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A Smoky Summer in Alaska Satellite imagery shows smoke from hundreds of wildland fires darkening skies.       Landsat Looks at the Moon Two Earth-observing satellites turned to watch a lunar eclipse, revealing dramatic and uneven temperature changes across our closest celestial neighbor.       Tunupa Volcano, Bolivia The composite cone sits on a peninsula between two vast salt flats.       Summer Bloomin' in the Pacific Northwest Unusually cloud-free skies allowed satellites to observe colorful phenomenon taking shape in the region's coastal waters.       Plotting Earthquake Effects in Afghanistan A shallow quake struck in the middle of the night and hit an area where people live in homes that are vulnerable to shaking.       Measuring War's Effect on a Global Breadbasket NASA Harvest researchers are using satellite observations and economic data to track how the Russia-Ukraine conflict is disrupting the global food system.       Tracking Night Lights in Ukraine The data are useful for researchers and relief agencies because they provide estimates of where and how many people have lost access to basic services.     LATEST IMAGES FROM THE PAST 7 DAYS             Summer Bloomin' in the Pacific Northwest Unusually cloud-free skies allowed satellites to observe colorful phenomenon taking shape in the region's coastal waters. (Jul 1, 2022)       Brilliant Color in the Black Sea As spring 2022 turned the page to summer, phytoplankton turned the seawater from dark to vivid. (Jun 27, 2022) NASA | 8800 Greenbelt Rd., Greenbelt, MD 20771         RECENT BLOG POSTS             EARTH MATTERS Skygazing for Science July 1, 2022 The GLOBE Program's citizen scientists provide valuable scientific insight by looking at clouds from a different perspective.

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Please note: The Earth Observatory has migrated our newsletters to a new platform which is why you are seeing this new appearance.                 Building Abuja People started moving to the new capital of Nigeria in the 1980s.       Brilliant Color in the Black Sea As spring 2022 turned the page to summer, phytoplankton turned the seawater from dark to vivid.       Paramaribo, Suriname The capital city, once a Dutch trading post, hugs the banks of the Suriname River.       Europa Island The small coralline island between Madagascar and Mozambique is a haven for nesting seabirds and green sea turtles.       The North Island, New Zealand The majority of the nation's people and several prominent volcanoes populate the island.       Floods Swamp Bangladesh Monsoon rains have overwhelmed villages, inundated crops, and displaced hundreds of thousands of people.       Catastrophic Flooding in Yellowstone Snowmelt and heavy rain caused historically high water that destroyed homes, roads, and bridges, and isolated some of the national park's gateway communities.

ΒΛΑΧΟΣ ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ,τ. Υφ.ΑΝ.,ΒΟΥΛΕΥΤΗΣ ΑΝ.ΑΤΤ.Ν.Δ.:Ένταξη της αμπελοκαλλιέργειας οινοστάφυλων, στα μέτρα ενίσχυσης..

 

Αθήνα, 05 Ιουλίου 2022

 

ΔΕΛΤΙΟ ΤΥΠΟΥ

.....από τις επιπτώσεις της ενεργειακής κρίσης μέσω του Β’ Πυλώνα της ΚΑΠ

 

Ο Βουλευτής Ανατολικής Αττικής, κ. Γιώργος Βλάχος, κατέθεσε αναφορά στη Βουλή, προς τον Υπουργό Αγροτικής Ανάπτυξης και Τροφίμων, κ. Γιώργο Γεωργαντά, σχετικά με την αναγκαιότητα μέτρων ενίσχυσης της Αμπελοκαλλιέργειας.

Ο κ. Βλάχος τόνισε ότι: «Οι αμπελοκαλλιεργητές εκφράζουν την δυσχερή θέση στην οποία έχουν περιέλθει, καθώς οι συνεχείς κρίσεις που αντιμετωπίζουν έχουν φέρει τον κλάδο τους σε οικονομική ασφυξία».

Λαμβάνοντας υπόψιν, ότι η αμπελοκαλλιέργεια αποτελεί βασική παραγωγική ενασχόληση των κατοίκων και συμβάλλει αποφασιστικά στην διατήρηση της απασχόλησης και την οικονομική ανάπτυξη του τόπου, ο κ. Βλάχος ζήτησε από τον Υπουργό να προβεί στις απαραίτητες ενέργειες, ώστε να αντιμετωπισθεί άμεσα το συγκεκριμένο πρόβλημα.

