A group of regional agriculture ministers in Brussels this week called for a far-reaching and fundamental reform of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) – but the European Commission remains hesitant.
331 BC: Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela 1688: Prince William of Orange accepts invitation of take up the British crown 1814: Opening of the Congress of Vienna, redraws Europe’s political map after the defeat of Napoléon Bonaparte 1867: Karl Marx publishes “Das Kapital” in Berlin, a description of the capitalist system, its instability and tendency […]
Tourism in Greece is set to break records in 2023 despite the problems created by the fires that forced thousands of tourists to flee from Rhodes, one of the most popular destinations in the country.
Cyprus’ Independence parade will take place on October 1st in the presence of the European Parliament President, Roberta Metsola, and the Greek Minister of National Defence, Nikos Dendias, among other officials.
Standing in front of the ancient columns of the Stoa of Attalos, Palestinian actress and poet Dana Dajani orated: “If I was president my role as conflict mediator would include therapy and hugs, my constitution would be universal love, my border policy would be open-door, I’d eliminate banks and instead free the poor from the […]
The European Central Bank (ECB), the European Investment Bank (EIB), and the International Energy Agency (IEA) have called for a faster transition towards clean energy, with ECB President Christine Lagarde arguing for a “green Capital Markets Union” and EU-issued green bonds.
1520: Suleiman the Magnificent succeeds his father Selam I as Ottoman Sultan (rules till 1566) 1846: Anesthetic ether is used for the 1st time, by American dentist Dr William Morton who extracts a tooth 1862: Minister-President of Prussia Otto von Bismarck delivers his famous “Blood and Iron” speech on the unification of German territories 1938: Treaty of Munich signed by Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, […]
CNN — Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said he will meet the national army and police chiefs on Friday to combat a surge in gang violence, as the country reels from record shooting deaths this month. “Tomorrow I will meet the national police chief and the commander in chief to see how the defense force can help the police in […]
The Varvakios central market in Athens, located at Athinas Street, which connects Monastiraki to Omonia, is a monument to Greek produce, where every possible food under the sun is bought and sold.
European Central Bank (ECB) Vice President, Luis de Guindos, will be in Cyprus on 3-4 October, following an invitation by Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) Constantinos Herodotou.
