tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72584951264059015992026-09-02T22:16:33.847+03:00FACTDROPDimkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16765157039814143334noreply@blogger.comBlogger4092125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258495126405901599.post-19845822393025042052025-05-05T09:32:00.002+03:002025-05-05T09:47:20.650+03:00Alarm at EU plans to end Horizon Europe’s civilian focusSource: University World NewsBy Nic Mitchell29 April 2025Alarm bells have been sounded by a leader of one of the main European university research stakeholder groups at plans by the European Commission to abandon the exclusive civilian focus of the Horizon Europe framework programme (FP) for research and innovation.Professor Kurt Deketelaere, secretary-general of the League of European Dimkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16765157039814143334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258495126405901599.post-67695857481934727432025-04-10T23:22:00.004+03:002025-04-10T23:22:49.415+03:00Athens pays $600,000 to Washington lobbyists to be 'Trump-whisperers' Source: euobserverBy Benjamin FoxApr. 10 2025Greece has become the latest European government to hire Washington lobbyists as it seeks to curry favour with president Donald Trump. The contract between the Greek foreign ministry and BGR group, a Republican-focused spin shop with close links to Trump and his officials, is worth $600,000 [€577,000] per year and started on Monday (10 Dimkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16765157039814143334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258495126405901599.post-42780012555472282512025-04-07T02:48:00.004+03:002025-04-07T02:48:58.473+03:00Turkey moves to put military agreements into force with three Balkan countries surrounding Greece Source: Nordic MonitorApril 7 2025Levent Kenez/StockholmTurkey is set to ratify military framework agreements signed with three Balkan nations, a move that further strengthens Ankara’s military presence in the region while extending its strategic influence around Greece.The agreements, signed in 2024 with Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia, come at a time of heightened geopolitical Dimkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16765157039814143334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258495126405901599.post-10695471381969158032023-08-13T20:39:00.003+03:002024-04-16T15:57:46.245+03:00‘Greenlash’: Why it’s getting harder to pass environmental reforms in the EU Source: EuronewsAugust 13 2023What is ‘greenlash’? Here's how right-wing parties are using the cost of living crisis to roll back green policies.A growing 'greenlash' against Europe's environmental agenda has so far failed to derail its decarbonisation plans. But looming elections could put future climate and nature measures at risk.The European Union has polished its role as a leader on Dimkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16765157039814143334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258495126405901599.post-78975601520432339292023-07-05T00:24:00.004+03:002023-07-05T00:26:17.164+03:00India again refrains from extending support to China's Belt and Road Initiative: SCO Joint Statement Source: ANIJul 5 2023India again refrains from extending support to China's Belt and Road Initiative: SCO Joint Statement India has again opted out of supporting China's Belt and Road Initiative becoming the only country in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) refusing to endorse the project.The New Delhi Declaration after the conclusion of the summit, which took place on Tuesday Dimkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16765157039814143334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258495126405901599.post-80591155210688278402023-07-02T22:04:00.006+03:002023-07-02T22:04:45.687+03:00BRICS at a Historical Turning Point: Unexpected Challenges Source : moderndiplomacy July 2 2023By Tiomfey BordachevThe BRICS group (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) was created in conditions where the universal power of the West had already entered a period of slow decline, but few had any doubts that the United States and Europe would be able to determine the main characteristics of the world economy and international politics for a Dimkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16765157039814143334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258495126405901599.post-80097446115826278962023-02-10T10:49:00.004+02:002023-02-10T10:49:47.827+02:00Out of Alignment: What the War in Ukraine Has Revealed About Non-Western Powers Source: Foreign AffairsBy Shivshankar MenonFebruary 9, 2023For the past year, many Western analysts have regarded the war in Ukraine as marking a turning point in geopolitics, bringing together not only the United States and its NATO allies but also a broader liberal coalition to counter Russian aggression. In this view, countries around the world should naturally support the West in this Dimkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16765157039814143334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258495126405901599.post-5104072938213692742023-02-07T22:56:00.003+02:002023-02-07T22:57:53.367+02:00US Inflation Reduction Act ‘existential threat’ to EU and UK Hugh Brady, president of Imperial College London. Photo: Imperial College LondonSource: Science BusinessBy David MatthewsFebruary 7 20223The US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is an “existential threat” to the economies of both the UK and EU, the president of Imperial College London has warned, and means London and Brussels should end their “family row” over Horizon Europe.Hugh Brady told Dimkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16765157039814143334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258495126405901599.post-3191592439306058982023-02-07T00:26:00.001+02:002023-02-07T00:26:23.009+02:00The Indigenous-led movement shaking a divided Peru Source: MercoPressBy Eduardo Gamarra*February 6 2023Peru is in the midst of a political and civil crisis. Weeks of protest have culminated in thousands descending on the capital amid violent clashes and running battles with police.Triggered by the recent removal from office of former leader Pedro Castillo, the protests have exposed deep divisions within the country and are being encouraged Dimkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16765157039814143334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258495126405901599.post-70091097766975549642023-01-23T21:58:00.001+02:002023-01-23T21:58:11.011+02:00Over 90% of western firms have remained in RussiaSource: REMIXJanuary 23 2023By MONEY.PL/PAPOnly 8.5 percent of all EU and G7 companies have actually left Russia, according to research from the University of St. Gallen and the IMD business school in Lausanne, Switzerland.Before the outbreak of war, there were more than 2,400 company branches and 1,400 companies from the EU and G7 operating in Russia. By the end of November last year, only Dimkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16765157039814143334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258495126405901599.post-86924977147550563212023-01-23T21:01:00.005+02:002023-01-23T21:01:46.061+02:00 Washington Ratchets Up Maritime Disputes in the Eastern MediterraneanSource: Naked CapitalismJanuary 23 2023by Conor GallagherWashington is reportedly pushing a deal with Ankara that would see the US sell Türkiye F-16s (which it has been requesting the past two years), and in exchange Türkiye would forgo any military incursion into northern Syria and would agree to the admission of Finland and Sweden to NATO.It’s unlikely this will meet Türkiye’s price as Ankara Dimkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16765157039814143334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258495126405901599.post-48909087427187103972023-01-18T13:27:00.004+02:002023-01-18T13:27:41.619+02:00What if Turkey blocks Finland and Sweden NATO bids? Source: Responsible StatecraftBy Mark EpiskoposJanuary 18 2023Many believe Ankara can be mollified — at a cost — but rejection of the Nordic countries’ ascension remains a real possibility.Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu is set to meet his U.S. counterpart Antony Blinken in Washington this week. There are scant expectations among observers that the visit will resolve any of the Dimkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16765157039814143334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258495126405901599.post-37999769386524787952022-12-03T00:04:00.004+02:002022-12-03T00:04:53.069+02:00EU members and agencies accused of ‘atrocious crimes’ against Libyan refugees Source: JuristDecember 3 2022By Elizabeth Haigh | U. Nevada Las Vegas School of Law, USThe European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) Wednesday filed a criminal complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the “atrocious crimes” of detaining and intercepting Libyan refugees and returning refugees to Libya. Some of the accused include high-ranking officials of Dimkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16765157039814143334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258495126405901599.post-27766517240821897762022-12-02T00:55:00.002+02:002022-12-02T00:55:23.005+02:00Could Turkey Use A False Flag Attack To Start A War With Greece? Source: 1945December 2 2022By Michael RubinThe Cost of Western Silence in the Face of Turkish False Flag Terrorism: On November 13, 2022, a small bomb shook a pedestrian mall in central Istanbul. Within a day, Turkish officials suggested they had their suspect. Ahlam Albashir, a Syrian woman whom Turkish authorities alleged took her orders from Syrian Kurds in Kobane. They paraded her Dimkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16765157039814143334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258495126405901599.post-81286412774699536522022-12-01T10:04:00.010+02:002022-12-01T10:08:00.905+02:00Tensions overshadow Macron’s White House visit From left, US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, Jill Biden, the US first lady, and Brigitte Macron at a restaurant in Washington. TwitterSource: Gulf TodayDecember 1 2022French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Washington late on Tuesday for a state visit hosted by President Joe Biden where hard-nosed disagreements about US-EU trade will overshadow the White House Dimkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16765157039814143334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258495126405901599.post-2817880974360232192022-12-01T09:35:00.001+02:002022-12-01T09:37:25.235+02:00OSCE and the collapse of pan-European security system Source: CGTNDecember 1 2020By Glenn DiesenThe 29th Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) takes place from December 1-2 in Poland. Established in 1994 to develop a common peace in an inclusive Europe, the OSCE has become the largest regional security organization in the world, which includes the U.S. on its western edge and Russia on its Dimkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16765157039814143334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258495126405901599.post-58811956993631413462022-11-27T21:45:00.004+02:002022-11-27T21:47:12.865+02:00The German or French way? International interdependence vs European sovereignty Source: UK In a Changing EuropeNovember 27 2022By Professor Volker Roeben and Professor Jukka SnellVolker Roeben and Jukka Snell suggest that the current rift in Franco-German relations