Public outrage over the investigation into the Tempe train crash is mounting, with mass protests set to take place on Friday marking the second anniversary of Greece’s deadliest rail disaster. The demonstrations come as a new Pulse poll reveals widespread dissatisfaction with the government’s handling of the tragedy, which remains a defining political issue.
SOFIA – Bulgaria has irreversibly lost a €653 million EU grant under the Recovery and Resilience Facility due to delayed reforms and is at risk of losing most of the funding under this programme.
1693: The first women’s magazine “Ladies’ Mercury”, is published in London 1900: The Trades Union Congress and the Independent Labour Party (formed in 1893) meet in London, resulting in a Labour Representative Committee and eventually the modern UK Labour Party in 1906 1933: Nazi Germany’s parliament building, the Reichstag, is destroyed by fire; possibly set […]
By Martin Banks EU member states have adopted a wide-ranging new package of economic and individual restrictive measures against Russia.
By Martin Banks Some MEPs say the EU’s new “Omnibus” business simplification initiative is a “crucial step” and will push for its success “with full force.”
Peter Ppiros, the newly elected President of the Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia (GOCSA), brings a wealth of experience to his role.
Eleven more antiquities, collectively valued at nearly $1 million, are being repatriated from the United States, as part of a collaboration between the Culture Ministry and the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
BRUSSELS – It has become a lonely world for Europe. With the transatlantic alliance in tatters, China losing its lustre, and Russia being Russia, the EU is looking for new friends. Ursula von der Leyen is betting she will find them them on the subcontinent.
1616: The Roman Inquisition delivers injunction to Galileo demanding he abandon his belief in heliocentrism, which states the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun 1797: Bank of England issues first £1 note 1815: Napoléon Bonaparte and his supporters leave Elba to start a 100-day reconquest of France 1885: Berlin Conference gives Congo to Belgium […]
By Martin Banks If you’re into military history, an upcoming event will be right up your street. It is the 209th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo this summer and a great weekend is planned to mark this milestone. Throughout one weekend in June, the 210th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo will be commemorated. […]
