Geography of Europe
Jovanovic: 99 pct of Serbian households to have high-speed Internet access by end-2025
BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Information and Telecommunications Mihailo Jovanovic said on Wednesday 99 pct of Serbian households would have high-speed landline Internet access by the end of 2025.
Opening the Technobank conference in Belgrade, Jovanovic also said he expected the value of Serbia's IT exports to rise from the present 2.7 bln euros to 10 bln euros by 2030.
Vesic: Serbia, Hungary to have joint projects on Danube
BUDAPEST - Serbian Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Goran Vesic met with the president of the Western Balkans committee of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Attila Galambos, in Budapest on Wednesday.
They discussed a bilateral agreement under which Hungary has secured 80 mln euros for projects in Serbia.
Montenegro Signs Contract With Chinese Company to Build Coastal Highway
Montenegrin government and Shandong International Economic & Technical Cooperation Group representatives in Podgorica. Photo: Government of Montenegro
According to the government, the company will build 16 kilometers of a new highway between the coastal towns of Budva and Tivat, and the 53-million-euros' worth project should be finished in two years.
Greece raises $2.7 billion as new 5-year bond sees strong demand
Greece raised 2.5 billion euros ($2.7 billion) on Wednesday with strong demand for a new 5-year bond, the day after Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called elections in late May.
Traders said Greece's debt agency was aiming to cover most of the annual borrowing needs before the country entered to a protracted pre-election period.
Petkovic: Concrete steps to be discussed in Brussels, our red lines to stay
BELGRADE - The head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic said an April 4 round of the Brussels dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina would address concrete steps to implement a recent agreement from Ohrid, North Macedonia, and noted that Belgrade's red lines would remain in place.
Kosovo Serb arrested at Jarinje released from detention
PRISTINA - Kosovo Serb Miljan Jovanovic, who was arrested at the Jarinje administrative crossing on Tuesday evening, has been released from detention, his wife confirmed on Wednesday.
MENT brings fresh batch of Europe’s music talent
The MENT music festival, which focuses on new progressive discoveries in the region and beyond and is accompanied by an extensive networking and music industry conference, gets under way in Ljubljana on 29 March. Both segments of the three day-event will put the Baltic region in the foreground.
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Greek president concludes visit to Serbia
BELGRADE - Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou concluded a three-day visit to Serbia on Wednesday.
Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic saw her off at Belgrade's Nikola Tesla airport.
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Luxury assets woo foreigners
The demand for luxury homes in various regions of Greece last year recorded by Sotheby's International Realty reached 10.4 billion euros. This is an impressive increase over previous years, which has created optimism for further growth in the luxury housing market both this year and in the years to come.
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Sakellaropoulou: Policy on Kosovo ‘unchanged’
Greece's position on Kosovo remains "steady and unchanged," President Katerina Sakellaropoulou said as she concluded a two-day visit to Serbia on Tuesday.
Greece is one of the five EU countries that do not recognize Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence.
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