By Martin Banks Senior media operator António Buscardini as its new President of the Press Club Brussels Europe for a two-year mandate. A Portuguese national based in Brussels since 2013, Buscardini is an experienced communications expert, journalist, television director, and former EU press officer with a strong background in European and international affairs. He is […]
1431: Hundred Years’ War: 19-year-old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by an English-dominated tribunal in Rouen, France 1539: Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto’s expedition of 10 ships and 700 men lands in Florida 1848: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo between the United States and Mexico comes into force, giving California, Nevada, Utah, and […]
By Martin Banks Emirates launches new delivery service – and promo advert
By Martin Banks A quarter of a century ago it was a set of bland-looking government offices and a car park.
Turkey is demanding that the European Union offer “more favorable” conditions for its defense industry’s participation in the newly announced Security Action for Europe (SAFE) scheme, saying that improving the terms of third-party involvement would be “a sincerity test for the EU.”
1453: Constantinople, capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, falls to the Ottoman Turks under Mehmed the Conqueror, ending the Byzantine Empire after 1,100 years 1592: The Korean navy, led by Admiral Yi Sun-sin, repels a Japanese fleet in the Battle of Sacheon, the first use of a Korean Turtle Ship 1660: On his 30th birthday, […]
By Martin Banks Denmark is set to take over the key rotating presidency of the EU and Europe’s business community has moved fast to issue a “wish list” of demands. This was drawn up after BusinessEurope’s Council of Presidents, its leaders, convened in Copenhagen. The event was hosted by its two Danish member federations – the Confederation […]
By Martin Banks Over 14 million EU citizens work and live in a Member State other than their own, new figures show.
The yield margin of 10-year Greek bonds reached a new five-year low against the German Bund on Monday, with the spread reaching 0.42%.
585 BC: Solar eclipse, as predicted by Greek philosopher Thales, while Lydians at war with the Medes leads to a truce. One of the cardinal dates from which other dates calculated. 1431: Joan of Arc is accused of relapsing into heresy by donning male clothing again, providing justification for her execution 1588: King Philip II […]
