaj band will represent Romania in the 2015 Eurovision contest with the song 'De la capat' (Over Again), after winning the national selection on Sunday night in Craiova (west of Bucharest).
Photo credit: (c) Ilie BUMBAC / AGERPRES FLOW
Voltaj got 24 points, with the specialized jury and public vote weighing 50 percent each.
Berlinale Film Festival: The main line-up
Isabel Coixet's 'Nobody Wants the Night' has been announced as the opening film of the 65th annual Berlin International Film Festival, that is scheduled to take place from 5 to 15 February 2015.
American film director Darren Aronofsky has been announced as the President of the Jury and German film director Wim Wenders is scheduled to be presented with the Honorary Golden Bear.
Italian Stars Flock to Albania-Based TV Station
The new channel, which will was launched on Monday and airs in Italy through the Digital Terrestrial Platform, will feature Sabrina Ferilli, the 50-year-old actress and TV personality, better known for her role in the Oscar-winning drama 'The Great Beauty'.
AGERPRES Director General elected to BSANNA board
Director General of Romania's National News Agency AGERPRES Alexandru Giboi on Tuesday was elected to the board of the Black Sea Association of National News Agencies (BSANNA).
The election was part of the 7th convention of the BSANNA general assembly hosted by Erevan, Armenia.
Albania's Fatos Lubonja Brings Apocalyptic Memoir to UK
The book tour will starts on October 15th at the London School of Economics, LSE, with a conversation between Lubonja and his translator, and later move to other cities including the Welsh capital, Cardiff, ending at the Ilkey Literature Festival.
‘Butterfly’s Dream’ best film at Durres
The Turkish film “Kelebeğin Rüyası” (The Butterfly’s Dream), written and directed by Yılmaz Erdoğan, won the “Best Film of Balkans” award at the seventh Durres Film Festival in Albania.
Depardieu: Serbia is a small big country
BELGRADE - Famous actor Gerard Depardieu, who is on a visit to Belgrade, said on Thursday that he is pleased that Serbia is not following the European Union's policy of anti-Russian sanctions, and noted that life is too beautiful for people to occupy themselves with conflicts.
EU's Creative Europe programme promotes Balkan culture
EU's Creative Europe programme promotes Balkan culture
The Union allocated 1.5 billion euros for cultural and media projects.
The European Union’s Creative Europe programme is making 1.5 billion euros available to support regional cultural organisations, including cinema, and for translating books into regional languages.
Short story festival in Kikinda on July 2-5
BELGRADE - The short story festival Kikinda Short 09 will take place in five cities and three countries from July 2 to 5, and gather 20 authors from 14 countries who will read their stories to the audiences in Kikinda, Szeged, Timisoara, Zrenjanin and Belgrade, announced the festival organizer, Kikinda Short association.
Albania criticized for stance during floods
Albania criticized for stance during floods
BELGRADE -- Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić on Monday noted that "some countries" did not act properly toward Serbia when the country was hit by the floods in May.
According to a Beta news agency report, Dačić said that "an official reaction" would be sent to these countries.
Copenhagen Choir to stage humanitarian concert Thursday
BELGRADE - As part of its Balkan tour, the Copenhagen Music Choir, directed by Ole Reuss Schmidt, will stage a humanitarian concert at the Slavija Theatre in Belgrade on Thursday evening.
The choir will continue its international tour by May 30 in Croatia, Montenegro, Albania and Macedonia, Batric Zarkovic, Slavija Theatre founder and director, has said.
Cash-Strapped Balkan States Miss Eurovision
The semi-finals of the Eurovision, which started on Tuesday in Denmark, will include only six participants from the Balkan region - Albania, Montenegro, Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia and Greece.
Viewers in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia and Turkey will only watch Eurovision from their TV sets.