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January 9, 2026 New wave of private university applications
The Education Ministry expects more than five new applications from foreign universities seeking to establish branches in the country for the 2026-2027 academic year, Education Minister Sofia Zacharaki announced during a television interview.
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HISTORY
January 9, 2026 9 January 2026: This day in history
1431: Judges’ investigations for the trial of Joan of Arc begin in Rouen, France, the seat of the English occupation government 1760: Afghans defeat the Indian Maratha Empire in the Battle of Barari Ghat 1839: Louis Daguerre demonstrates his daguerreotype photographic process to the French Academy of Sciences 1909: Ernest Shackleton, as part of the […]
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EUROPE
January 8, 2026 Greens condemn reported US “plans” for Greenland
By Martin Banks The European Green Party has reacted strongly to a fresh White House statement that the use of US military force against Greenland is “always an option”.
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CYPRUS
January 8, 2026 Nicosia is Europe’s Best Cultural Destination for 2026 according to EBD
Nicosia is Europes Best Cultural Destination for 2026 according to EBD Nicosia has won an important international distinction, as it is declared as the Best Cultural Destination in Europe for 2026 by the European Best Destinations (EBD) institution, according to a press release issued by the Nicosia Municipality.
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ECONOMY
January 8, 2026 Pierre Gramegna: Private investment must grow in Greece
As the impact of the Recovery and Resilience Fund (RRF) weakens, growth in Greece is expected to moderate, but it will not decline sharply, argued European Stability Mechanism (ESM) Managing Director Pierre Gramegna in an interview with Kathimerini.
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HISTORY
January 8, 2026 8 January 2026: This day in history
1656: Oldest surviving commercial newspaper, “Weeckelycke Courante van Europa”, now known as “Haarlems Dagblad”, and still in print, begins publication in Haarlem, Netherlands 1790: First US President George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address 1835: US national debt reaches $0 for the first and only time in history 1912: Chiefs, representatives of […]
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EUROPE
January 7, 2026 Special year ahead for famous Brussels festival
By Martin Banks In 2026, Belgium’s famous Queen Elisabeth Competition will celebrate a truly special edition.
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OPINION
January 7, 2026 How Oil Trumps Democracy: The case of Venezuela
By Konstantinos Anagnostakis, Analyst KEDISA Since the start of his first term, President Trump consistently criticized Nicolás Maduro’s regime in Venezuela for its authoritarianism and narcotics trafficking. At a multilateral UN meeting in New York on September 25, 2019, he declared that ‘’the Western Hemisphere will not be written by socialists and tyrants, but by […]
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EUROPE
January 7, 2026 Cyprus assumes EU presidency with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy attending
Cyprus assumed the European Union’s rotating presidency on Wednesday, starting its term with a meeting attended by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa.