Πολιτικό Γραφείο Γεωργίου Βλάχου

Βουλευτή Ν.Δ. Ανατολικής Αττικής

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Μουσικός Ιούλιος στο ΚΠΙΣΝ

 

Μουσικός Ιούλιος στο ΚΠΙΣΝ Δύο από τους πιο ενδιαφέροντες singer-songwriters της αθηναϊκής σκηνής ενώνουν τις δυνάμεις τους, σε μια πολύ ενδιαφέρουσα βραδιά. Ο Jef Maarawi μπορεί να γεννήθηκε στο Σάο Πάολο της Βραζιλίας, όμως είναι στην Αθήνα που έχει διαγράψει την καλλιτεχνική του πορεία σε θέατρο και μουσική. Έχει κυκλοφορήσει τρεις δίσκους στην Inner Ear και είναι απολαυστικός στα live με τη larger than life εξωστρεφή παρουσία του. O Jack Heart (κατά κόσμον Νικόλας Κοκολάκης, με καταγωγή από την Τήνο) πήρε το καλλιτεχνικό του όνομα από ένα κομμάτι του Bob Dylan κι έχει ήδη κυκλοφορήσει δύο άλμπουμ μαζί με τους Love Ghosts, συνδυάζοντας τον σύγχρονο κιθαριστικό ήχο με την κληρονομιά της παραδοσιακής τραγουδοποιίας. Παρασκευή 08/07 | 21.00 ΠΑΝΟΡΑΜΙΚΑ ΣΚΑΛΙA Είσοδος ελεύθερη Περισσότερες πληροφορίες Την εποχή που οι ΗΠΑ έμπαιναν στον αστερισμό του gangsta rap και της μεγάλης κόντρας μεταξύ ανατολικής και δυτικής ακτής που χαρακτήρισε τα ‘90s, μια παρέα από την Ατλάντα πρότεινε ένα εντελώς διαφορετικό hip hop πρότυπο. Έκτοτε, οι Arrested Development έχουν παίξει σε όλα τα μήκη και πλάτη του πλανήτη, συνεχίζοντας να κυκλοφορούν δίσκους (έχουν φτάσει τα 15 στούντιο άλμπουμ) που αγαπιούνται από το κοινό και τους κριτικούς και συνιστούν ακόμα μια διαφορετική, πιο «πνευματική», εκδοχή του hip hop που πια ενώνει περισσότερες από μια γενιές. Warm up DJ set: DJ Marble | 20.00-21.00 Παρασκευή 15/07 | 21.00 ΞΕΦΩΤΟ Είσοδος ελεύθερη Περισσότερες πληροφορίες Η Παυλίνα Βουλγαράκη, καταξιωμένη τραγουδοποιός που χτίζει γέφυρες μεταξύ του έντεχνου και της ποπ, παρουσιάζει ένα αφιέρωμα σε μεγάλες γυναικείες φωνές που τη διαμόρφωσαν: από τη Sade, τη Stevie Nicks, την PJ Harvey και την Grace Slick, μέχρι τη Δήμητρα Γαλάνη, τη Χαρούλα Αλεξίου, την Αρλέτα και την Ελένη Τσαλιγοπούλου. Σε ένα πρόγραμμα που έχει σχεδιάσει ειδικά για το ΚΠΙΣΝ, με τραγούδια για «ανοιχτό καλοκαιρινό ουρανό», μεταφέροντας ένα μήνυμα σε «όσους κοιτάνε προς τα πάνω». Μαζί της οι Tfatfy, ένα αθηναϊκό κουαρτέτο-supergroup. Πέμπτη 21/07 | 21.00 ΠΑΝΟΡΑΜΙΚΑ ΣΚΑΛΙΑ Είσοδος ελεύθερη Περισσότερες πληροφορίες Οι Pink Floyd κυκλοφόρησαν το Dark Side of the Moon τον Μάρτιο του 1973, μπαίνοντας στην μετά-τον-Syd Barrett φάση της καριέρας τους, παραδίδοντας έναν δίσκο που έχει πουλήσει περισσότερα από 45 εκατομμύρια αντίτυπα και πια είναι κλασικός σε όλα του. Η Εθνική Συμφωνική Ορχήστρα και η Χορωδία της ΕΡΤ, σε συνεργασία με το ΚΠΙΣΝ, παρουσιάζουν μια απρόσμενη συναυλία που επισκέπτεται τη «Συμφωνική Πλευρά του Φεγγαριού». Σε ενορχήστρωση του Αχιλλέα Γουάστωρ, προετοιμασία χορωδίας από τον Μιχάλη Παπαπέτρου και μουσική διεύθυνση του Στάθη Σούλη, ένας από τους σημαντικότερους δίσκους όλων των εποχών παρουσιάζεται με ήχο συμφωνικό και μας προσκαλεί να τον ανακαλύψουμε ξανά κι από την αρχή.  Πέμπτη 28/07 | 21.00 ΞΕΦΩΤΟ Είσοδος ελεύθερη Περισσότερες πληροφορίες Οι συναυλίες πραγματοποιούνται με ελεύθερη είσοδο χάρη στη δωρεά του Ιδρύματος Σταύρος Νιάρχος (ΙΣΝ). Σύμφωνα με την αρχική δέσμευσή του κατά την παράδοση του έργου στην Ελληνική Πολιτεία τον Φεβρουάριο του 2017, το Ίδρυμα Σταύρος Νιάρχος (ΙΣΝ) υποστήριξε έμπρακτα το ΚΠΙΣΝ για τα πέντε πρώτα χρόνια (2017-2021), και τον Φεβρουάριο του 2022 ανανέωσε την υποστήριξή του για την κάλυψη των λειτουργικών εξόδων και του προγραμματισμού του για έναν ακόμη χρόνο.

