The Balkans taking center stage at SEECP summit
The Balkans will be at the forefront of this year’s annual Summit of the South East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) in Thessaloniki on Friday.
Turkey slams ‘biased and unrealistic’ European Parliament report
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry slammed a European Parliament report on the country as “biased and unrealistic” in a statement late Tuesday, while warning the European Union’s lawmaking body against becoming a tool in the hands of “narrow-minded circles.”
Maritime courses promoted at Posidonia
Posidonia 2022 is brimming with proposals by academic institutions taking part as exhibitors in the world’s largest shipping event at the Athens Metropolitan Expo center.
Greek, Israeli ministers talk EuroAsia Interconnector
Greek and Israeli delegations met in Athens on Monday to discuss speeding up the construction of the EuroAsia Interconnector, a submarine cable connecting the power grids of Greece, Cyprus and Israel.
PM standing firm, ‘does not hold grudge’
Referring to the upsurge in incendiary statements emanating from Ankara, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday that he hopes the tension doesn’t spill over to the ground level, adding, “This rhetoric leads us nowhere.”
Plan to cut back on energy use
The government is on Wednesday going to announce new incentives to general government entities for reducing energy consumption, with Environment and Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas and Alternate Finance Minster Thodoros Skylakakis also calling on all public buildings to raise their air conditioning level to 26-27 degrees Celsius.
EU backs Greek shipping’s efforts at delignification
Brussels supports Greek efforts for a green transition in shipping away from lignite dependence, European Commissioner for Transport Adina Valean said on Monday at the opening of Posidonia 2022 in Athens.
Posidonia hears of regulation uncertainty
Uncertainty among shipowners and investors regarding the regulations imposed on the shipping industry by regulators within it and outside leads to investment reluctance from all parts, a leading shipping forum heard on Tuesday at Posidonia 2022, currently under way next to Athens International Airport.
Turkish lira weakens further after Erdogan vows more rate cuts
Turkey’s lira slipped 1.1% against the dollar on Tuesday to set a record closing low as concerns over rampant inflation were stoked by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s pledge to continue cutting interest rates.
June brings with it politics and fires
As Greece inches closer to summer, its inhabitants are once again confronted by the third, oft-forgotten, certainty along with death and taxes, seasonal wildfires.