President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday said he would contact European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, on necessary actions as regards the immigration issue, after the arrival to Cyprus by sea of more than 400 irregular migrants.
The discovery of 10 shipwrecks as well as important individual finds has been announced after the completion in October last year of underwater archaeological research in the maritime area of Kasos island, in the southeast Aegean.
After tabling just a small part of the promised overhaul of legislation on animal welfare, the Commission told the European Parliament plenary on Thursday (14 March) that a revision must rely on a strategic dialogue with stakeholders.
1590: Battle of Ivry: French King Henry IV defeats the Catholic League during the French Wars of Religion 1794: Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin machine revolutionizing the cotton industry in the southern US states [1] 1900: Dutch botanist Hugo de Vries rediscovers Gregor Mendel’s laws of heredity and genetics 1900: US currency goes on […]
By Martin Banks A senior former EU commissioner and current MEP has warmly welcomed Sweden’s accession to NATO.
Meeting of the General Secretary of the Central Committee of AKEL S.Stefanou with the Deputy Minister of Culture. 12 March 2024, AKEL C.C. Press Office, Nicosia Within the context of an exchange of views centred on culture issues, the General Secretary of the Central Committee of AKEL Stefanos Stefanou had a meeting today with the […]
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is scheduled to meet with US President Joe Biden in Washington on April 4.
As the Commission prepares to unveil a package to cut red tape for farmers on Friday (15 March), EU leaders meeting at the European Council next week will urge the EU executive and agriculture ministers to act “without delay” on multiple fronts, such as trade and food chain, according to draft conclusions seen by Euractiv.
624: Battle of Badr: Muhammad’s Muslim forces win significant victory over Meccan army 1781: William Herschel sees what he thinks is a “comet” but is actually the discovery of the planet Uranus 1877: American Chester Greenwood patents earmuffs after inventing them at age 15 1884: Siege of Khartoum, Sudan begins by Mahdist forces, lasts 10 […]
By Martin Banks* Get out and vote…. that is the message of a new campaign which aims to defend EU citizens’ voting rights.
