Fresh warnings of “Russia’s reckless and irresponsible behaviour”
By Martin Banks The EU has voiced fresh concern about what it says is “Russia’s intensifying campaign of hybrid activities against the EU, its Member States and partners.”
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EUROPE
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CYPRUS 
October 8, 2024 Cyprus Annual state grant to animal welfare organisations increases to €140,000
The state grant to eligible animal welfare organisations will increase from 100,000 to 140,000 euros in 2024 in recognition of the valuable work of animal welfare volunteers, the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment said on Friday in a press release on the World Animal Day.
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WORLD
October 8, 2024 Turkish MPs discuss Mideast in closed session after Erdogan’s Israel claim
Turkey’s lawmakers held a closed-door session on Tuesday to discuss the spread of war in the Middle East, a week after President Tayyip Erdogan made an unsubstantiated claim that Israel eventually aimed to encroach on Turkish territory.
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EUROPE
October 8, 2024 Orbán: ‘Everyone will agree with me on migration’
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán revealed his country’s priorities for their Council presidency earlier than expected in a press conference on Tuesday (8 October), seeking to get ahead of grilling in the European Parliament.
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HISTORY
October 8, 2024 8 October 2024: This day in history
1480: Great Stand on the Ugra river: Standoff between forces of Akhmat Khan, Khan of the Great Horde and Ivan III, Grand Prince of all Rus. Ends with a Tatar-Mongol retreat, leading to the disintegration of the Horde. 1769: Captain James Cook lands in New Zealand for the first time, near present-day Gisborne on the […]
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EUROPE
October 8, 2024 Mixed response to delay in implementing new EU Regulation
By Martin Banks The European Commission’s decision to delay introducing a key new law has met with a drastically different response.
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GREEKS ABROAD
October 7, 2024 Politicians, Orthodox faithful welcome Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to Sydney
By Andriana Simos and Ilias Karagiannis Thousands of Orthodox faithful were joined by Australia’s political leaders on Saturday, October 5 at an Official Welcome Doxology for His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, who had landed in Sydney overnight for his first official visit to the country in 28 years to mark the centenary of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese […]
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POLITICS
October 7, 2024 PASOK: Finalists weigh strategies and voter dynamics ahead of runoff vote
The close race for second place between Haris Doukas, the mayor of Athens, and Pavlos Yeroulanos, an MP and former minister, largely captured the attention of the first round of PASOK’s leadership election on Sunday, which was comfortably won by incumbent leader Nikos Androulakis. However, starting Monday morning, the teams of the two finalists, Androulakis […]
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EUROPE
October 7, 2024 Sweden to contribute on ground, at sea and in the air to NATO defence, government said
Sweden will contribute forces to NATO on land, at sea, and in the air next year, the Swedish government announced at a press conference on Monday (7 October).
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HISTORY
October 7, 2024 7 October 2024: This day in history
1571: Battle of Lepanto: Holy League of southern European nations formed by Pope Pius V destroy an Ottoman fleet in a significant loss off Western Greece 1737: A cyclone causes 40-foot waves that are believed to have killed 300,000 in Calcutta, India 1763: George III of Great Britain issues the Proclamation of 1763, closing lands […]
