While Europe's economy is set for continued growth in 2019, the near-term outlook is clouded by global trade tensions and significant policy uncertainty, according to the EU's Summer 2019 Economic ...
The EU's Cybersecurity Act, agreed by negotiators in December 2018, entered into force Thursday, providing Europe with a framework of cybersecurity certification of products, processes and ...
At the 21st EU-Ukraine Summit in Kiev Monday, the European Union affirmed its strong partnership with Ukraine as well as its support for the country's continued progress on reform and fighting ...
The EU lifted its illegal fishing 'yellow card' against Taiwan Thursday in recognition of the country's upgrading its legal and administrative systems to fight against illegal, unreported and ...
Finland's presidency of the EU, which began 1 July, promises to focus on strengthening the Union's common values and the rule of law, as well as its position as a global leader in climate ...
The EU's Cybersecurity Act, agreed by EU negotiators in December 2018, enters into force on 27 June, providing Europe with a framework of cybersecurity certification of products, processes and ...
Following Italy's announcement of further measures to address public debt, the EU Commission decided Wednesday not to propose opening an Excessive Deficit Procedure for lack of compliance with EU ...
EU ministers gave their approval to a free trade agreement and an investment protection agreement with Vietnam on Tuesday, paving the way for their signature in Hanoi on Sunday.Διαβάστε ...
The EU at a special summit Tuesday proposed Ursula von der Leyen, Germany's German defence minister and a member of the centre-right CDU, as candidate for the next president of the European ...
While the EU's regulation for the modernisation of air traffic management has added value, EU funding to support ATM projects was largely unnecessary, says the EU Court of Auditors in a ...
The EU Commission opened a probe Monday into whether Spain's granting EUR 20.7m of public support to PSA for investing in its existing car plant in Vigo, Spain is in line with EU rules on regional ...
EU funding to modernise air traffic management was largely unnecessary, the European Court of Auditors says in a new report Tuesday, and its management was affected by shortcomings.Διαβάστε ...
New rules to ensure more effective resolution of tax disputes between EU Member States came into force Monday, offering more tax certainty for businesses and individuals experiencing double taxation ...
Asylum applications in the EU increased in the first five months of 2019, though an annual report out Monday showed a decrease for the third consecutive year in 2018, returning to pre-crisis ...
The EU and Vietnam signed in Hanoi the EU-Vietnam trade and investment protection agreements Sunday, the most ambitious free trade deal between the EU and an emerging economy to date.Διαβάστε ...
Polish legislation to lower the retirement age of Supreme Court judges breaches EU law, the EU's top Court ruled Monday, going against principles of the irremovability of judges and judicial ...
The EU and the Mercosur trading bloc comprising Argentina, Brazil Paraguay and Uruguay reached a political agreement on Friday on a comprehensive trade deal - the largest the EU has ever ...
Ending their two-day summit Friday, EU heads of state and government looked forward to a new UK prime minister, but said they would not reopen negotiations on Britain's withdrawal ...
The European Commission announced Wednesday the higher education institutions from all over Europe that will be part of the first “European Universities” alliances.Διαβάστε ...
The adidas EU trade mark, which consists of three parallel stripes applied in any direction, is invalid, the EU's top Court ruled Wednesday, as the firm failed to prove the mark's distinctive ...
Ο κηπουρός έχει κέφια. Με υπομονή (συστατικό απαραίτητο στην κηπουρική) και λίγη τεχνική, ο πράσινος αδιάφορος θάμνος στο New Paltz της Νέας Υόρκης μεταμορφώθηκε σε χαμογελαστή κάμπια. (Lee Reich via AP)
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Το 1853 στη Σαρατόνγκα της Νέας Υόρκης, ένας πελάτης επέπληξε τον μάγειρα ενός εστιατορίου, ονόματι Τζορτζ Κραμ, ότι είχε κόψει πολύ χοντρές τις τηγανητές πατάτες. Τότε αυτός από αντίδραση τις ψιλόκοψε, φτιάχνοντας τα πρώτα τσιπς.
Η πρωτεύουσα των ΗΠΑ μεταφέρεται από τη Νέα Υόρκη στη Φιλαδέλφεια, όπου θα παραμείνει μέχρι το 1800 οπότε θα μεταφερθεί στην Ουάσινγκτον.
1895
Αρχίζουν οι μεγάλες σφαγές των Αρμενίων στη Κωνσταντινούπολη και γενικότερα στη Τουρκία.
1969
400.000 νέοι παρακολουθούν τη θρυλική συναυλία στο Γούντστοκ.
1970
Ξεκινά το ταξίδι του για την Αφροδίτη το μη επανδρωμένο διαστημόπλοιο Venera 7.
1995
Η Κίνα πραγματοποιεί τη δεύτερη πυρηνική δοκιμή της μέσα στο 1995, προκαλώντας την αντίδραση πολλών χωρών.
1998
Ο Αμερικανός Πρόεδρος Μπιλ Κλίντον παραδέχεται ότι είχε «ανάρμοστη σωματική επαφή» με την υπάλληλο Μόνικα Λεβίνσκι. Την ίδια ημέρα παραδέχτηκε ότι «παραπλάνησε» τον λαό για τη σχέση του.
2005
Ξεκίνησε από το Ισραήλ η εκκένωση της λωρίδας της Γάζας από εβραίους εποίκους.
