Moderate quake rattles Crete
A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the island of Crete on Friday morning, according to the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens.
Germany will have to increase spending
Germany’s new government coalition will probably have to be open about changes to the fiscal rules of the eurozone as it will itself have to increase spending in order to carry out the “green” and digital transformations of the German economy, Marcel Fratzscher, president of the Berlin-based economic research institute DIW Berlin, tells Kathimerini.
Facebook allows Ukraine war posts urging violence against invading Russians, Putin
Meta Platforms will allow Facebook and Instagram users in some countries to call for violence against Russians and Russian soldiers in the context of the Ukraine invasion, according to internal emails seen by Reuters on Thursday, in a temporary change to its hate speech policy.
Unanimous approval for the relocation of antiquities
The removal and relocation of antiquities found in the second phase of excavations at the under-construction Venizelou metro station in Thessaloniki was given unanimously approval by the Central Archaeological Council (KAS) at a meeting earlier this week, following a joint presentation by the directorates for classical and Byzantine antiquities, the Directorate of Restoration of Ancient…
Mitsotakis in Versailles as EU leaders address war fallout
French President Emmanuel Macron (r) welcomes Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (l) on Thursday, ahead of a two-day summit of European Union leaders at the Palace of Versailles on Russia’s war on Ukraine and the bloc’s energy independence.
Time to lift ‘unjust’ sanctions on Turkey’s defense industry, Erdogan tells Biden
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told US President Joe Biden in a phone call on Thursday that it was past time to lift all “unjust” sanctions on Turkey’s defense industry.
Efforts to evacuate Greece’s consul general from Mariupol continue
Athens is continuing efforts to evacuate the country’s consul general Manolis Androulakis from Ukraine’s besieged city of Mariupol.
Greece will work hard to bring ‘every last visitor’ over, vows minister
“We are fighters and we are trying to bring every last visitor to the country,” Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Thursday in an interview with Open TV.
Senate confirms George J. Tsunis as next Greece ambassador
The Unites States Senate has confirmed the appointment of Democratic fundraiser George Tsunis as the country’s next ambassador to Greece following a voice vote late Thursday.
Heavy vehicles banned on major Attica motorways
In view of the severe weather impacting large parts of the country, including the capital, the Attica Traffic Police banned heavy vehicles on Thursday night from parts of the Athens-Lamia national highway, the Attiki Odos ring road, the Western Peripheral Highway of Ymittos and the Peripheral Highway of Egaleo.