New cash aid for flood-stricken Italian regions
By Martin Banks Italy is to receive new EU aid to help deal with the aftermath of its crippling recent floods.
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December 8, 2023 EU agency takes action to “reduce fragmentation”
By Martin Banks The European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) says it has taken “significant steps” towards its mission of fostering a sustainable and safe railway system without frontiers.
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WORLD
December 8, 2023 Campaigners hit out at presence of “fossil fuel lobbyists” at COP28
By Martin Banks At least 2,456 fossil fuel lobbyists have been granted access to the COP28 summit in Dubai, it has been claimed.
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WORLD
December 7, 2023 President Tsai pledges to continue supporting Indigenous policies
President Tsai Ing-wen said Dec. 4 that the government will keep implementing policies in response to the aspirations of Taiwan’s Indigenous peoples as it promotes ethnic reconciliation. Tsai made the remarks during the 20th meeting of the Presidential Office Indigenous Historical Justice and Transitional Justice Committee in Taipei City. Attendees included Vice President Lai Ching-te, […]
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CYPRUS
December 7, 2023 Cyprus to digitise Cypriot antiquities located in Sweden
The digitisation of more than 20,000 Cypriot antiquities located in Sweden is expected to be carried out by the Digital Heritage Research Lab of the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT), which is a UNESCO Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage.
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POLITICS
December 7, 2023 Turning over a page, Greece and Turkey agree to mend ties
Greece and Turkey on Thursday agreed to reboot their relations, establishing a roadmap designed to usher in a new era of closer ties between the two NATO allies but historical foes.
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EUROPE
December 7, 2023 EU launches new pact on quantum technologies
To ensure the EU’s leading role in quantum technologies, the Spanish Presidency coordinated a joint declaration on quantum technology on Wednesday (6 December).
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HISTORY
December 7, 2023 7 December 2023: This day in history
43 BC: Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman orator and politician is assassinated in Formiae by soldiers under the command of Marc Antony 1909: Inventor Leo Baekeland patents the first thermo-setting plastic, Bakelite, sparking the birth of the plastics industry 1941: Imperial Japanese Navy with 353 planes attack the US fleet at Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Hawaii, […]
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CYPRUS
December 6, 2023 Nicosia gives consent for UNSG’s envoy on Cyprus issue
Nicosia has given its consent to the UN Secretary General for the appointment of a certain personality as his envoy on the Cyprus issue, Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Wednesday. In statements during a media briefing, he announced that the Republic of Cyprus has given its consent as regards the UN Secretary General’s proposal […]
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GEOPOLITICS
December 6, 2023 Erdogan: We can find common ground with Greece
Ankara is seeking to improve relations with countries in the region, starting with Greece, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said ahead of his visit to Athens on Thursday.
