Stoltenberg hints at risk from Turkey’s S-400s
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shown the importance of NATO allies not being dependent on Russian military equipment, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said, according to Reuters.
Turkey’s relationship with Hamas in the spotlight
Expert Alan Makovsky joins our host Thanos Davelis to discuss the recent visit by Israel’s president to Turkey, the state of relations between Jerusalem and Ankara, and the key issue of Turkey’s support for Hamas. We also explore why the US should press Turkey to end its ties to Hamas.
Michaloliakos intubated after contracting Covid
Nikos Michaloliakos, the leader and founder of the neo-fascist Golden Dawn party, has landed in the ICU of the Larissa University Hospital in central Greece after contracting Covid-19.
European Commission aims to double military aid for Ukraine, Borrell says
The European Commission aims to double the EU’s military aid to Ukraine and has proposed earmarking another 500 million euros for this purpose, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Friday.
Scholz to meet with Erdogan next week
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will travel to Turkey on Monday, where he will meet with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said a German government spokesperson on Friday.
Migrant paper racket busted
An investigating magistrate in the northern port city of Thessaloniki has received the findings of a police investigation into some 60 suspects for their role in an extensive bribery racket aimed at expediting the issuance or renewal of residence permits and facilitating the granting of citizenship to migrants.
Turkey urged to pay compensation over missing Greek Cypriots
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers has urged Turkish authorities to abide by their international obligations and pay the “just satisfaction” awarded by the European Court of Human Rights to relatives of nine Greek Cypriots who disappeared during Turkey’s military invasion of Cyprus in 1974.
Inflation soars to 7.2% in Feb
The national consumer price index recorded another jump last month to reach 7.2%, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) announced on Thursday, and it may even rise further according to the Finance Minister.
Conditions are set for recreational diving at 91 wreck sites
A joint decision has been announced by the Minister of National Defence Nikos Panagiotopoulos, Culture Minister Lina Mendoni, and Shipping and Island Policy Minister Giannis Plakiotakis regarding conditions for recreational scuba diving on submerged cultural sites in Greece.
Greece sending assistance to Poland
With Russian troops and forces reaching the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Thursday, Migration and Asylum Minister Notis Mitarakis said that Greece will send buses or airplanes to Poland to help resettle refugees from Ukraine after an appeal by the Polish government.