Think Tank reports on the invasion of Ukraine

 

Library blog Wednesday 14 June 2023

● General Secretariat of the Council   Think Tank reports on the invasion of Ukraine   Reflections on what might or should become the outcome of the war; how Ukraine’s recovery depends on security guarantees; satellite imagery analysis capturing flood threat after the dam’s destruction; the resilience and trauma of Ukraine’s civil society; how bad Ukraine’s humanitarian crisis a year later is; tackling the constraints on EU Foreign Policy towards Ukraine; Europe’s geopolitical awakening as well as its implications for European security; and Ukraine’s accession to the EU requiring a change in Europe itself are some of the topics discussed in the present update.

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AHEPA E-News Volume 17, Issue 24 | Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Supreme President attends AHEPA Hellas Conference

Supreme President Jimmy Kokotas attended the 24th annual AHEPA Hellas Conference on June 9 in Nafpaktos, Greece. U.S. Ambassador to Greece George Tsunis was an honored guest at the conference's banquet. Kokotas addressed the audience and thanked them for the warm welcome. He also spoke about AHEPA and the fact that the relationship between the United States and Greece has never been better, a success attributed in part to Ambassador Tsunis. The evening was dedicated to Greek expatriates who excelled and continue to excel abroad, and to the help they most often returned to the motherland. Other dignitaries in attendance included Supreme Governor Region 10 Yiannis Mitropoulos; District 25 Governor Konstantinos Varsamis; His Eminence Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos of Nafpaktos and Agios Vlasios; Nektarios Farmakis, Regional Governor of Western Greece; Vasilios Gizas, mayor of Nafpaktia, among many others.

District 11 Donates to East Palestine Relief

Last February, the nation watched as a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. AHEPA Buckeye District 11 family members quickly mobilized and asked the AHEPA family nationwide to do what they could to assist in their emergency response. On June 8, District 11 Governor John Karipides and District 11 Treasurer Nick Cassudakis presented a $7,500 donation to Lisa Wallace and Scott Lewis of the Brightside Project. The Brightside Project is faith-based nonprofit supporting and assisting the families of East Palestine devastated by the train derailment. By working with The Brightside Project, Lisa and Scott assured Brothers John and Nick that 100% of the funds donated would go directly towards the citizens of East Palestine.

op 10 Websites for Foodie Travelers 2023 awarded by IGCAT

 

PRESS RELEASE Top 10 Websites for Foodie Travelers 2023 awarded by IGCAT 14 June 2023

The tastiest list of the year for food experiences lovers has finally been revealed! IGCAT’s Top 10 Websites for Foodie Travelers 2023 were awarded at a gala event held in Amiens, Hauts-de-France, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2023 on 14 June. The Top Websites for Foodie Travelers initiative acknowledges websites that offer unique, creative, cultural and gastronomic experiences in the World and European Regions of Gastronomy. These include, but are not limited to: food and wine tastings; farm or factory visits; cookery classes; craft-related experience; food and/or wine route; food and/or wine markets or fairs; museums/heritage sites related to food. The top 10 websites from global submissions provide a delicious journey through distinct food cultures:

omania & Poland Aerospace and Defense Webinar

 

Romania & Poland Aerospace and Defense Webinar The U.S. Commercial Service is organizing a webinar on defense market opportunities for U.S. exporters on July 26, 2023. Join this webinar to learn about the defense market plans, priorities, objectives & projects in the near and long term. Speakers U.S. Embassy, Romania DOD and U.S. Commercial Service General Secretary, Government of Romania Mircea Abrudean U.S. Embassy, Poland DOD and U.S. Commercial Service Lockheed Martin - Poland Webinar Sign Up... Romania Market Highlights Romania has committed to spending at least 2.5% of its GDP annually on defense through 2027, with U$S3.8 billion allocated for the acquisition of military equipment in 2023 alone. The Romanian Ministry of Defense has received approval for U$S 10.8 billion for multi-annual programs, which includes the purchase of 1,059 Light Armored Tactical Vehicles, 298 tracked Infantry Fighting Vehicles, 90 self-propelled tracked 155 mm Howitzer systems, and 27 Ground-Based Air Defense Systems. Romania is interested in acquiring submarines, attack helicopters, class I UAVs, C-UAS, individual and team weapons, explosive powders, and ammunition production facilities. Poland Market Highlights Poland leads the former East-bloc countries in departing from Soviet-era equipment and has long term plans to replace any remaining Soviet era equipment with modern NATO-compatible platforms. Poland’s 2022 defense budget increased defense spending to about $15.1 billion (PLN 57.8 billion). It is PLN 5.9 billion more than in 2021 and an 11.5% increase over 2021 expenditures. Poland is already spending 2.2% of GDP on defense and Poland’s President signed into law a bill that increases defense spending to 3% of GDP from 2023 on (already one of the highest levels in NATO) and more than double the number of troops serving in the Polish Armed Forces, up to 300,000. Trade Mission U.S. Aerospace & Defense Trade Mission to Romania and Poland The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration (ITA) is organizing a U.S. Aerospace & Defense Trade Mission to Romania and Poland, November 12-17, 2023. The objective for this mission is to give U.S. companies an opportunity to provide aerospace and defense equipment, technology, and services to Romania and Poland, both impacted by the Russian invasion into Ukraine.   Participating U.S. firms will gain market insights, make industry contacts, solidify business strategies, and advance specific projects, with the goal of increasing U.S. exports and services in the aerospace and defense sectors.  More information...   Webinar Sign Up Date & Time: July 26, 2023 10:00 AM, Washington 4:00 PM, Warsaw 5:00 PM, Bucharest Webinar Cost: $25 Questions? Contact: Diane Mooney Tel: (206) 553-7251 Email Frantz Eyssallenne Tel: (469) 424-7212 Email

