European Parliament groups respond to Israel-Hamas ceasefire
By Martin Banks MEPs have been quick to respond to news of the tentative peace deal in the Middle East.
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EUROPE
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OPINION 
January 16, 2025 Civil preparedness is a right
By Maria Martisiute, a Policy Analyst at the European Policy Centre It is everyone’s right to know how to prepare for and survive crisis and war when the unthinkable happens. As “security is the foundation of everything,” according to the recent high-level EU report by the former Finnish President Niinistö, then civil preparedness is the […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
January 16, 2025 Maria Callas Australian Society set to launch in Melbourne with special screening event
The Maria Callas Australian Society, in partnership with AHEPA Australia, the Ithacan Historical Society and the Greek Community of Melbourne, has announced a special event celebrating the life and artistry of the legendary soprano, Maria Callas.
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ECONOMY
January 16, 2025 Greece has tapped 18 bln euros from EU’s Recovery Fund
Greece has received 18 billion euros ($18.5 billion) in grants and loans from the European Union’s Recovery Fund since 2021, equivalent to about 8% of its economic output, the government said on Thursday.
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EUROPE
January 16, 2025 German politicians ‘afraid’ to come clean on economic decline
BERLIN – As German politicians hit the campaign trail ahead of a 23 February national election, they are ignoring the elephant in the room – the head of the country’s leading economic institute said.
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HISTORY
January 16, 2025 16 January 2025: This day in history
27 BC: The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate 1412: The Medici family is appointed official banker of the Papacy 1547: Ivan the Terrible, aged 17, crowns himself the 1st tsar of Moscow 1605: The first edition of “El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha” (Book One […]
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EUROPE
January 15, 2025 MEPs concede “differences” in NATO on defence
By Martin Banks MEPs have discussed the security situation in Europe and beyond as well as defence and EU-NATO cooperation with the new NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
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EUROPE
January 15, 2025 EU to weigh up possibility of adopting IPI measures against China
BY Martin Banks A key report published on Tuesday (14 January) highlights what it calls “continued discrimination” against EU medical devices in China’s public procurement market.
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CYPRUS
January 15, 2025 Turkish occupation of Cyprus is an anomaly for Europe, say Spanish MPs during House visit
The Turkish occupation in Cyprus is an anomaly for the country and for Europe, we cannot accept the existence of such a division, said the President of the Congress of Deputies (Lower House) of Spain, Francina Armengol Socias, on Monday, during a meeting of a Spanish parliamentary delegation, including the Vice-President of the Spanish Senate, […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
January 15, 2025 Rena Morfi to headline 2025 Antipodes Festival and the Greek Festival of Sydney
The Greek Communities of Melbourne and New South Wales have announced that their headline artist for their respective festivals this year will be the immensely talented Rena Morfi (aka Souli Anatoli) who will bring her extraordinary voice, engaging stage presence and boundless energy to the world-renowned Greek Festivals in Melbourne (Antipodes) and Sydney (Greek Fest @ Darling […]
