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Greece’s first private university will be from Cyprus
Preparations are underway for the establishment of the first private university in Greece, which will be Cypriot.
It will be named University of Nicosia Greece Brance Medical Limited, or UNGBM Ltd.
Kovacevski: High-speed rail line to connect Belgrade and Skopje
BELGRADE - North Macedonian PM Dimitar Kovacevski said on Friday in Belgrade a memorandum on cooperation in rail transport signed by Serbia and North Macedonia earlier in the day included the construction of a high-speed rail line that would connect Belgrade and Skopje via Nis.
Brnabic: Connectivity crucial for all countries in region
BELGRADE - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic said on Friday connectivity was crucial for all countries in the region and that the construction of a Nis-Skopje high-speed rail line would bring a different future to the entire region.
Von der Leyen to visit Belgrade Tuesday as part of trip to W Balkans
BRUSSELS - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will be in Belgrade on Tuesday as part of a four-day visit to the Western Balkans, where she will present the details of an EU growth plan for the region, the EC announced on Friday.
She will arrive in Belgrade on Tuesday afternoon and meet with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and PM Ana Brnabic.
Istanbul emerges as most affordable city for Russian migrants
Türkiye's largest metropolis Istanbul has emerged as one of the most afforable and preferred cities by Russians who left their country following the onset of the Ukraine war in February last year, a Russian daily has reported.
University of Nicosia planning medical school in Athens
CVC Capital Partners and the University of Nicosia (UNIC), Cyprus' largest educational institution, have inked a joint venture deal to construct a branch of the university in Athens.
The agreement pertains to the possibility of establishing a medical school, which will begin operations in the first phase in the vicinity of the former airport at Elliniko in southern Athens.
The University of Lisbon offers a course in Bulgarian Language
The University of Lisbon offers a Bulgarian language course that can be attended by those from outside the university wishing to study the language. The course runs from October to May and is free of charge (only a one-time enrollment fee of 20 euros is payable), reports the Embassy of Bulgaria in Lisbon.
Influential Greek-Cypriot in Chicago’s Greek community dies
The International Coordinating Committee - Justice for Cyprus (PSEKA) has announced the death of Leo Louchios, a "giant" of local politics in Chicago, Illinois.
He was 66 years old.
Born in Nicosia, Louchios arrived in America as a refugee fleeing the brutal Turkish invasion of Cyprus on July 20, 1974.
Sole bidder for subsidised air links in new call
The second call for applications for subsidies offered by the Slovenian government to improve the country's air connectivity has attracted a single bid, submitted by AirBaltic, Latvia's flag carrier.
AirBaltic is planning to establish an air link between Ljubljana and Riga in the 2024 summer season, the Infrastructure Ministry said when announcing the results of the call on 2 August.
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Brnabic receives new ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina
BELGRADE - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic received Bosnia and Herzegovina's newly-appointed Ambassador Aleksandar Vranjes on Wednesday.