North Macedonia to close its air space for Russian airlines
North Macedonia will close its airspace for all Russian aircraft except for humanitarian and emergency flights in line with European Union recommendations, its government said on Sunday.
Cartoon by Dimitris Hantzopoulos (28/02/2022)
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Greece closes its airspace for Russian airlines
Greece on Monday closed its airspace for all Russian aircraft in line with a European Union decision, the country’s civil aviation authority said.
Zelensky, Vartholomaios hold telephone conversation
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky held a telephone conversation with Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios Sunday as Russian forces continued to push into Ukraine.
Ukraine aftershocks concern Greece
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had been more or less expected during the past few weeks; it still creates novel conditions in Greece and is expected to affect a number of regional issues.
War tests economy’s stamina
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has reversed the financial landscape in Greece and violently interrupted the return of the Greek economy to normality after the pandemic.
Cypriot NPLs unchanged in November
Total nonperforming loans (NPLs) in Cyprus’ banking sector saw no significant change in November 2021, reaching 4.24 billion euros from €4.26 billion the previous month, according to data released on Friday by the Central Bank of Cyprus.
Green triumph in the Athens soccer derby
Panathinaikos scored three goals in 13 minutes to beat AEK 3-0, while Ionikos contained PAOK at Toumba for a 1-1 result on Sunday in the Super League in a game that gave a strong message for peace.
MP, ex-minister Marietta Giannakou dies at 70
Marietta Giannakou, a former education minister and a veteran lawmaker with the country’s ruling conservative New Democracy party, has died at 70.
EAB lands multimillion-dollar contracts with Lockheed Martin
The Hellenic Aerospace Industry (EAB) said on Friday it had signed two contracts worth 118.6 million euros with Lockheed Martin Aeronautics for the joint production of F-16 fighter jets for Lockheed Martin clients.