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Greece’s higher education sector is on the brink of a major transformation, with Cyprus’ University of Nicosia (UNIC) pushing to establish the country’s first private university – a UNIC Medical School in Athens, and at least other 25 globally-recognised universities prepare to offer graduate and postgraduate degrees in Greece.…

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has rejected a legal bid to trim the power of cross-border criminal investigations launched within the European Union (EU) by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO). The ECJ was asked to intervene in an Austrian case brought by

German traders accused of smuggling biodiesel into the EU.…

The Qatargate scandal continues to encourage the European Parliament and other European Union (EU) institutions to tighten protections against graft and inappropriate influence, especially from non-EU governments.

Its key suspect Greek MEP Eva Kaili has been under house arrest since May and has (as of July) yet to revisit the parliament, where she remains a full member.…

The establishment of Study in Greece (SiG) as a national agency supported by Greek state is the latest step in an ongoing process to unlock a world of educational possibilities and deepen international collaboration to revitalise higher education in the country.…

The European Union (EU) today (June 21) struck political agreement on its 11th set of sanctions against Russia, that will – crucially – include new powers to block flows of goods to third countries, suspected of being rerouted to Russia.

Sweden, which currently holds the EU’s rotating presidency, Tweeted: “Today, the EU Ambassadors agreed on the 11th package of sanctions against Russia.…

Greece’s dairy market and industry has been struggling to deal with major inflation impacting the sector, with an annual year-on-year increase of 23.1% in March (2023) for dairy and eggs, with 25.2% in February, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).…

Egypt’s buoyant dairy market is riding on the back of the country’s high population growth, but inflation and the depreciation of the currency is keeping this growth in sales in check and may depress earlier positive forecasts. The Egyptian dairy market’s value was forecast to be USD5.06 billion in 2023, with annual growth of 4.37%, according to figures from Germany-based statistical service Statista (1) released in Marh (2023).…

The European Parliament’s (EP) reputation as a mostly harmless and clean international democratic assembly has taken a serious knock through the ‘Qatargate’ scandal. Keith Nuthall reports.

Belgium’s federal police, working with Belgian prosecutor Michel Claise, have uncovered what they claim is a serious network of graft, where the natural gas-rich Gulf state of Qatar is alleged to have subverted elected European Union (EU) officials.…

The European Parliament is grappling with the fallout of the Qatargate’ cash-for-influence corruption scandal. Greek socialist MEP Eva Kaili has been replaced as the parliament’s vice-president by a Luxembourg socialist, after Kaili was arrested by Brussels police. Officers allege they found EUR1.5 million cash at her home and that of former MEP Pier Antonio Panzeri, another socialist, from Italy.…

A majority of African grown cotton is exported, but initiatives are underway in certain countries to bolster upstream textile yarn spinning and fabric production as part of efforts to develop the overall supply chain.

“Cotton production is expected to go up in the continent this year, by around 30% compared to 2020 and 2021.…