Dublin

On May 19, 2020 International Investment Bank successfully executed the second transaction under its MTN Programme, which was registered this March on the Dublin Stock Exchange. Czech koruna (CZK)-denominated bonds in the total volume of CZK 621 million (approximately EUR 22,6 million) were issued with a maturity of three years and will be listed on Euronext Dublin.

Turkey has started to evacuate its students, studying abroad, who wanted to return to their country but were unable to due to the flight bans.

Foreign Minister Mevlut Çavuşoğlu had said that some 3,358 students would be brought back from seven countries with flight bans. They will be quarantined upon their arrival, in various provinces, he had said.

The Medium Term Notes (MTN) Programme provides a maximum debt of up to EUR 1.5 bn that could be issued in the international capital markets (with the possibility to be upsized in the future) without specifying a pre-determined time period for these issuances (multi-year).

European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson on Thursday said that she expects a revised framework for migration and asylum replacing the controversial Dublin Regulation will be ready after Easter.

Closing the border conveyed a message to Ankara that its blackmail will not pass and also to Europe that Greece is not a human dumping ground.

The Greeks saw their government take tough decisions to protect the national interest.

Turkey will hopefully understand that the Greek border is also the European border.

A new doll modeled after World Para Swimming World Series champion Sümeyye Boyacı made its debut on March 4.

Celebrating the achievements of the Turkish swimmer, Barbie, the doll's producer hopes to help inspire a new generation of young athletes.

The first case of the new coronavirus has been confirmed in Northern Ireland. This was reported by BTA, citing local authorities.

The head of the Northern Ireland Health Service, told reporters that the patient was traveling from Italy through Dublin.

Irish left-wing nationalists Sinn Fein demanded a place in Ireland's next government on Feb. 25 at a packed rally in Dublin, saying the country's two dominant centre-right parties were trying block voters' demand for change.

Minister of Youth and Sport Ionut Stroe told a news conference on Monday that he will conduct a thorough assessment of the latest developments in Romania getting ready to host fixtures in Bucharest of the 2020 UEFA European Football Championship.

The European Commission will propose a new migration and asylum agreement in order for all member-states to share the burden, the Vice President of the European Commission Margaritis Schinas said in an interview with Greek public broadcaster ERT, published on Saturday.