reflects a deeper difference that stems from clashing strategic visions – one based on the idea of international interdependence and the other on European sovereignty.It is no secret that France and Germany Dimkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16765157039814143334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258495126405901599.post-80905559769759686952022-02-19T11:23:00.006+02:002022-02-19T11:23:49.239+02:00European Court of Auditors leaves vital questions unanswered Source: eureporterFeb 19 2022By Dick RocheIt is estimated that 5G could add up to €1 trillion to EU gross domestic product and to create or transform up to 20 million jobs in the short term, writes Dick Roche.The Court of Auditors Special Report 5G Roll-out in the EU released on 24 January could have provided policymakers with an objective appraisal as to the validity of issues that have Dimkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16765157039814143334noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258495126405901599.post-88804544443866692752022-02-19T10:38:00.007+02:002022-02-19T10:38:48.039+02:00Biden's real challenge is not Russia or China, but poverty in America Source: MEMOFebruary 19 2022By Dr Ramzy BaroudMainstream US media continues to celebrate the supposed strength of the US economy. Almost daily, headlines speak of hopeful numbers, sustainable growth, positive trends and constant gains. The reality on the ground, however, tells of something entirely different, which raises the questions: Are Americans being lied to? And for what purpose?"US Dimkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16765157039814143334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258495126405901599.post-20374223267976625732022-02-18T13:28:00.001+02:002022-02-18T13:28:10.967+02:00“The only thing I can say is good luck”: How trains abolished by Switzerland are now back in business in Greece Source: Investigate EuropeFebruary 18 2022By Eurydice BersiDelays, breakdowns, cancellations... For years, ETR 470 trains were the biggest headache of the Swiss railways. In the end, the Swiss sent them for scrap. But the Italian railways — which has been running all Greek passenger trains since 2017 — presented the very same trains as state-of-the-art. "Stay away from these trains," say Dimkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16765157039814143334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258495126405901599.post-89236064544881304842022-02-12T06:39:00.001+02:002022-02-12T06:39:30.650+02:00Who actually owns Libyan oil? Source: New EuropeFeb 12 2022By James WilsonIn the past the long-term export of petroleum products allowed Libyans to maintain a high standard of living for several decades, outpacing most African countries in economic development. Libya has the largest oil reserves in Africa and the ninth largest known reserves in the world. Impressive oil reserves allowed Libya to implement many Dimkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16765157039814143334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258495126405901599.post-13330129404896172232021-10-18T21:39:00.043+03:002021-12-08T13:56:45.311+02:00Η Εκδίκηση της Επιστήμης προς τον κόσμο των ΙδεώνGirl Tickling A Child (1878) by French artist William Bougeureau, 1825-1905
Ανοίγοντας το κουτί της Πανδώρας: Σήμερα, μετά
την ανατροπή του διπολικού κόσμου και την λήξη του Ψυχρού Πολέμου που κρατούσαν
τον παγκόσμιο νοητικό χάρτη δεσμευμένο στην Παράδοση μέσα από το φαντασιακό των
κρατών, η μακροχρόνια συνεργασία μεταξύ της πολιτικής και των ‘ανεξάρτητων’
τεχνοκρατών συμβούλων, απελευθέρωσε μιαDimkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16765157039814143334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258495126405901599.post-422069053842724092021-07-02T22:27:00.001+03:002021-07-02T22:27:16.016+03:00Libya election plans in chaos as UN accused of breaching mandateAbdul Hamid Dbeibah, Libya’s interim prime minister. Source: The GuardianBy Patrick WintourJuly 2 2021Efforts to set the terms for presidential and parliamentary elections in Libya on 24 December are mired in chaos, as UN officials are accused of breaching their mandate by facilitating efforts to prevent them going ahead.The UN admitted it was facing difficult splits among the 75-strong body it Dimkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16765157039814143334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258495126405901599.post-31382246367757187102021-05-30T16:43:00.002+03:002021-05-30T16:43:30.446+03:00 Turkish-made drone could attack humans without orders - Pentagon report Source: AhvalMay 30 2021The Pentagon has released a report warning that autonomous drones could mistakenly attack civilians unless measures are taken to ensure their programming, Fox News reported on Sunday."How brittle is the object recognition system? How often does it misidentify targets?" the report asked.Last year in Libya, a Turkish-made autonomous weapon—the STM Kargu-2 drone—may Dimkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16765157039814143334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7258495126405901599.post-86210173327974488282021-04-11T22:38:00.006+03:002021-04-12T13:44:57.533+03:00Israeli data shows South African variant able to ‘break through’ Pfizer vaccine Source: Times of IsraelApril 11 2020By Nathan JeffayStrain is more effective than original COVID and the British variant at bypassing the shot, Israeli scientists find, in first-of-its-kind, real-world study.The South African variant of the coronavirus is notably more adept at “breaking through” the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine than other variants are, Israeli scientists have found, in a Dimkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16765157039814143334noreply@blogger.com0