The liquified natural gas terminal being developed in Alexandroupoli will be a “new energy gateway” that will help Europe and the Balkans become less reliant on Russian supplies, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday.
Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias on Tuesday said that Greece is “expanding routes and opening new destinations” to travelers from the United States.
The Greek government has earmarked nearly 4.34 billion euros, or 2.2% of the country’s gross domestic product, for measures aimed at supporting households and businesses against the energy crisis and rising inflationary pressures this year.
Arrivals in Greece of Ukrainian refugees have been on the wane in recent weeks, as the number fell from 4,655 in the second week of March to only 500 last week.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on retaliatory economic sanctions in response to the “unfriendly actions of certain foreign states and international organizations,” the Kremlin said on Tuesday.
The spring midseason sales started on Tuesday with the compulsory use of a face mask the only measure remaining against the coronavirus.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s nationalist ally said on Monday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “would be better off trusting the Turkish nation more than Greece.”
Greece is gaining “significant strategic prominence,” the newly appointed US ambassador to Athens, George Tsunis, told an event in New York on Monday, hailing the country’s response to the war in Ukraine.
Belgium’s King Philippe reviews an honor guard after laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens on Monday.
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