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Greece now boasts the highest number of accessible beaches globally for people with disabilities, State Minister Akis Skertsos announced Thursday on social media.

Nearly 41,000 vessels transited through Türkiye’s key waterways — the Istanbul and Canakkale Straits — in the first half of 2025, Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu told Anadolu.

Greek exports dropped by €358.7 million or 8.3% in June 2025, reaching €3.94 billion, compared to €4.30 billion in June 2024, according to the Panhellenic Exporters Association.

The Ministry of Youth and Sports of Bulgaria announced it will regularly release information on audits of sports federations to increase transparency and ensure proper use of public funds.

The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of Moldova has received a request to register an initiative group backing Oleg Bolotnicov, who plans to run as an independent candidate in the upcoming parliamentary elections on September 28.

The seaside village of Emona in Southeastern Bulgaria will host the Sofia Film Fest Emona on August 17 and 19, organizers from Art Fest announced Thursday.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke with Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Thursday, discussing the latest regional developments.

Nina Iliescu, widow of former Romanian President Ion Iliescu, expressed gratitude to those who organized and attended his funeral, as well as to friends and medical staff who supported him in his final months.

Moldova firmly rejected recent Russian criticism of the court decision sentencing Governor Evghenia Guțul to seven years in prison for illegal financing linked to the former Shor party.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the government aims to build "a united Greece with confidence and justice," in an interview with Peloponnisos newspaper on Thursday.