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Four European holiday destinations without the new confusing entry rules – but with £26 flights and insanely cheap beers
The Scottish Sun
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September 3, 2025
NEW rules being introduced next month mean that travelling across Schengen borders could take longer than before. The new Entry/Exit System (EES), which is set to be introduced on October 12, will result in significant changes for British...
These Are The 4 Most Popular Destinations This Fall In Europe’s Trendiest Country
Travel Off Path
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September 5, 2025
You probably never thought you'd be seeing ‘Albania' and ‘most popular' in the same sentence, yet here we are: From Europe's underdog and best-kept secret, with just over 4 million tourists a year back in 2015 (most of which were returning...
‘I wish the stones here could talk’: an epic hike through Kosovo’s Accursed mountains
The Guardian
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September 3, 2025
There are stone bunkers shrouded in the mist on the hillside to my right, just shy of the ridgeline marking the Albanian-Kosovo border. To my left, the view is not just clear but startlingly beautiful. I’m able to see back down to the tiny...
Tourism in Durrës Extends Until October, Revenues Up 20% Compared to...
Euronews Albania
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September 1, 2025
The tourism season in Durrës has been described as positive, though marked by certain contrasts compared to previous years. On one hand, the coastal city has remained Albania’s top holiday destination. However, there was a noticeable decline in...
Alexander Isak returns to football for first time in 102 DAYS as Liverpool newboy is named on bench for Sweden
The Sun
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September 5, 2025
BRITAIN’S most expensive footballer Alexander Isak is BACK for the first time in 102 days. Liverpool’s new £130m hotshot is on the bench for Sweden’s World Cup qualifying clash in Slovenia this evening. 2 Alexander Isak is on the bench for Sweden...
Opinion: What we lose by distorting the mission of the National Guard
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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National Guard troops congregate recently at the entrance to Union Station in Washington. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) In October 2006, an early winter storm buried western New York under two feet of snow, knocking out power to more than 300,000 homes...
Ten Years on: How Europe’s 2015 Migration Wave Redefined Societies
Bulgarian News Agency
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Ten years after the start of the 2015 migration wave, EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner said the European Union decides who does or doesn’t cross its borders. To manage the further arrival of migrants from outside the EU, he called for more...
Travel YouTuber reviews 'soulless destination' and says he'll never go back
Cornwall Live
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August 26, 2025
Gabriel Morris, a globe-trotting YouTuber, has spent over three decades journeying across the world, visiting six continents and more than 90 countries. To be precise, Gabriel has travelled to "97 United Nations member states plus the three...
Përmet, the City of Flowers that is Captivating Tourists from Kosovo: Truly a Hidden Gem
Euronews Albania
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August 28, 2025
With over 100,000 tourists welcomed this year, Përmet has become one of the most sought-after destinations in southern Albania. Its historical and natural values, the beauty of the Vjosa River, the thermal waters of Bënjë, and traditional cuisine...
Alexander Isak Included In Sweden Squad For WC Qualifiers Against Slovenia, Kosovo
News18
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August 27, 2025
Last Updated:August 27, 2025, 17:51 IST Sweden boss Jon Dahl Tomasson included Isak's name on the side despite the star's absence for the Magpies as he angles for a move away from Newcastle. Alexander Isak. (X) Wantaway Newcastle United forward...
Ten years on: How Europe's 2015 migration wave redefined societies
ANSA
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September 5, 2025
A decade after more than a million people arrived in Europe, the legacy of the 2015 migration surge is visible in politics, classrooms, workplaces and communities. Though for EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner, sovereign control over...
Dan Burn responds to Alexander Isak's bitter Liverpool saga - 'I'm glad it's done'
The Mirror
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September 5, 2025
Newcastle defender Dan Burn says there is no bad blood towards Alexander Isak after the striker's drawn-out summer transfer saga. Isak made it clear his time at St James' Park was over, eventually completing a deadline day move to Liverpool for...
Randal Kolo Muani and the Tottenham players set for extra training during international break
Football London
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September 5, 2025
The first international break of the 2025/26 season is underway. We may only be three games into the Premier League season but domestic football is now on pause until it resumes on Saturday, September 13. Tottenham travel to West Ham for a 5.30pm...
Tourists' Overnight Stays Up by 38% y/y in June
Albanian Daily News
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Tourism in Albania has marked a significant increase in June 2025, according to data published by the country’s statistical office INSTAT, reflecting a successful season for accommodation structures in the tiny Western Balkan country. Hotels...
Kosovo’s central bank projects solid GDP growth of 4.1% in 2025 despite external risks
BNE Intellinews
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Kosovo’s economy is projected to expand by 4.1% in 2025, supported by strong private consumption and investment, according to the latest assessment by the central bank. Average inflation is expected to stabilise at around 3.3%, up from just 1.6%...
LJHS field hockey goalie Adalee Branstetter: Dynamic travel through Czechia
Times of San Diego
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August 24, 2025
LA JOLLA – “It was so pretty — the architecture and other things. We took the train from Czechia to Austria. All the green — it was super pretty,” remembers Adalee Branstetter, La Jolla High School’s goalkeeper, of her visit to her sister Aubrey’s...
Former St. Mary’s County Commissioner John O’Connor Announces Re-Filing for Position
Southern Maryland News Net
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September 5, 2025
Former County Commissioner John O’Connor released the following on September 4th, 2025. O’Connor served as Commissioner representing District 3 from December 1, 2014, until December 5, 2022, serving as Vice-President of the Board from December...
Diplomacy 101
CorD Magazine
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September 5, 2025
Those stories (of alleged UK involvement in the organisation of civic protests in Serbia) are ridiculous, but not totally harmless. They can get in the way of all the positive things we’re trying to do. For example, it doesn’t help when it comes...
Foreign Tourist Arrivals Slightly Up in July
Albanian Daily News
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The number of foreign tourists who visited Albania in July increased by only 0.4% year-on-year, reaching 1.8 million, the statistics office, INSTAT, said on Friday. Visitors from Southern Europe made the largest group of foreign tourists, totaling...
‘True flavours and honest hospitality’: readers’ favourite food experiences in Europe
The Guardian
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September 5, 2025
Herring festival in The Hague Despite its name, Flag Day (Vlaggetjesdag) in Scheveningen – a seaside resort close to The Hague – is actually more about fresh herring. Fishmongers bring in the first catch of the year in June, the hollandse nieuwe,...