Ukraine’s railways are struggling with a backlog of grain wagons on the country’s western border as traders look for alternative export routes after Russia’s invasion blocked off the main Black Sea ports.
The design of Greece’s first unmanned aerial vehicle or drone is entering its final stage, according to the Hellenic Aerospace Industry (HAI).
Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomeos visited Poland at the invitation of the President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, to offer words of support, consolation and hope to the millions of refugees that have fled from Ukraine as a result of the ongoing invasion by Russia.
Tom Ellis, the editor in chief of Kathimerini English Edition, joins our host Thanos Davelis to discuss his latest piece for Kathimerini, which highlights the parallels between Turkey’s invasion and continued occupation of Cyprus over 47 years ago and Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
Greece may be able to indefinitely avoid gas supply problems, even if Russia halts flows of the fuel, Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas said, adding that his country’s next payment to Russian supplier Gazprom was due this month.
The crisis caused by the war in Ukraine is affecting the Greek economy, but it will not stray it off course, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said on Saturday during a pre-conference of the Conservatives held in Thessaloniki.
The number of new Covid-19 infections eased to 15,823 for the 24-hour period ending 3 p.m. Saturday, down from 21,102 the day before.
Low atmospheric pressure and strong southerly winds have caused the sea level to drop by as much as 30 cm in parts of the Aegean, scientists say.
A 24-year-old Bulgarian man was arrested at Greece’s northern Promachonas border post on Friday for showing authorities a fake certificate of a Covid-19 PCR test to enter the country.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis pledged on Saturday to “exhaust all available resources” to support households and businesses crumbling under the spiking cost of energy and other goods.