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Works to build the first section of the Nis-Merdare-Pristina highway - from Nis to Plocnik - will begin next year.

This is according to a plan of the Serbian government and the European Investment banks (EIB), Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlovic said on Wednesday.

Works to build the first section of the Nis-Merdare-Pristina highway - from Nis to Plocnik - will begin next year.

This is according to a plan of the Serbian government and the European Investment banks (EIB), Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlovic said on Wednesday.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) will invest 350 million euros in a covered bond that Piraeus Bank will issue next month as part of efforts to increase lending to small businesses in Greece, its president Werner Hoyer said in Athens on Friday.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Eurobank have signed a EUR 150 million loan agreement to finance eligible projects undertaken by small and medium-sized enterprises and midcaps operating in Greece.

The Environment and Economy ministries are hoping to launch a new town planning project that will cover the entire country.

The state intends to call a tender - similar to the tenders for the land registry - for the drafting of local town plans for each of Greece's 325 municipalities.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Eurobank signed a new loan agreement on Thursday amounting to 150 million euros for the funding of select investment projects by small and medium-size enterprises and mid-cap companies in Greece.

Bulgaria's leading sunflower and oil producer and grain trader has secured a loan agreement with the European Investment Bank. The financing will be used for the construction of a new sunflower oilseed production plant and storage and logistic facilities in the Beloslav municipality near Varna.

Call for EU countries to back Germany to pressure Turkey through economic measures have failed to grab much support, said Foreign Minister Sigman Gabriel on Aug. 27.

Speaking at an open event in Berlin, the German minister recalled that the government had sought support from EU countries against Turkey.

TRIESTE - The European Investment Bank (EIB) is backing Serbia's strategic goal of EU accession, EIB Vice President for Serbia Dario Scannapieco said during a meeting with Serbian PM Ana Brnabic in Trieste on Wednesday.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is backing Serbia's strategic goal of EU accession, EIB Vice President for Serbia Dario Scannapieco said on Wednesday.

He spoke during a meeting with Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic in Trieste, who is in this Italian town for the Western Balkans Summit.