CPMR welcomes EU’s ambitious new islands strategy
By Martin Banks The EU’s newly announced islands strategy has been hailed as a “welcome and historic step.”
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June 10, 2026 Belgium Military Wives Choir : a “lifeline” for women
By Martin Banks There’s more to life in the military than you might think. One of the less well publicised aspects of a career in the armed forces is the constant moving around it may involve. That is where a military choir really can come into its own…a lifeline for women who have had to […]
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HISTORY
June 10, 2026 10 June 2026: This day in history
1190: Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa drowns while crossing the Saleph River in modern-day Turkey, leading an army to Jerusalem during the Third Crusade 1786: A landslide dam on the Dadu River, caused by an earthquake ten days earlier, collapses and kills 100,000 in Sichuan province, China 1898: US Marines land in Cuba during […]
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WORLD
June 9, 2026 Israel and Iran flare-up could strengthen Tehran’s negotiating hand
Israel’s tit-for-tat strikes with Iran over the weekend, despite US President Donald Trump’s call for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hold fire, threatened to thrust the Middle East back into another round of direct confrontation between Tehran and Washington. Israel bombed sites in Iran for the first time since a ceasefire in April, after Iran […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
June 9, 2026 Sephora names George Tsoukalas as new Australia and New Zealand chief
Former L’Oréal, Elizabeth Arden, and Scentre Group executive George Tsoukalas has been named the new General Manager of Sephora’s Australia and New Zealand division.
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ECONOMY
June 9, 2026 Eastmed gas forum promotes peaceful model of cooperation
With a strong emphasis on respect for international law and the sovereign rights of states over their natural resources, the Ministerial Meeting of the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF), held in Washington under the Greek presidency, reaffirmed the participants’ commitment to advancing a different model of cooperation for the future of the Eastern Mediterranean.
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HISTORY
June 9, 2026 9 June 2026: This day in history
68: Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide, imploring his secretary Epaphroditus to slit his throat to evade a Senate-imposed death by flogging 721: Odo of Aquitaine defeats a Umayyad Muslim army at the Battle of Toulouse, halting Arab expansion in Western Europe 1549: Book of Common Prayer is adopted by the Church of England 1815: Congress […]
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ENVIRONMENT
June 8, 2026 Flying the flag for sustainability…. and social tourism
By Martin Banks It’s the new kid on the blocks …. Belgium’s newest vacation getaway.
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TOURISM
June 8, 2026 Give your career a real take off
By Martin Banks Looking to help get your life/career off the ground?
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ECONOMY
June 8, 2026 ATHEX: Banks slow benchmark’s trend to drop
The Greek stock market showed remarkable constraint on Monday, avoiding a sharp drop due to the decline in Wall Street last Friday and the day’s jitters across eurozone markets as hostilities resumed between Iran and Israel and oil rates advanced again. Banks at Athinon Avenue contained the drop of the benchmark and even obtained gains, […]
