Priceless Romanian ancient gold stolen from a museum in the Netherlands

This is a dark day for the Drents Museum in Assen and the National History Museum of Romania, said the director of the Drents Museum, Harry Tupan (M)

Serbia’s President Vučić says PM’s resignation could lead to early elections

Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vučić said that a new government must be formed within 10 days, otherwise there will be new elections, reported BGNES. "I am open to both options. We will either go to elections or form a new government", Vučić said in an address to the nation. The political crisis in the country was triggered by ongoing student protests, which have strong public support. The protests began after the collapse of a concrete canopy at the renovated train station in Novi Sad on November 1, 2024, resulting in the deaths of 15 people. The violence against the protesters led to the resignation of Prime Minister Miloš Vučević and the Mayor of Novi Sad, Milan Đurić. Aleksandar Vučić called for peace and added that the anger of the majority of the Serbian population is growing, which is concerning. 

Edi Rama: Albania is not in talks to accept people from Gaza

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama dismissed claims made by an Israeli media outlet that Tirana was negotiating with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to host 100,000 Palestinians from Gaza, reported Euronews Albania. On his social media profile, Edi Rama denied the allegations made by Israeli journalist Amit Segal and wrote that has not heard something so fake in quite some time. ''Full respect and solidarity for the people of Gaza, who have been dehumanized by the savage Hamas regime and have endured a hellish war. But let me be clear: Albania has not been asked by anyone to intervene, nor can we ever consider to take on any such responsibility'', Albania’s Premier Edi Rama wrote on X. He emphasized that Albania is proud of its strong friendships with Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and the Palestinian people.

Boycott of shops in Croatia causes snowball effect in other Balkan countries

The January 24 boycott against shops in Croatia triggered a snowball effect. The action was driven by citizens' dissatisfaction with high prices. Following Croatia's example, calls for similar civil actions against stores, gas stations and restaurants on January 31 are spreading on social media in Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Montenegro, reported BTA.

Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković described the January 24 boycott as an important and clear message from citizens and added that "the message will be taken into account when determining measures for price control''.

The repetition of the action on January 31 is supported by consumer protection associations, trade unions and political parties in Croatia.

Political parties of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots call for the integration of the two communities

The President of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides and the leader of the Turkish Cypriots Ersin Tatar shake hands in the presence of the UN Special Representative in Cyprus, Colin Stewart.