Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Congress on Wednesday he was grateful for US help against invading Russian forces but pressed for more — more military aid to combat Russian warplanes, more blowback for Russia’s politicians and economy.
Finance Minister Christos Staikouras specified on Thursday the four new measures aiming to strengthen households and businesses hit by runaway prices. The new aid will cost 1.1 billion euros, the minisrer said.
EU environment ministers will assess their progress on negotiating a raft of new climate change policies on Thursday, with countries divided over whether soaring energy prices should speed up or slow down their green agenda.
Vassilis Nedos joins our host Thanos Davelis to look at how Greece has handled the war in Ukraine, and the potential for an upgraded role within NATO as the transatlantic alliance rethinks its broader strategy.
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and Greek counterpart Thanos Dokos discussed the situation in the besieged southern city of Mariupol, Ukraine, where a large ethnic Greek minority based in the city, and Russia’s attack of Ukraine in a call on Wednesday, the White House said.
Coastal shipping sources are expressing hope that the easing of hostilities in Ukraine will see global fuel rates decline after their recent rally, allowing for the reduction of ferry tickets back to normal levels.
In response to widespread price hikes, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced new measures on Wednesday to the tune of 1.1 billion euros in relief aid to some 3,200,000 lower-income Greeks, and households with annual incomes of up to 30,000 euros.
Passenger traffic at Greek airports jumped 261.6% to around 2.6 million in the first two months of 2022 compared with 718,330 in the corresponding period last year, the Civil Aviation Authority said in a report on Wednesday.
Maureen Howard, who first drew wide attention in 1965 with her novel “Bridgeport Bus,” which came to be regarded as a precursor to second-wave feminism, and went on to write ambitious, well-regarded books for 45 more years, died Sunday in the New York City borough of Manhattan. She was 91.
The measures the government has taken and the inspections it is carrying out will ensure that the drop in global oil rates will lead to a reduction in fuel retail rates, Development and Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis said on Wednesday.