As the second COVID wave hits Europe hard, the EU Commission Tuesday disbursed some EUR 14 billion to nine EU countries in the second instalment of loans to help finance short-time work ...
The EU Commission approved Monday EU funding of EUR 280 million for over 120 new environment, nature, and climate action projects, expected to trigger total investments of nearly EUR 590 ...
The EU Commission launched Monday a new complaints system for reporting market access barriers and breaches of Trade and Sustainable Development commitments in the EU's trade ...
The 'Consumer Agenda', published by the EU Commission Friday, sets out its consumer policy objectives for the next five years, and will serve as guidance to include consumer interests in all policy ...
The Commission presented Thursday an EU Strategy for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, non-binary, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) equality, aimed at combating homophobia and transphobia within the ...
The Commission approved a fourth contract with pharmaceutical companies BioNTech and Pfizer Wednesday, providing for an initial purchase of 200 million doses on behalf of all EU Member ...
The Commission approved a fourth contract with pharmaceutical companies BioNTech and Pfizer Wednesday, providing for an initial purchase of 200 million doses on behalf of all EU Member ...
The EU Parliament and Member States agreed Tuesday on Europe's long-term budget and extra funding to rebuild a post-COVID-19 Europe centred on jobs, competitiveness, and better climate ...
The European Commission informed Amazon Tuesday of its preliminary view that the American e-commerce giant has breached EU antitrust rules by distorting competition in online retail ...
EU auditors signed off the EU's 2019 accounts as 'true and fair' Tuesday, but their annual report concluded that payments had too many errors, and they also issued an adverse opinion on ...
The EU institutions agreed Monday new criteria for exporting 'dual use' products and technologies, including cyber-surveillance tools, that can be repurposed in ways which violate human ...
EU countries that disrespect the rule of law will risk losing access to EU funds, under a provisional deal on 'budget conditionality' struck by the EU Parliament and Council negotiators on ...
Auditors are to analyse the effectiveness of EU funding for European tourism, whether it provided suitable support prior to the pandemic, and EU efforts to limit the negative impact of the COVID-19 ...
As the coronavirus' second wave dashes hopes for a quick rebound for Europe's economy, economic output is not forecast to return pre-pandemic levels till 2022, the EU said Thursday in its autumn ...
EU auditors are to analyse the effectiveness of EU funding for European tourism, whether it provided suitable support prior to the pandemic, and EU efforts to limit the negative impact of the ...
The EU Council adopted its position at first reading Wednesday on a draft directive on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers within ...
EU leaders at a summit Thursday resolved to strengthen their collective effort to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on testing and tracing policies, and on vaccines.Διαβάστε ...
As of 31 October, Europe's rail sector will benefit from new harmonised procedures expected to significantly simplify procedures and reduce costs for railway undertakings operating across ...
The European Commission proposed Wednesday a new directive to ensure that EU workers are protected by adequate minimum wages allowing for a decent living during the COVID crisis.Διαβάστε ...
The EU Commission set out its proposal for catch limits for fish stocks in the Atlantic and North Sea Tuesday, the basis for EU fisheries ministers to set final catch limits at a 15-16 December ...
Με κουστούμια δεινοσαύρων διαμαρτυρήθηκαν τα μέλη της Peta στο Λονδίνο για την συνεχόμενη κατανάλωση κρέατος, αβγών και γάλατος, υποστηρίζοντας ότι αποτελεί πρωτόγονη διατροφική συνήθεια. Σκοπός της οργάνωσης είναι έστω για τον Ιανουάριο να καταφέρουν οι άνθρωποι να στραφούν στην χορτοφαγική διατροφή, όχι μόνο για τον περιορισμό της σφαγής των ζώων αλλά και την μείωση των εκπομπών του θερμοκηπίου αλλά και την βελτίωση της ατομικής υγείας. AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth
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Στη Νέα Υόρκη συγκαλείται για πρώτη φορά το Ανώτατο Δικαστήριο των Η.Π.Α.
1793
H Γαλλία κηρύσσει τον πόλεμο στη Βρετανία και την Ολλανδία.
1814
Η πιο καταστροφική έκρηξη του ηφαιστείου Μαγιόν στις Φιλιππίνες σκοτώνει 1200 άτομα
1924
Η Βρετανία αναγνωρίζει την ΕΣΣΔ.
1926
Εισάγεται το μέτρο αντί του πήχη ως η μόνη μονάδα μέτρησης στην Ελλάδα.
1946
Η Ουγγαρία ανακηρύσσεται Δημοκρατία.
1999
Ο Διεθνής Ναυτιλιακός Οργανισμός (IMO) καταργεί τα σήματα μορς, και εισάγει στην παγκόσμια ναυσιπλοΐα το ψηφιακό Παγκόσμιο Σύστημα Κινδύνου και Ασφάλειας (GMDSS).
