Three days of Europe-wide elections for the European Parliament got under way Thursday with voters in the Netherlands and also, finally, the United Kingdom going to the polls.The count starts ...
A new maximum price for all international calls and SMS within the EU applies from 15 May, when consumers calling another EU country will pay a maximum amount of 19 cents per minute ...
After bans on unfair trading practices and better producer cooperation, the EU Commission made proposals Wednesday for greater transparency in the way prices are reported throughout the food ...
The EU Commission fined Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's biggest beer brewer, some EUR 200 million Monday for breaching EU antitrust rules through its actions in hampering cross-border sales of ...
EU ministers gave final approval Tuesday to new laws to tackle marine litter coming from single-use plastic products found on European beaches, as well as abandoned fishing gear and oxo-degradable ...
With the European Parliament elections only two weeks away, EU leaders met at a summit in Romania to begin a discussion on what sort of EU future they want to build if and when Brexit finally takes ...
The EU strengthened aviation relations with China Monday, signing an agreement on civil aviation safety and a horizontal aviation agreement in a boost for EU trade in aircraft and related ...
GDP growth in Germany is forecast to be particularly subdued this year, as global uncertainties continue to weigh on Europe's economy, according to the EU Commission's latest economic forecast ...
A new system of tobacco traceability became operational in Europe Monday, with the first EU producers requesting and receiving traceability markings for cigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco ...
18-year-olds in the EU have until 16 May to apply for 20,000 DiscoverEU travel passes, the Commission announced Thursday, for the opportunity to explore Europe between 1 August and 31 ...
The EU Commission fined five banks - Barclays, RBS, Citigroup, JPMorgan and MUFG - EUR 1.07 billion Thursday for taking part in two cartels in the Spot Foreign Exchange market for 11 ...
The mechanism for the resolution of disputes between investors and States provided for by the free trade agreement between the EU and Canada is compatible with EU law, the EU's top Court ruled ...
A new system to help EU countries crack down on VAT fraud, launched Wednesday by the European Commission, allows EU Member States to rapidly exchange and jointly process VAT data.Διαβάστε ...
The mechanism for the resolution of disputes between investors and States provided for by the free trade agreement between the EU and Canada is compatible with EU law, the EU's top Court ruled ...
The European Commission decided Wednesday to register a European Citizens' Initiative entitled ‘Save the bees! Protection of biodiversity and improvement of habitats for insects in ...
The mechanism for the resolution of disputes between investors and States provided for by the free trade agreement between the EU and Canada is compatible with EU law, the EU's top Court ruled ...
The day provided an opportunity for multiple stakeholders to gather and discuss the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Participants shared opinions on how best to achieve the targets of the 2030 ...
The EU Commission and European Investment Bank launched a EUR 1 bn loans package Monday targeting specifically young farmers. Nearly a third of young farmers' loan applications were rejected in ...
A new maximum price for all international calls and SMS within the EU applies from 15 May, when consumers calling another EU country will pay a maximum amount of 19 cents per minute ...
The European Court of Auditors is examining the effectiveness of EU action on improving the mobility of people in cities and densely populated areas, including progress in managing traffic ...
Γκαρσόν! Οι τέσσερις από τους 15 υπαλλήλους του καφέ Pallet στο Ναϊρόμπι έχουν προβλήματα ακοής. Οι σερβιτόροι χρησιμοποιούν την νοηματική για να επικοινωνήσουν με τους πελάτες και έχουν την διάθεση να μάθουν και μερικές βασικές λέξεις σε όσους θέλουν. EPA/DANIEL IRUNGU
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2019
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1936
Δολοφονείται από τις δυνάμεις του Φράνκο ο Ισπανός ποιητής και θεατρικός συγγραφέας Φεντερίκο Γκαρθία Λόρκα.
1942
Β Παγκόσμιος Πόλεμος: Πραγματοποιείται η αποτυχημένη απόβαση της Διέπης στη Γαλλία από Καναδικές δυνάμεις.
1945
Στο Βιετνάμ, οι Βιέτ Μινχ, με την καθοδήγηση του Χο Τσι Μινχ, παίρνουν τον έλεγχο του Ανόι.
1953
Η CIA βοηθά στην ανατροπή της κυβέρνησης του Μοχάμεντ Μοσαντέκ στο Ιράν και την επάνοδο του Σάχη Μοχάμεντ Ρεζά Παχλαβί.
1960
Με το σοβιετικό δορυφόρο Σπούτνικ 5 εκτοξεύονται στο διάστημα και οι σκυλίτσες Στρέλκα και Μπέλκα.
1973
Ο δικτάτορας Γεώργιος Παπαδόπουλος ορκίζεται «πρόεδρος» της Δημοκρατίας μετά το φαινομενικό και παράτυπο δημοψήφισμα της 29 Ιουλίου νομιμοποιώντας πολιτειακή αυθαιρεσία και διορίζοντας κυβέρνηση πολιτικού προσωπείου υπό τον Σπ. Μαρκεζίνη.
1988
Ιράν και Ιράκ συνάπτουν κατάπαυση του πυρός, μετά τον οκταετή μεταξύ τους πόλεμο.
1999
Στο Βελιγράδι, δεκάδες χιλιάδες Σέρβοι κατεβαίνουν στους δρόμους ζητώντας της παραίτηση του Σλόμπονταν Μιλόσεβιτς.
