The European Union (EU) will spend about two billion euros on the expansion of the railway network in Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. This is an integral part of the expansion plan for the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) project, Report informs citing foreign media. It was stated that Azerbaijan …
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Summer tourism season has come to a close. Both government and field experts expected the sector to bring considerable revenues and this is not surprising if we analyze the statistics of the past years: the sector keeps growing year to year. To be precise, 5 901 094 visitors arrived in …
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Explorer Levison Wood’s trip over the Caucasus mountains took him 2,600 miles through six countries – with a warm welcome at every stop and barely a western tourist in sight. The Guardian I spent three months crossing the Caucasus from Europe to Asia. My 2,600-mile journey started in Sochi, Russia, and took …
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Partnership Fund will intensify efforts in terms of financing green projects. Green Climate Fund plans to pass accreditation to actively participate in financing green projects. The Partnership Fund executive director and the director of KfW South Caucasus regional office discussed cooperation in green climate field at the meeting that was …
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Young people from Azerbaijan and Georgia work with global experts to consider challenges and opportunities. An important exchange of information between Azerbaijani and Georgian young people on the issue of migration has been taking place in the Kakheti region of Georgia, at the end of a major project that has …
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Alcohol isn’t just a mind-altering drink: It has been a prime mover of human culture from the beginning, fueling the development of arts, language, and religion. If you’re a beermaker in Germany, Martin Zarnkow is a guy you want to know. Students come to his department at the Technical University …
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Located in northwestern Georgia and locked in the heart of the Caucasus mountains lies the historic province of Svaneti. The only way to get there is by hitchhiking or driving from Zugdidi to Mestia, along a steep windy road looking over beautiful gorges, wild rivers and majestic mountains. Svaneti consists …
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Kutaisi returns function of education centre – construction of the largest, modern university complex in the Caucasus is started. Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili held the presentation and noted, that the joint budget of Kutaisi University City and Technological Centre of Tbilisi amounts to 1 billion EUR and it will …
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Founders hope project will become one of the world’s great hikes, revealing the fascinating cultures and unexplored natural wonders of the Caucasus. ”Hiking the Caucasus for a few months would be incredible, like going across a continent in miniature. The spectacular terrain ranges from Georgia’s dense forest and glaciers to …
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The balance in the Caucasus is changing, according to an analysis posted on the website of the US-based geopolitical intelligence firm Stratfor. “With Iran emerging from the malaise of sanctions, it is reaching north and becoming more assertive. Russia, too, is changing tack, aligning with Azerbaijan instead of Armenia in …
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Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, has an ancient wine culture, thermal baths, excellent food — and an unlikely electronic music scene. Party on. Back when Georgia — a country bordered by the Black Sea and the Caucasus Mountains — was behind the Iron Curtain, it was fancied the California of the …
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Caucasus Nature Fund allocated a total of new grant of 662 500 EUR to Agency of Protected Areas of Georgia. According to the agreement, the Agency will spent the sum on infrastructure renovation-development of Borjom-Kharagauli, Pshav-Kevsureti and Mtirala National Parks. The agreement is valid from 2016 to 2018. The grant …
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