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Logical but unexpected: Witnessing Finland’s path to NATO from a close distance Dr Matti Pesu On 4 April 2023, Finland’s Blue Cross Flag was hoisted at NATO Headquarters, marking the nation’s entry into the Alliance. Finland’s formal accession to NATO was the culmination of an 11-month membership path that was triggered following Russia’s unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine in February 2022. The overwhelming majority of Finns supported their nation’s NATO membership, and many toasts were raised that day in early spring. Though joining the Alliance without Sweden – which was left to wait for the completion of its own accession process - put a slight damper on the festive occasion. READ/LISTEN MORE

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Idalia Roars Into the Gulf of Mexico Fueled by unusually warm waters, the hurricane is forecast to rapidly intensify before barreling into Florida.       The Ocean Has a Fever Decades of gradual warming due to human-caused climate change and an El Niño in the Pacific Ocean nudged global sea surface temperatures to record levels in 2023.       Wildfires Burn Near Hay River The same fire that overran the town of Enterprise is now threatening more towns in Canada's Northwest Territories.       Illuminating the Aleutians The aurora borealis and moonglint shine bright in this astronaut photo of the Alaskan island chain.       Flooding Along the Sutlej River in Punjab Heavy rains inundated villages and farmland in India and Pakistan during the summer monsoon.       Heat Dome Descends on Central U.S. Extreme temperatures and humidity affected millions of people in the Midwest, Great Plains, and South in August 2023.       Wildfires Rage in Greece Wildfires in the country's northeast sent smoke streaming over Mediterranean waters.

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Agricultural markets dashboard – apples See the latest update in the fruit and vegetables market observatory. Related links EU fruits and vegetables scheme | EU agricultural markets short-term outlook – arable and specialised crops

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EU agri-food trade rebounds in May 2023 The latest monthly agri-food trade report shows developments in imports and exports of EU agri-food products in May 2023.   See also Full article

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AHEPA Updates from the Supreme Lodge

 

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association Contact: AHEPA Headquarters Phone: 202.232.6300 E-mail: ahepa@ahepa.org Last weekend, Supreme President Savas Tsivicos was honored to attend Senator Robert Menendez's inaugural visit to Cyprus for the annual PSEKA conference from August 19 to 25. During the visit, the Supreme President engaged with town leaders in Paphos, where Senator Menendez was bestowed honorary residency and presented the town's golden key, making him an official honorary fellow of Paphos. After his Cyprus visit, Supreme President Tsivicos will return to the United States next week. His September calendar is brimming with visits to various districts and chapters. Accompanied by District 27 Governor Giorgos Kallenos, Supreme President Tsivicos also announced that AHEPA's 102nd Supreme Convention will be held the week of July 21, 2024, in Larnaca, Cyprus. He expressed that holding the annual conclave in Cyprus and bringing hellenes and philhellenes from all over the world to Larnaca, AHEPA hopes to convey the message of unity and commitment to the liberation of Cyprus. A Message from Supreme Governor Georgio F. Comninos On behalf of our Supreme President Savas Tsivicos, the AHEPA Emergency Wildfire Fund is open, and efforts to gather assistance for the affected regions of Greece are in full swing. The fires in Greece are the largest ever recorded in Europe. Please check out our dedicated Wildfire Relief webpage, outlining AHEPA’s longstanding, dedicated efforts in support of communities devastated by wildfires. https://ahepa.support Your contributions make a huge difference. Sisters and Brothers, we all depend on each other. We are all part of the AHEPA Family because we answered a higher calling, one embedded deep in our Hellenic values. Let’s rise to the occasion. Please donate and share the link to our wildfire relief page to your contacts. Only when each of us sends to each of our contacts do we experience the full extent of the AHEPA family’s greatest greatest asset, it’s massive grassroots that cannot be duplicated. Please accept our deepest thanks for your help. Fraternally, Georgio F. Comninos, Esq. Supreme Governor, Region 2 Chairman, AHEPA Wildfire Relief Donate Today! Founded in 1922 in Atlanta, Georgia, on the principles that undergirded its fight for civil rights and against discrimination, bigotry, and hatred felt at the hands of the Ku Klux Klan, AHEPA is the largest and oldest grassroots service association of American citizens of Greek heritage and Philhellenes with more than 400 chapters across the United States, Canada, and Europe.  AHEPA's mission is to promote the ancient Greek ideals of Education, Philanthropy, Civic Responsibility, and Family and Individual Excellence through community service and volunteerism.  For more information, please visit www.ahepa.org.