Turkish nationalist leader warns Greece over armaments program
The head of Turkey’s main nationalist party, Devlet Bahceli, has slammed Greece’s armaments program while accusing Athens of violating the country’s maritime rights.
Emergency plan to fill Omicron gaps
As the daily coronavirus infection rate soared to a new high Tuesday, driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant, the Interior Ministry has ordered public sector administrators to draw up plans of action in case the situation spirals out of control and vital services are deprived of indispensable personnel. More specifically, it is incumbent on…
FM: Turkey must withdraw casus belli
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias was adamant Tuesday that Turkey must prove its commitment to international law starting with its withdrawal of the threat of war (casus belli) against Greece if it proceeds with its legal right to extend its territorial water, and to recognize that its maritime border accord with Libya is non-existent.
Ankara rebuffs criticism from Greek FM
Turkey has reacted to comments from Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias who on Tuesday accused Ankara of failing to abide by international law, in turn blaming Athens for tensions in the Aegean and the eastern Mediterranean.
Gov’t, SYRIZA cross swords over health crisis response
The government and main opposition SYRIZA traded barbs Tuesday over the former’s crisis management and response to the pandemic.
Sailing champ lashes out
Greek sailing champion Vasileia Karachaliou has lashed out against the president of the Greek Olympic Committee, Spyros Kapralos, accusing him of making threats “in a nationalist guise” because she plans to represent a different country in her sport, citing a lack of support from the Greek state.
Energy subsidy to be extended
The government is set to announce the extension of subsidies for power bills into the first few months of the year, with priority being given to vulnerable households, using property assets as a criterion so as to exclude holiday and secondary homes.
Government ministers infected with Covid-19
Justice Minister Kostas Tsiaras and Akis Skertsos, the deputy minister to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, announced Tuesday, separately, that they had tested positive for the novel coronavirus.