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Europe
Council of Europe: Greece Doesn’t Support its Youth
A recent report on the Council of Europe regarding national youth policies in member States, has revealed that Greece isn't providing any support to the younger generation. The Council of Europe pointed out that since the outbreak of the financial...
Europe
Council of Europe: Far-Right Gangs Attack Roma Camps
“Invasions of Roma Camps all over Europe, are not only by the police, but also from far-right gang groups, and are becoming a common phenomenon after the incident that occurred in Greece -little Maria who was found in a...
Culture
Calls for Zaroulia’s Removal from Council of Europe
The European anti-racist organisation EGAM (European Grassroots Anti-racist Movement) which participates in the parliamentarian assembly of the Council of Europe, has joined other groups in demanding the expulsion of a Greek Member of Parliament from the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn...
Europe
Council of Europe Slams Greece’s Treatment of Migrants
Greek detention officers treat migrants "like caged animals", and prison conditions for Greek inmates have deteriorated, the Council of Europe's anti-torture committee said in a report on Tuesday.
Publishing a detailed account of a study completed last March but kept...
Europe
Council of Europe Raises Question on Future of Panagia Sumela Orthodox Monastery, Pontus
The issue of intellectual, Byzantine heritage and the future of the Orthodox Panagia Sumela Monastery in historical Pontus, was raised during the last session of the Council of the Europe Parliamentary Assembly. The meeting was led by Ivan Savvidi, member...
Europe
Council of Europe Representatives Meet with Ecumenical Patriarch
The future of Europe, human rights issues and religious and minority freedoms were the focus of a meeting held yesterday afternoon in Fanar between the Ecumenical Patriarch, His All Holiness Bartholomew, with a delegation of high ranking officials from the...
Europe
Council of Europe’s Human Rights Commissioner Stops Asylum Seekers Transfers to Greece
EU States have to stop all transfers of asylum seekers back to Greece under the “Dublin II” regulation due to the extremely harsh conditions they face in the state, the Council of Europe’s Human Rights Commissioner has said.
Thomas Hammarberg...
Europe
Council of Europe: No Political Transparency in Greece
The “Group of states against corruption ” (GRECO) of the Council of Europe asks for more opacity in politics and to combat the corruption.
The GRECO is a special body that evaluates the improvement of the member-states as it comes...
Europe
Greek Researchers Funded by European Research Council
Several promising Greek researchers are included in the ERC catalogue. The catalogue features 427 European researchers in total who were selected for funding by the Council in order to promote their innovative scientific work in cutting edge research areas. It...
Europe
SAE Europe Coordinating Council meeting in Frankfurt
The Coordinating Council of SAE Europe Region, will be having a two-day meeting on the 9th and 10th of April at the main offices of the Region in the city of Frankfurt.
The members of the Coordinating Council will discuss,...
Europe
Acropolis Museum Extends Hours for European Night of Museums Celebration
On Saturday, May 13, the Acropolis Museum will celebrate the European Night of Museums by staying open from 9 a.m. to midnight.
Visitors to the museum will have an opportunity to appreciate the many antiquities on display during the evening...
Energy
European Space Agency Plans to Beam Solar Energy From Space
The European Space Agency (ESA) is contemplating the plan of the Solaris initiative to beam solar energy from space in order to distribute electricity wirelessly to Earth.
The aim of the Solaris program is to have giant satellites in orbit,...
Europe
Greek Team Wins European Best Sniper Competition
Greece won the first place in the annual European Best Sniper Team Competition 2022 which took place in the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany.
Diplomacy
Ukraine Requests “Immediate” Induction into the European Union
On Monday, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky formally requested that his country be inducted into the European Union.
In a video address in front of reporters the Ukrainian leader stated "We appeal to the European Union for the immediate accession of...
Europe
Nazi Salute Sparks Uproar in European Parliament
A Bulgarian nationalist MEP gave a Nazi salute in the chamber of the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday, after he spoke during a debate on the rule of law in Poland and Hungary.
https://twitter.com/Renaissance_UE/status/1494027834293108749
Angel Dzhambazki of the Bulgarian nationalist...