College of Europe to open in Ukraine - Zelensky

MOSCOW. Jan 30 (Interfax) - A College of Europe will open in Ukraine to train specialists for work in and with European institutions, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said.

The Ukrainian media quoted Zelensky as saying in a video address on Friday night that he had spoken with students, teachers and alumni of the College of Europe in Natolin, Poland, and Bruges, Belgium.

"This is a special educational establishment, which trains specialists for work in and with European institutions. These are exactly the specialists we need, in particular, for full-fledged integration of our country into the European Union," Zelensky said.

In his words, Ukrainians are already being trained under College of Europe programs.

"And we have already started to create such a college in Ukraine," Zelensky said, adding this demonstrates Ukraine's aspiration for the full and soonest integration into the European Union.