1554: City of São Paulo founded in Brazil 1565: Battle at Talikota, India: Deccan sultanate destroys Vijayanagar’s army and the last Hindu kingdom of Southern India 1840: American naval expedition under Charles Wilkes is first to identify Antarctica as a new continent 1949: First Israeli election won by David Ben-Gurion’s Mapai party 1971: Military coup […]
By Martin banks The EU’s CO2 emissions reduction targets for new passenger cars will not be achievable as long as important prerequisites are missing, says a report published today by the European Court of Auditors.
By Martin Banks* Irene Shashar, a survivor of the Warsaw ghetto, has addressed MEPs in a plenary session in Brussels to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
The President of the Republic is working intensively, promoting initiatives that will create the conditions that will lead us to dialogue on the Cyprus problem, Minister of the Interior Konstantinos Ioannou said on Tuesday during a speech at an event of the Pancyprian Refugee Union. At the same time, he said the primary concern of […]
The Greek Ministry of Digital Governance has announced a National Microsatellite Program which aims to strengthen the country’s off-planet capabilities in low Earth orbit.
The European Parliament’s Environment Committee (ENVI) approved on Wednesday (24 January) new rules for new genomic techniques (NGTs). The plenary will vote in two weeks, but doubts remain on whether a law can be approved before the elections.
41: Claudius succeeds his nephew Caligula as Roman Emperor after the latter’s assassination by officers of the Praetorian Guard 1848: James Marshall finds gold in Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, California 1857: University of Calcutta founded as the first full-fledged university in South Asia 1899: Rubber heel for boots or shoes patented by American Humphrey O’Sullivan […]
By Martin banks Centre right members say that in the last few years, Polish opposition “representatives in the European Parliament have accused Poland’s United Right government of breaching the rule of law, the independence of the courts, and media freedom.”
By Martin Banks International Holocaust Remembrance Day (27 January) will be marked this week with a series of special events.
The European Commission has given the green light for the law approved by the Parliament concerning the reduced VAT rate of 5% for the acquisition primary residence, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Monday.
