EU aid for displaced Belgian workers
By Martin Banks Workers laid off after the bankruptcy of Liberty Steel Belgium are set to receive €2m in EU aid.
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EUROPE
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CYPRUS 
April 30, 2026 AKEL on European Commission Report: Wealth Is Increasingly Concentrated in the Hands of the Few
The European Commission’s recent report on wealth taxation confirms the steadily increasing concentration of wealth in the hands of the few.
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TOURISM
April 30, 2026 Greece targets wedding tourism as high-value growth sector, minister says
Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni addressed the Destination Weddings Tourism Forum Greece 2026 and emphasized that wedding tourism is a rapidly growing, and high value-added tourism worldwide, with significant prospects for further growth in Greece.
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HISTORY
April 30, 2026 30 April 2026: This day in history
311: Roman Emperor Galerius issues the Edict of Toleration, ending the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire 711: Islamic conquest of Iberia: Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus) 1562: Jean Ribault and colonists arrive in Florida, the first French colonists in […]
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EUROPE
April 29, 2026 Commission urges Member States to rollout EU age verification app
By Martin Banks The EU has moved to protect children from harmful and inappropriate online content.
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GREEKS ABROAD
April 29, 2026 EU outlines plans for “clear” legislation
By Martin Banks The European Commission admits the EU needs “clear” law making.
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EUROPE
April 29, 2026 Conference in EU parliament demands “greater role” for Roma community
By Martin Banks Democratic resilience must extend to the communities where democratic systems are most tested.
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SPORTS
April 29, 2026 Football helping to combat “domestic violence”
By Martin Banks Sport is doing its bit to help combat that seemingly never-ending plague of “domestic abuse.”
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HISTORY
April 29, 2026 29 April 2026: This day in history
1864: Battle of Gate Pā (Pukehinahina): 1,700 British troops suffer their worst defeat of the New Zealand Wars at the hands of 230 entrenched Māori warriors in Tauranga [1] 1872: Jesse James’ gang robs a bank of $1,500 in Columbia, Kentucky, killing bank employee Robert A.C. Martin during the crime 1916: Irish republicans abandon the […]
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WORLD
April 27, 2026 Trump says he ‘wasn’t worried’ during Washington press dinner shooting
US President Donald Trump says he “wasn’t worried” while he was being evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, after a gunman attempted to storm the ballroom. “I wasn’t worried. I understand life. We live in a crazy world,” Trump said during an interview with CBS News programme 60 Minutes, one day after the shooting […]
