MEPs pledge support for Georgian dissidents
By Martin Banks MEPs have called on the international community to join the boycott of Georgia’s self-proclaimed authorities.
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EUROPE
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CYPRUS 
February 14, 2025 President announces 30 projects of over 122 million euro for Famagusta
President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, announced on Thursday 30 projects with a total cost of over 122 million euro for the free areas of the Famagusta district.
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GREEKS ABROAD
February 14, 2025 Macquarie University leads the way in Greek Language Certificate awards ceremony
Over 200 people attended the annual award ceremony of the Certificates of Attainment in the Greek Language 2024 that took place at Macquarie University’s Arts Precinct on Thursday, February 13, 2025.
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GEOPOLITICS
February 14, 2025 Turkey withdraws some forces from NATO drill
Turkey has withdrawn some of its forces from the NATO Steadfast Dart 2025 exercise following a standoff with Greece over airspace and search-and-rescue jurisdiction in the Aegean.
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EUROPE
February 14, 2025 Germany calls for more subsidies, less red tape in EU Clean Industrial Deal
Germany’s stance on the EU’s upcoming Clean Industrial Deal calls for looser state aid rules and deregulation, according to a document seen by Euractiv.
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HISTORY
February 14, 2025 14 February 2025: This day in history
1014: Pope Benedict VIII crowns Henry II Holy Roman Emperor 1076: Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV for the first time 1797: Battle of Cape St. Vincent: British fleet under Admiral Sir John Jervis defeats larger Spanish fleet under Admiral Don José de Córdoba y Ramos near Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. Captain […]
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EUROPE
February 13, 2025 MEPs give guarded welcome to EU commission work agenda
By Martin Banks The European Commission has presented its Work Programme for 2025 to MEPs meeting in Strasbourg.
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CYPRUS
February 13, 2025 A Cyprus settlement is a priority for Athens, Greek FM tells senior UN official
The resolution of the Cyprus problem is a priority of Greek foreign policy and Athens insists on a solution based on a bi-zonal bicommunal federation, in the framework of the relevant UN Security Council Resolutions, Greek Foreign Minister reiterated on Wednesday during a meeting in Athens with UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rosemary […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
February 13, 2025 Oakleigh Grammar Alumni Arthur Demetriou celebrates landmark achievement
Oakleigh Grammar Alumnus Arthur Demetriou, who graduated the school in 2023, recently celebrated the astonishing feat of becoming the first person with cerebral palsy to be accepted into Medicine at the University of Newcastle in New South Wales.
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GREEKS ABROAD
February 13, 2025 President-elect Tasoulas pledges harmony and unity
House Speaker Nikitas Kaklamanis (2nd from left), announces the results of the fourth vote for the election of president of the republic, to Konstantinos Tasoulas (l). In his first statement after his election as Greece’s ninth president since 1974 on Wednesday, former house speaker Tasoulas said he will work toward the ‘harmonious functioning of institutions […]
