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Under directives of UAE President, UAE supports efforts to combat wildfires in Montenegro
Emirates 24|7
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August 20, 2025
Under the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a UAE taskforce has been dispatched to support efforts to extinguish the wildfires in the Republic of Montenegro. The team is actively working to combat fires...
Social Security opens investigation process into fire at nursing home
Portugal Pulse
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August 16, 2025
The Instituto da Segurança Social has initiated an investigation into the fire at Lar Bom Samaritano, Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Mirandela, where six elderly individuals perished and five others were seriously injured. The Segurança Social...
Šahmanović: Montenegro expects first large private wind and solar plants to be online in 2026
Balkan Green Energy News
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August 19, 2025
Admir Šahmanović served as Minister of Mining, Oil and Gas in the government of Prime Minister Milojko Spajić. In February this year, he became the coordinator of the Ministry of Energy, and since April, he has served as Montenegro’s Minister of...
UAE supports efforts to combat wildfires in Montenegro
Sharjah24
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The team is actively working to combat fires across multiple areas of the country. A specialised UAE firefighting aircraft, carrying essential equipment and supplies, departed Abu Dhabi on Monday for Podgorica to join urgent response efforts to...
Croatian Firefighting Aircraft Tackle 69 Fires at Home and Abroad This Summer
The Dubrovnik Times
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Croatia’s firefighting air forces have been highly active this summer, tackling 69 fires between June 16 and August 25, according to the Ministry of Defence (MORH). Units were deployed across the Adriatic coast, including 23 fires in...
EU Sends Planes to Battle Spain Wildfires
News Central TV
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August 15, 2025
The European Union has sent two firefighting planes to Spain to help battle raging wildfires, after the country activated the bloc’s disaster assistance mechanism for the first time. The assistance comes as the country recorded a third...
Wild Beauty, Empty Words: Montenegro Failing on EU Environment Benchmarks
Balkan Insight
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August 19, 2025
When Montenegro enshrined the words ‘ecological state’ into its constitution in 1991, the step was hailed as a milestone for the then Yugoslav republic rich in natural beauty. More than three decades later, however, environmental activist...
Trains disrupted: Negotiations failed - strike continues
B92
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Business & Economy 0 Negotiations between railway workers in Montenegro and the management regarding salary increases have failed, and the workers' strike continues, while the Railway Infrastructure has started the procedure for finding new...
Sana all! Netizens shocked at Nadia Montenegro’s P100K salary under Robin Padilla
Politiko
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August 19, 2025
The resignation of former actress Nadia Montenegro from Senator Robin Padilla’s staff has stirred fresh controversy online, after netizens discovered she was earning nearly ₱100,000 a month in her Senate post. Montenegro’s pay grade was revealed...
Host an exchange student: Southeast Arkansas families invited to share culture and home
Stuttgart Daily Leader - Arkansas
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August 18, 2025
Families in Southeast Arkansas have an opportunity to welcome high school students from around the world into their homes for the upcoming school year. Melynda Robinson, a representative for International Student Exchange (ISE), said host families...
EU Civil Protection Mechanism responds to multiple wildfires across the continent
The European Times
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August 14, 2025
During the past week, Greece, Spain, Bulgaria, Montenegro and Albania activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to help deal with forest fires – many of which are occurring simultaneously across Europe. Yesterday Spain activated the EU Civil...
Nadia Montenegro resigns from Senator Padilla's office amid marijuana probe
The Manila Times
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August 18, 2025
Former actress Nadia Montenegro. PHOTO FROM OSRP OFFICE OF SENATOR ROBIN PADILLA (UPDATE) SEN. Robinhood Padilla has accepted the resignation of actress Nadia Montenegro as his political affairs officer, days after she was linked to a Senate...
EU Presidency Breakfast Briefings
European Policy Centre
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Aileen McLeod Alberto-Horst Neidhardt Alice Berzolla Alison Hunter Almut Möller Amanda Paul Ana Berdzenishvili Andrew Duff Andrew Scott Anna Crawford Annalisa Buscaini Annika Hedberg Arancha González Laya Arnaldo-Javier Mina Mendoza Benedetta...
Jose (Pepe) Montenegro
The Suffolk Times - New York
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August 18, 2025
Jose (Pepe) Montenegro of Southold passed away on Aug. 5, 2025, at the age of 94. He was born on Nov. 19, 1930 in Havana, Cuba to Angel and Maria Montenegro. He attended the Civil Military Institute, the Professional School of Commerce and in 1958...
How President George Washington would end Russia’s war against Ukraine
ABC St. Louis - Missouri
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The following is an editorial by Armstrong Williams. President George Washington would end the Russian war in Ukraine with the stroke of a pen. Following his 1793 Neutrality Proclamation regarding the ongoing conflict between France and Great...
Chega requests an urgent debate with Montenegro and Lúcia Amaral about fires
Portugal Pulse
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August 18, 2025
The Chega party called for an urgent parliamentary meeting today, noting its atypicality for this period. Chega believes it necessary for the Prime Minister and the Minister of Internal Administration to appear in parliament to explain their poor...
Wildfires emergency continue in Western Balkans
Azertag
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August 18, 2025
Baku, August 18, AZERTAC The fire emergency persists in several Balkan countries where a heatwave and dry weather are prevalent, according to ANSA. The situation remains alarming, especially in Montenegro, where there are numerous active fires....
EU disaster mechanism hits record wildfire activations as Europe keeps burning
EurActiv
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August 14, 2025
The EU stands ready to help countries battling wildfires as its disaster response mechanism hits a record 16 activations this summer, the European Commission said on Thursday. The surge in requests puts the bloc on course for a record-breaking...
EU sends wildfire help to Spain as death toll rises
BBC
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August 14, 2025
ShareSave Firefighters battle overnight wildfires in Spain The European Union has sent two firefighting planes to Spain to help battle raging wildfires, after the country activated the bloc's disaster assistance mechanism for the first time. The...
EU sending assistance for Spain wildfires
United Press International (UPI)
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The European Union has sent two planes to assist Spain in taking care of wildfires, after Spain activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism for the first time ever for forest fires. Photo by EPA Philippe Magoni Aug. 14 (UPI) -- The European Union...