The US is expected to announce the funding of a master plan for the wider region of the Turkish occupied town of Famagusta, during next week's visit to Cyprus by Vice President Joe Biden. Biden is due on the island between 21-23 May.

The Embassy of Greece informs you that beginning from May 15th 2014, the new Visa Information System will be launched (VIS).

The first instance court of Kos has decided to strike of the voters registry 150 EU nationals, mostly Bulgarians and Romanians. The decision was taken after mayoral candidate Christophis Koronaios tendered suit charging that incumbent Nikos Karakostantinos with intention to alter the composition of the electorate.

A new round of International Scholarships funded by the State Scholarships Foundation for the academic year 2014-2015 has now opened for non-Greek Nationals to attend a specific course in the Modern Greek Language and Culture in Greece, beginning in the academic year 2014-2015.