Remarks by President Charles Michel

 

Press material Tuesday 5 July 2022

● European Council   05/07/2022 15:06 | Statements and remarks | Remarks by President Charles Michel after his meeting in Skopje with Prime Minister of North Macedonia Dimitar Kovačevski   Thank you for your warm welcome back in North Macedonia. It is just a couple of weeks since my last visit. I would also like to thank the President and the Prime Minister for our constructive and very useful talks today. I will meet with the political party coordinators in the parliament later this afternoon. I come to Skopje at a crucial moment, for North Macedonia but also a crucial moment for the European Union. At my last press conference with the President, I shared my strong personal conviction: that the future of my three children and the future of all our children, will be safer and more prosperous with the Western Balkans in the European Union. At the European Council following my previous visit, it is exactly the same sentiment that inspired the 27 European leaders to take important geopolitical decisions for the future of our Union. We decided to re-energise the Enlargement process and to further advance the gradual integration of the EU and the region, already during the enlargement process. The 27 EU leaders also met with the Western Balkans leaders in Brussels two weeks ago. We had a frank, open and hard discussion. But it was much needed. We opened our ears, we listened carefully to each other, and as a result, we formally decided to inject a new dynamic and a new determination to move forward together with the Western Balkans. We want you to join us and our goal is to speed up the process. The launch of negotiations will rapidly bring advantages — in investment and trade, for instance. You will also be part of more EU initiatives and programmes, normally open only for EU Member States. You are deciding on your future and on the pivotal next steps. In my opinion, North Macedonia belongs in the EU. In my opinion, your future is with us. Together we are on the eve of a possible breakthrough in your country’s EU accession process. We have worked towards this moment since March 2020 when we decided to open negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania. Last week, the Council of the EU put forward a revised compromise solution. I’m personally absolutely convinced this is a balanced solution that addresses your main concerns. The goal is clear: to start North Macedonia’s accession talks and to finally move forward to build our common EU future. If you say “yes”, the first intergovernmental conference will be organised in the next few days and will implement the March 2020 decision. The next steps will follow immediately, most notably the screening process will begin — not only the updated explanatory screening, but also the bilateral screening. Negotiating teams will be called to Brussels without delay. Importantly this proposal clearly refers to the Macedonian language, without qualification by the EU. Macedonian language is your language and the proposal respects that. The acquis, the EU legislation, will all be translated into Macedonian. We are also very aware of the concerns expressed by some regarding your national identity. You can count on my full support, as President of the European Council, to systematically stand up for your legitimate rights. And good neighbourly relations are also an essential element in the enlargement process like it is for all Western Balkan partners. As for respect for minorities, it is enshrined in the EU Treaty. North Macedonia has already built an impressive track record on this. You are an example of how a multi-ethnic country can advance. If you change the constitution, it will be seen as a further commitment to these high standards, it will automatically, without need for further decision, trigger the second IGC, and it will automatically complete the opening of the negotiations. The decision of course lies with you. It is your sovereign choice. I know how committed your country, and your people, are to the free world and democratic values and principles. And let me honestly tell you, as a friend, this opportunity is too important to be missed. We have never been so close. Macedonians, you have an historic opportunity to say “yes”: "yes” to the start of negotiations, “yes” to the EU, “yes” for our children. Your country has a chance to once again become an enlargement frontrunner. EU-related reforms will also get a new dynamic. These reforms will bring you closer to the EU and lead to greater prosperity, stability, and resilience for your people. You can count on our political and financial support and maybe more importantly, on our respect and loyalty. Dear Dimitar, dear Macedonians, only together can we face the enormous challenges of our times, only together can we live in prosperity and security, and only together can we overcome our greatest obstacles. I strongly believe we can do that right now.

