Greek role within NATO is upgraded
The war in Ukraine has forced a rethinking in NATO strategy and this will impact Greece’s position within the Alliance.
Ukraine invasion splits Orthodox Church, isolates Russian patriarch
Russian Patriarch Kirill’s full-throated blessing for Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine has splintered the worldwide Orthodox Church and unleashed an internal rebellion that experts say is unprecedented.
Mitsotakis tests positive for Covid-19
“In the daily rapid test that I did today in the office, I tested positive for Covid-19. Consequently I will be se self-isolating in my home and work from there,” the prime minister announced on Instagram.
Mitsotakis assures Zelenskyy of govt’s ‘full support’
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has assured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Greece’s “full support” for his government in a telephone call, the prime minister’s office said on Monday.
Serbia to reduce number of flights to Moscow after criticism
AirSerbia will go back to one flight a day to Moscow, the Serbian president said, following criticism that the country’s national carrier is busting an EU-wide ban on flights to Russia and profiting from the war in Ukraine.
Mitsotakis and Erdogan agree to improve ties amid Ukraine conflict
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan agreed on the necessity to deescalate tensions between Greece and Turkey and support stability in the East Mediterranean amid the war in Ukraine, following the lunch on Sunday between the two leaders in Istanbul.
Miliband: You cannot be complacent about nuclear rhetoric
One of the most charismatic British politicians of his generation and a former UK foreign secretary (2007-2010), David Miliband has been the president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) since 2013.
Russian Orthodox church in Amsterdam splits with Moscow
A Russian Orthodox church in Holland has said it is cutting ties with the Moscow patriarchate and has requested to join the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople instead.
Police in manhunt after armed bank robbery
Police have launched a manhunt for two people after an armed bank robbery in Menidi, a western suburb of Athens, on Monday.
Eurozone to back broadly neutral, but flexible 2023 fiscal stance amid Ukraine war
Eurozone finance ministers are likely to endorse on Monday the European Commission’s view that fiscal policy should move from supportive to neutral in 2023, but that they must be ready with more cash should the war in Ukraine make it necessary.