Greece lifts mask mandate, but there are exceptions
For the first time in almost two years, face masks against Covid-19 are no longer mandatory, barring certain exceptions, in Greece.
Erdogan’s high-stakes crapshoot
Recep Tayyip Erdogan seems to be taking one of the last rolls of the dice in what is a high-stakes game of craps. Turkey has already entered what is effectively a pre-election period and the president is looking for a way to blindside the opposition and trigger snap polls.
PM briefs Scholtz, support from Macron
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis showed a map of the “Blue Homeland,” which envisions Turkish influence over large swaths of the Mediterranean, to press home the point to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz regarding Ankara’s expansionist tendencies.
Turkish court to rule in case against top Erdogan opponent
A Turkish court is expected to reach a verdict on Wednesday in a case against Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, an opposition figure who opinion polls suggest would be a strong possible challenger to President Tayyip Erdogan in upcoming national elections.
Turks clash with police on anniversary of anti-Erdogan ‘Gezi’ protests
Turkish police clashed with protesters around Istanbul’s main Taksim Square on Tuesday and 170 people were detained as they gathered to mark the anniversary of nationwide anti-government demonstrations that began nine years ago in nearby Gezi Park.
Gentiloni praises Greece on end of enhanced surveillance
The emergence of Greece from an enhanced surveillance regime is a highly significant outcome from a political point of view, for both Athens and Brussels, European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni said on Monday in a statement to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency.
Greek-Saudi deal on fiber-optic data cable
Greece and Saudi Arabia agreed on Tuesday on the main terms to set up a joint venture to lay a fiber-optic data cable that will link Europe with Asia.
Industrial prices soar in Cyprus
Cyprus’ Index of Industrial Output Prices for April 2022 reached 123.8 units (base 2015=100), recording an increase of 19.5% compared to the same month last year, according to data published by the island’s Statistical Service (CyStat) on Monday.
Worry about stagflation, a flashback to ’70s, begins to grow
Stagflation. It was the dreaded “S word” of the 1970s.
As Ukraine fights, does the EU owe it membership?
With Ukraine defending European values and security against a blatant Russian invasion, what obligation does the European Union and NATO have toward Ukraine?