Europe’s peripheral and maritime regions “combine many territorial assets” – meeting told
By Martin Banks Europe’s energy transition must strengthen territorial cohesion rather than deepen existing disparities.
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GREEKS ABROAD
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POLITICS 
June 5, 2026 Mitsotakis taps Kyranakis for key New Democracy party post
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has selected Deputy Transport Minister Konstantinos Kyranakis as the next secretary of New Democracy’s political committee, sources confirmed Friday.
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HISTORY
June 5, 2026 5 June 2026: This day in history
1873: Sultan Barghash bin Said, under British pressure, closes the infamous slave market of Zanzibar in present-day Tanzania 1947: US Secretary of State George C. Marshall outlines the “Marshall Plan” to rebuild Western Europe 1963: A state of siege is declared in Iran, and Ayatollah Khomeini is arrested 1967: Six-Day War begins between Israel and […]
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WORLD
June 4, 2026 Israel and Lebanon agree to implement ceasefire if Hezbollah stops attacks
Israel and Lebanon have agreed to the implementation of a ceasefire, the US State Department has announced in a statement. The agreement is “contingent on a complete cessation” of attacks from the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah, among other conditions. It comes after Israeli strikes killed at least nine people in southern Lebanon on Wednesday and […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
June 4, 2026 Hellenic Medical Society and PRONIA host community forum on back pain
On Sunday, May 31, the Hellenic Medical Society of Australia (HMSA), in collaboration with PRONIA, hosted a free community educational event on ‘Understanding Back Pain’, at the New Footscray Hospital. It was a fantastic example of community engagement and connection with over 70 people in attendance. On the panel were Dr James Dimou, consultant neurosurgeon, Dr […]
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GEOPOLITICS
June 4, 2026 Balkan defense chiefs meet in Thessaloniki
Defense Minister Nikos Dendias attended the 19th Balkan Chiefs of Defense Conference in Thessaloniki on Wednesday.
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HISTORY
June 4, 2026 4 June 2026: This day in history
1760: The Great Upheaval: New England planters arrive in Nova Scotia, Canada, to claim land taken from the Acadians 1940: British complete the “Miracle of Dunkirk” by evacuating 338,226 Allied troops from France via a flotilla of over 800: vessels, including Royal Navy destroyers, merchant marine boats, fishing boats, pleasure craft, and even lifeboats 1989: […]
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EUROPE
June 3, 2026 Greece-Turkey Relations Heat Up
Instability and conflict over who benefits come to the surface again. The laying of the undersea electricity cable in the Eastern Mediterranean is emerging as another critical geopolitical focal point in Greek-Turkish relations. The question of whether Greek-Turkish relations will be “heated up” concerns not only the possibility of military tension but primarily the clash […]
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HEALTH
June 3, 2026 Mobile liver testing rolls into Brussels
By Martin Banks Are you concerned about the possible state of your liver? Or, maybe you might just like a check up on this vital bodily organ?
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WORLD
June 3, 2026 Israeli strikes kill nine in Lebanon as Hezbollah fires rockets over border
Israeli strikes killed at least nine people in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, authorities said, as the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah said it fired rockets into northern Israel. Lebanon’s health ministry said the dead included two paramedics whose ambulance was hit in a strike in the southern Chehour area. A car was also struck just south […]
