Mayors are “symbols of unity” – CoR conference told
By Martin Banks The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) has held its first meetings with local and regional politicians from Albania, Kosovo, and Moldova.
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EUROPE
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EUROPE 
June 2, 2025 Poland elects a new President
By Martin Banks Some MEPs have welcomed the election of Karol Nawrocki as President of Poland.
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POLITICS
June 2, 2025 Mitsotakis announces measures to tackle university violence
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a series of measures aimed at tackling violence in universities during his meeting with the heads of public universities.
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HISTORY
June 2, 2025 2 June 2025: This day in history
455: King Gaiseric and the Vandals sack Rome, looting continues for 14 days 1862: Robert E. Lee takes command of Confederate armies of North Virginia during the American Civil War 1896: Italian engineer and inventor Guglielmo Marconi applies for the first ever patent for a system of wireless telegraphy in the United Kingdom 1953: Coronation […]
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INTERVIEWS
June 1, 2025 Nektarios Kirkopoulos Maintains A Brand Name In Modeling
Interview by Vassilios Nicolaos Vitsilogiannis (IG: @vassiliosvitsilogiannis) Nektarios Kirkopoulos is a distinguished international Greek male model known for his impressive presence in the global fashion industry. Born and raised in Germany to immigrant parents, he was discovered by a New York scout while vacationing in Mykonos, launching a career that has spanned over seventeen years […]
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UK NEWS
June 1, 2025 London’s latest visitor attraction- a “world first”
By Martin Banks The keenly-awaited V&A East Storehouse, which officially opened on Saturday 31 May, is the size of 30 basketball courts and houses all-manner of items.
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CYPRUS
June 1, 2025 Cyprus and India reaffirmed excellent bilateral ties, FM Kombos says
Cyprus Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos held a “productive exchange” with Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Friday, reaffirming the excellent relationship between Cyprus and India.
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GREECE
June 1, 2025 Mitsotakis explains decision to dissolve OPEKEPE amid scandal
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, in his weekly social media post, addressed the decision to dissolve OPEKEPE amid the scandal involving the misuse of European Union agricultural subsidies.
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HISTORY
June 1, 2025 1 June 2025: This day in history
4000 BC: Approximate domestication of the horse in the Eurasian steppes near Dereivka, central Ukraine (hypothesis only) 1215: Peking [Beijing], then a city of over one million, under the control of Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured and looted for a month by the Mongols under Genghis Khan 1543: Flemish physician Andreas Vesalius […]
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EUROPE
May 31, 2025 Frontex should be deployed to Spain, say MEPs
By Martin Banks MEPs are “urgently” calling for Frontex to be deployed in Ceuta and Melilla – Spain’s autonomous cities on the North African coast – to help protect the EU’s southern border.
