London’s latest visitor attraction- a “world first”
By Martin Banks The keenly-awaited V&A East Storehouse, which officially opened on Saturday 31 May, is the size of 30 basketball courts and houses all-manner of items.
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June 1, 2025 Cyprus and India reaffirmed excellent bilateral ties, FM Kombos says
Cyprus Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos held a “productive exchange” with Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Friday, reaffirming the excellent relationship between Cyprus and India.
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GREECE
June 1, 2025 Mitsotakis explains decision to dissolve OPEKEPE amid scandal
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, in his weekly social media post, addressed the decision to dissolve OPEKEPE amid the scandal involving the misuse of European Union agricultural subsidies.
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HISTORY
June 1, 2025 1 June 2025: This day in history
4000 BC: Approximate domestication of the horse in the Eurasian steppes near Dereivka, central Ukraine (hypothesis only) 1215: Peking [Beijing], then a city of over one million, under the control of Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured and looted for a month by the Mongols under Genghis Khan 1543: Flemish physician Andreas Vesalius […]
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EUROPE
May 31, 2025 Frontex should be deployed to Spain, say MEPs
By Martin Banks MEPs are “urgently” calling for Frontex to be deployed in Ceuta and Melilla – Spain’s autonomous cities on the North African coast – to help protect the EU’s southern border.
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CYPRUS
May 31, 2025 European Affairs Deputy Minister continues meetings ahead of Cyprus presidency
Deputy Minister for European Affairs, Marilena Raouna, carried out a series of meetings in Brussels as part of the preparations for Cyprus assuming the Presidency of the EU Council in 2026.
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GREECE
May 31, 2025 Russian cyberattackers target Greek company
Nespresso Greece customers were notified May 21 of a potential personal data breach following a cyberattack on partnering logistics company Orphee Beinoglou International Transportation.
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HISTORY
May 31, 2025 31 May 2025: This day in history
1279 BC: Ramesses II, also known as Ramesses the Great becomes Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt’s 19th Dynasty 1578: Martin Frobisher sails from Harwich, England, to Frobisher Bay, Canada. Eventually mines fools gold, famously used to pave the streets of London. 1902: Treaty of Vereeniging is signed, ending the Second Boer War and making Transvaal and […]
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EUROPE
May 30, 2025 Mixed reaction to latest single market plans
By Martin Banks A campaign group claims that plans outlined recently by the European Commission “will boost corporate power.”
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EUROPE
May 30, 2025 EU told: Keep the “flame” of enlargement alive
By Martin Banks Decentralisation and the transition towards a greener, more sustainable economy were centre-stage at the Enlargement Day conference held by the European Committee of the Regions.
