There are about 800 castles scattered all over Greece, and all of them bring to mind impressive tales of their epic past. Some have been classified as amongst the most well-preserved buildings of Europe. Here is a list including ten of the most beautiful castles around Greece.
The recent announcements in Israel by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a pipeline that will transport natural gas from Israel’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) to Cyprus for liquefaction (LNG) and export to European markets have, analysts say, all the makings of a new energy reality in the region.
Manufacturers’ obligations, reporting, compliance and enforcement are the main areas of the first compromise on the new cybersecurity law EU lawmakers will discuss next week.
1792: 24 merchants form the New York Stock Exchange at 70 Wall Street 1803: John Hawkins and Richard French patent the Reaping Machine 1861: First Color Photograph, of a tartan ribbon is shown by Scottish scientist James Clerk Maxwell to the Royal Institution in London 1973: US Senate Watergate Committee begins its hearings into the break-in at the Democratic National Committee […]
A diver discovered a 1,800-year-old Roman shipwreck off the coast of Israel, containing 44 tons of artifacts, including Corinthian columns adorned with ornate vegetal patterns.
Massive imports from China and mixing with rice-based substitutes or starch syrups, even toxic colors.
Last Friday, in the presence of Labor and Social Insurance Minister Yiannis Panayiotou, Cyprus’ social partners (trade unions and employers) signed a new transitional agreement on the Cost-of-Living Adjustment (CoLA), stipulating an increased allowance of 66.7% of last year’s inflation from the previous 50%.
On Monday (15 May), a group of Italian farmers protested to the cry of ‘No Europe without agriculture’ outside the venue where Commission executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans was delivering a speech.
1868: US Senate fails to impeach President Andrew Johnson by one vote 1920: French heroine Joan of Arc is canonized as a saint by Pope Benedict XV 1943: Operation Chastise: No. 617 Squadron RAF begins the famous Dambusters Raid, bombing the Möhne and Eder dams in the Ruhr valley with bouncing bombs 1944: 1st of 180,000+ Hungarian Jews reach Auschwitz 1989: Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev and Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping meet in Beijing […]
In Mykonos, the wind blows all year long. This is the reason why bushes are more abundant than trees; this is why yards are surrounded by high walls; and this is also the reason why windmills in Mykonos have become landmarks of the island.
