Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides, accompanied by his spouse Philippa Karsera Christodoulides and members of the Cypriot delegation, had a meeting with Pope Francis at the Holly See. He will be meeting with ENI officials in the company’s offices in Rome. Initially, President Christodoulides and Pope Francis had a private meeting, followed by a meeting with […]
Natural disasters in Greece and the limitation of foreign visitors’ disposable income due to inflation and rising interest rates cost the country 500,000 foreign arrivals and a loss of 1.2 billion euros in tourism receipts this summer. This stems from a report on tourism by National Bank’s economic analysis department.
The Commission’s proposal for a Cyber Solidarity Act is languishing in the EU Council of Ministers, where the scarce enthusiasm is evidenced by the slow progress at the technical level – despite there being no major political hurdle.
380: Theodosius I makes his adventus, or first formal entry, into Constantinople 1639: 1st observation of Transit of Venus by Jeremiah Horrocks and William Crabtree – helped establish size of the Solar System 1642: Dutch explorer Abel Tasman is the first European to discover Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) 1859: English naturalist Charles Darwin publishes “On […]
By Martin Banks Ahead of the 2024 poll, the EESC and the EU’s national Economic and Social Councils met in Madrid for their annual meeting. The message was: Organised civil society must remain Europe’s “guardian of participatory democracy, a powerhouse in tackling current and future challenges.” The contribution of grassroots organisations “is more vital than ever” as […]
The number of first-time asylum applicants in August 2023 dropped by 33% in Cyprus, and increased by 19% in the EU, according to monthly asylum data published by Eurostat, the statistical service of the European Union.
Central Athens was imbued with a festive atmosphere on Thursday, as the 17-meter Christmas tree in Syntagma Square was lit by the mayor of the Greek capital, Kostas Bakoyannis.
The European Parliament has outright rejected a proposal on the EU’s pesticide reduction plan, effectively killing off the regulation in a move lamented by green groups but celebrated by EU farmer associations.
1248: Conquest of Seville by Christian troops under King Ferdinand III of Castile after the city capitulates 1644: “Areopagitica”, a pamphlet by John Milton decrying censorship, is published 1869: The clipper Cutty Sark is launched In Dumbarton, Scotland, one of the last clippers ever built and the only one still surviving 2018: US Federal Climate […]
King Charles, a staunch Philhellene, wore a Greek flag tie during the official visit of the South Korean President in London earlier in the week.