Readers of Europe 2022 – Danish recommendation

 

Library blog Tuesday 5 July 2022

● General Secretariat of the Council   Readers of Europe 2022 – Danish recommendation   This summer the Council Library will shine a light on new and emerging European literary talent, with the third instalment of our Readers of Europe initiative. Through books recommended by the Brussels-based Permanent Representations to the EU, the literary pit stops on this tour will unearth some of Europe’s exciting new talent. Today’s selection is by the Permanent Representation of Denmark to the EU – You probably should have been there by Thomas Korsgaard

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Recommendation by the Permanent Representation of Denmark to the EU

Book selected: You probably should have been there by Thomas Korsgaard

Thomas Korsgaard’s novel ‘You probably should have been there’ gives the reader an unflinching insight into the life of a lonely, poor, abandoned teenager.

Copenhagen can be a cold place. Especially for those living on the fringes of society – the downtrodden and the desperate. People like seventeen-year-old Tue, who has moved there to escape from an abusive father.

Unexpectedly thrown out of his apartment and suddenly homeless, he wanders the streets with his very last possessions. Weighed down by an unbearable heaviness and barely hanging on by a thread.

Follow Tue’s lonely road into adulthood. Visit the random places he frequents and the questionable characters he resides with. Witness first-hand the desperation of those living without a safety net.

Tue finds himself caught between those who want to take advantage of him and those with saviour complexes. This push and pull allows the author to display the absurdness of many social norms. Tue has zero social skills. He doesn’t know how to ask for help. 

Tue is no saint. He can be petty and pitiful, difficult and disagreeable. He is extremely self-centred and pays little heed to the consequences that his decisions can have on others. But despite all this, you find yourself rooting for him all the way through.  

A contemporary novel from a non-romanticised Copenhagen. A tragicomedy told with a steady hand and razor-sharp prose. Korsgarrd demonstrates that the life lived by Tue isn’t as far away as you think. Through circumstances often out of a person’s control, anyone could end up in a similar situation.

Thomas Korsgaard published his first novel in 2017 at just 21 years old. In 2021 he won the Danish literature prize ‘De Gyldne Laurbær’ for ‘You probably should have been there’ as its youngest ever laureate.

For those looking to unearth other Danish literary gems, discover more via Eureka, the online catalogue of the Council libraries.

• Danish literature in Eureka

About the Readers of Europe campaign

2022 has been designated the European Year of Youth. As such, the Council Library has chosen to devote its annual Readers of Europe initiative to youth, putting the focus squarely on new and emerging European literary talent.

The Permanent Representations to the EU have once again been invited to recommend books from their countries to read over the summer, with the third edition of our ‘Readers of Europe’ campaign. The theme for this year’s campaign is ‘Discover something new’. The idea being that every Permanent Representation selects a book from their country by an author who has published their first work within the last five years. We will promote these selections over the summer on the Council Library blog.

Europe is awash with exciting young authors. Dive into this selection and discover stories that hum with fresh ideas and luminous prose. Novels that ask piercing questions about humanity. Stories that are edgy and beautiful, gripping and unsettling. Stories worthy of a place in any library.

So find a comfy place to sit back and relax, as we showcase some of Europe’s promising literary talent. Join us as we once again encounter the Readers of Europe

• European Year of Youth (background information)

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