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COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION latest

Press material Thursday 15 June 2023

● Eurogroup   15/06/2023 17:39 | Press release | Statement of Paschal Donohoe on the 25th anniversary of the first Eurogroup meeting   Today’s meeting marks the 25th anniversary from our very first Eurogroup meeting, which was also held here in Luxembourg on June 4, 1998. If I look back at what has unfolded since our last milestone – our 20th anniversary in 2018 – the scale of the challenges that have confronted us in the intervening period has been unprecedented. We have taken extraordinary actions to support our citizens amid a global pandemic; an energy crisis; and, tragically, a war in Europe.

ΕΓΚΥΚΛΙΟΣ:Πληροφορίες και οδηγίες για τη διενέργεια των γενικών βουλευτικών εκλογών της 25ης Ιουνίου 2023 εντός Επικράτεια

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 ΘΕΜΑ: «Πληροφορίες και οδηγίες για τη διενέργεια των γενικών βουλευτικών εκλογών της 25ης Ιουνίου 2023 εντός Επικράτειας» 

 ΕΙΣΑΓΩΓΙΚΑ Οι γενικές βουλευτικές εκλογές της 25ης Ιουνίου 2023 θα διενεργηθούν σύμφωνα με τις ισχύουσες διατάξεις της νομοθεσίας για την εκλογή βουλευτών, που έχουν κωδικοποιηθεί σε ενιαίο κείμενο με το π.δ. 26/2012 (Α΄ 57) και τις διατάξεις του ν. 4648/2019 «Διευκόλυνση άσκησης εκλογικού δικαιώματος εκλογέων που βρίσκονται εκτός Ελληνικής Επικράτειας και τροποποίηση εκλογικής διαδικασίας» (Α΄ 205), οι οποίες ρυθμίζουν αναλυτικά τα σχετικά θέματα. Διευκρινίζεται ότι, επειδή αυτές οι εκλογές διεξάγονται µέσα σε δεκαοκτώ (18) μήνες από τις προηγούµενες, δεν εφαρµόζονται οι διατάξεις εκλογής βουλευτών µε σταυρό προτιµήσεως, αλλά οι διατάξεις περί σειράς καταλήψεως εδρών (λίστα) του π.δ. 152/1985, καθώς οι υποψήφιοι αναγράφονται υποχρεωτικά με τη σειρά που προτείνονται από τον υπεύθυνο του κόμματος ή του συνασπισμού συνεργαζομένων κομμάτων ή των ανεξάρτητων υποψηφίων, σύμφωνα με την παρ. 4 άρθρου 35 του 2 π.δ. 26/2012. Στην παρούσα εγκύκλιο περιγράφονται όλα τα στάδια της εκλογικής διαδικασίας, οι αρμοδιότητες και οι ενέργειες όλων των συντελεστών, ενώ αναφέρονται και οι εκ του νόμου προβλεπόμενες προθεσμίες, μέσα στις οποίες οι τελευταίοι οφείλουν να ενεργήσουν. Επισημαίνεται ότι αρμόδιος για την οργάνωση και τη διενέργεια των εκλογών σε κάθε εκλογική περιφέρεια (νομό) είναι ο Αντιπεριφερειάρχης της περιφερειακής ενότητας της έδρας του, ενώ αρμόδιος για όλους τους δήμους του νομού Αττικής είναι ο Περιφερειάρχης Αττικής (άρθρο 132 του π.δ. 26/2012). Το περιεχόμενο της εγκυκλίου χωρίζεται σε τρία μέρη: Στο πρώτο μέρος περιέχονται πληροφορίες για την ημερομηνία διενέργειας των εκλογών, τον αριθμό των βουλευτών που εκλέγονται σε κάθε περιφέρεια, την κτήση του δικαιώματος του εκλέγειν και εκλέγεσθαι, την υποβολή των υποψηφιοτήτων και την ανακήρυξη των υποψηφίων βουλευτών. Στο δεύτερο μέρος περιγράφονται οι αρμοδιότητες και οι ενέργειες των κρατικών υπηρεσιών και των Οργανισμών Τοπικής Αυτοδιοίκησης, αμέσως μετά την έναρξη της προεκλογικής περιόδου έως την προηγούμενη ημέρα της ψηφοφορίας. Το τρίτο μέρος αναφέρεται στα ζητήματα που πρέπει να αντιμετωπιστούν κατά την ημέρα της ψηφοφορίας, ενώ αναλύεται και ο τρόπος ψηφοφορίας, εξαγωγής και ανακοίνωσης των αποτελεσμάτων των εκλογών.