EU acts to combat “security threats” posed by drones
By Martin Banks The EU is taking proactive action to combat the growing threat from drones.
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EUROPE
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February 11, 2026 Europe “needs more security partners”
By Martin Banks Enhanced and expanded cooperation between the EU and key bilateral partners will enable the EU to respond more effectively to security threats and to strengthen its role as a global strategic actor.
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HISTORY
February 11, 2026 11 February 2026: This day in history
660 BC: Traditional date for the founding of Japan by Emperor Jimmu 1858: First vision of the Virgin Mary to 14-year-old Bernadette of Lourdes, France 1929: Vatican City, the world’s smallest country, becomes an enclave of Rome 1945: Declaration of Liberated Europe is signed at the Yalta Conference by Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and […]
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OPINION
February 10, 2026 To fight the populist far-right, European leaders could learn from Portugal
By Mensur Haliti, Vice President for Democracy and Governance at the Roma Foundation for Europe
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GREEKS ABROAD
February 10, 2026 International Summer University on Greek language to be held in Sydney this September
Sydney will host the 12th International Summer University “Greek Language, Culture and Media” from 6 to 11 September 2026, bringing together academics, educators, students and community leaders to explore the past, present and future of the Greek language in Australia and the diaspora.
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ECONOMY
February 10, 2026 AADE’s four new weapons
With four new, powerful digital instruments financed by the Recovery and Resilience Fund, the tax administration is entering a new era of tax audits, where data is cross-checked in real time and transactions are monitored at the moment they are made.
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HISTORY
February 10, 2026 10 February 2026: This day in history
60: St. Paul is thought to have been shipwrecked at Malta 1720: Edmond Halley is appointed as the second Astronomer Royal at the Greenwich Observatory 1763: Treaty of Paris ends the French-Indian War, France agrees to surrender Canada to Great Britain 1824: Simón Bolívar is named dictator by the Congress of Peru 1906: British battleship […]
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WORLD
February 9, 2026 Japanese stocks surge as Takaichi secures historic election victory
Japanese stocks surged to a record high as markets opened on Monday morning, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) basked in a historic election victory.
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CYPRUS
February 9, 2026 Cyprus Presidency workshop focuses on crisis management and civilian evacuation
The Cypriot Military Delegation to the European Union organized today a workshop titled “The EU’s Role in Supporting Civilian Evacuation Efforts Across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region.”
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GREECE
February 9, 2026 Kimolos: More than just a quiet island escape
It’s true: Kimolos has been generating a fair amount of buzz of late, attracting praise across international media outlets and travel sites. Last summer, Dutch travel platform griekenland.net highlighted the island’s unspoiled beauty and “wonderfully quiet beaches” as a soothing alternative to the more headline-grabbing Cycladic hotspots nearby (yes, we’re looking at you, Mykonos). The […]
