Monkeypox can be contained if we act now, WHO says
A World Health Organization senior official said on Friday that the priority needs to be containing monkeypox in non-endemic countries, saying that this can be achieved through quick action.
Iran summons Swiss envoy over US seizure of Iranian oil
Iran on Friday summoned the envoy of Switzerland, which represents US interests in Tehran, to protest against the US seizure of Iranian oil from a Russian-operated ship near Greece, the foreign ministry said in a statement quoted by Iranian media.
US seeking closer Greece ties to contain Turkey, analyst says
Turkey’s growing leverage as a regional power in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted the United States to strengthen ties with Greece as a means of containing Turkey, a local expert told state-run Anadolu agency in an analysis published on Friday.
Wheat, corn import racket dismantled
Greece’s Financial Crimes Squad (SDOE) has dismantled a racket that imported wheat and corn from Bulgaria, involving dummy companies in that country and Greece, and sold it in the Greek market without paying VAT.
What does the EU proposal to keep its debt rules lifted mean for Greece?
Yannis Palaiologos, Kathimerini’s Brussels correspondent, joins Thanos Davelis to break down the EU’s proposal to extend a moratorium on EU fiscal rules until the end of 2023 and look at what it means for over-indebted countries like Greece.
Party strategy as Greece heads to the next election
The terms of the political game leading up to the next general election in Greece – whenever that ends up taking place – have become much clearer following the conclusion of the congress of the PASOK-KINAL (Movement for Change) socialist party.
Contempt for international law marginalizing Turkey, PM says
Turkey’s contempt for international law is marginalizing the country, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday, adding that Ankara’s behavior leaves no room for dialogue between the two Aegean neighbors.
Alpha sees after-tax earnings top €125 mln in Q1
Αlpha Bank on Thursday announced after-tax profits of 125.4 million euros in the first quarter of 2022, with adjusted after-tax profits at €134 million.
Far-reaching university overhaul in the pipeline
A new bill unveiled by the Education Ministry on Thursday seeks to pave the way for a drastic overhaul of Greece’s chronically dysfunctional university institutions with student exchanges (so-called Greek Erasmus program), joint degrees, dual majors, industrial postgraduate programs and student startups among the options introduced by the legislation.
Athens keeps calm amid Ankara escalations
As Turkey intensifies its provocations, both rhetorically and with constant overflights in Greek airspace, Athens is maintaining its composure while at the same time sending out the message that there is no way it will back down from its fixed positions and its sovereign rights.