Covid-19 prevention
The premature relaxation of health measures put in place to prevent the spread of Covid-19 automatically leads to society dropping its caution as far as the virus is concerned.
Akar’s claim of joint sea exploitation dismissed
Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos has denied the issue of “co-exploitation of the Aegean” was raised in talks with his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Brussels on Wednesday.
Cartoon by Ilias Makris (17/03/2022)
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Pierrakakis: EU needs to reinforce cybersecurity
Facing unprecedented crises in several areas, the EU needs to rapidly reinforce cybersecurity within its member states and step up efforts to create a European Cyber Shield, Digital Governance Kyriakos Pierrakakis said on Thursday.
Aegis program runs into ‘walls’ of bureaucracy
Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Christos Stylianides claimed in Parliament on Wednesday that while the state will be at a higher level organizationally and operationally, the effort to upgrade Greece’s prevention and response system to natural disasters is bedeviled by a “bureaucratic monster.”
Police detain 69 and arrest 8 in sweep in central Athens
Police on Thursday said they detained 69 non-nationals and took them to a deportation center because they did not have residence papers in a sweep in central Athens.
Kosovo president asks Washington for help in joining NATO
In a letter sent to US President Joe Biden, Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani said that in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, joining NATO was her main national security priority.
FM to meet with American UN representative
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias is set to meet with the U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations and the UN Security Council, Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield while in New York on Friday, according to an announcement by the Greek foreign ministry.
EU court adviser faults Denmark for misusing ‘feta’ name on cheese exports
Denmark has breached EU law by failing to prevent local companies from making and exporting outside the EU white cheese labelled as “feta,” an adviser to Europe’s top court said on Thursday.
Former ND MP passes away
Former member of parliament for the ruling conservative New Democracy party Elsa Papadimitriou passed away on Thursday.