A cherished Christmas tradition returns to Brussels this year.
By Martin Banks It is the annual Christmas concert in the city’s magnificent Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula.
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EUROPE
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ENVIRONMENT 
November 25, 2024 Campaign group says COP29 fails to meet climate needs
By Martin Banks Campaigners say that the COP29 climate conference left “a trail of broken promises.”
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CULTURE
November 25, 2024 13th Athens International Digital Film Festival (AIDFF)
For the 13th consecutive year, the Athens International Digital Film Festival (AIDFF) will take place from December 12 to 18, 2024. Hosted at the historic Studio New Star Art Cinema and Blackbox Theater Cinema, the festival will also feature parallel screenings at the Ekpedeftiki Enosi (Syntagma) and Omega Academy (Piraeus). This year’s event will showcase 110 feature and short films from 35 countries, including […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
November 24, 2024 A seminar was held at the Herakleidon Museum, close to Themistocles ancient residence in Thiseio on November 23, 2024, aimed at supporting the Museum and educating members of AHEPA, organized by Ahepa Hellas Solon HJ0
Approximately 2,500 years have passed since the era of Themistocles, the great general and politician of the Athenian Democracy, yet his strategy to protect the city-state from the Persians remains relevant. Today, the art of strategy in business draws lessons from Themistocles’ approach, recognizing that the core principles of analysis, adaptation, and execution of plans […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
November 24, 2024 Verstappen wins title as Russell triumphs in Vegas
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won his fourth consecutive World Drivers’ Championship with fifth place in the Las Vegas Grand Prix. The race was won by Mercedes’ George Russell, who held off a charge by team-mate Lewis Hamilton, the seven-time champion taking second place from 10th on the grid. Verstappen’s position behind the Ferraris of Carlos […]
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CYPRUS
November 24, 2024 Cypriot antiquity repatriated from Paris
A ring-shaped vessel of the Late Bronze Age of Cypriot origin was repatriated from Paris on November 1, according to the Department of Antiquities.
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GREEKS ABROAD
November 24, 2024 Capturing legacies: The proika exhibition’s emotional tribute to Greek migrants
On the evening of Wednesday, November 20, the proika exhibition opened to a crowd of eager guests at the Thematikos x MBO Tailors creative space in Cremorne.
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ECONOMY
November 24, 2024 Green growth plan for islands
Endowed with 25 million CO2 emission rights from the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions trading system, which at current prices are valued at 1.6 billion euros, the Islands Decarbonization Fund is set to get to work, leveraging investments of €3.8 billion for the 2025-2032 period.
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EUROPE
November 24, 2024 Hungarian presidency secures full Schengen membership for Bulgaria, Romania
Bulgaria and Romania have been given the green light to fully join the border-free Schengen area, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Friday (22 November).
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HISTORY
November 24, 2024 24 November 2024: This day in history
380: Theodosius I makes his adventus, or first formal entry, into Constantinople Crabtree watching the Transit of Venus in 1639 by Ford Maddox BrownTransit of Venus 1639: First observation of the transit of Venus by Jeremiah Horrocks and William Crabtree, helps establish the size of the solar system 1642: Dutch explorer Abel Tasman is the […]
