Cyprus’ president told NATO leaders meeting in Madrid that the division of the Mediterranean island is an “open wound” and failure to find a resolution “will pose a threat to peace and security in the East Med and Europe in general.”
This year holiday bookings to Greece are skyrocketing, but Greece is struggling to find enough people to work in its vital tourism industry to cope with this increase in demand. Nektaria Stamouli joins Thanos Davelis with the latest analysis from Athens.
Greece’s central bank on Thursday revised the economy’s growth outlook to 3.2% this year from 3.8% previously to reflect increased uncertainty due to the war in Ukraine and inflation.
“Reform is not something that can be copy-pasted from what other countries are doing,” but needs to be adapted, the government official spearheading Greece’s digital transition told a conference in Athens on Thursday.
“Athens, I love you!” songwriter and performer Desmond Child shouted from the stage of the Herod Atticus Theater on Monday night to a packed house that was there to hear his iconic tunes.
European Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas has sent a letter to Internal Markets Commissioner Thierry Breton demanding a review of a decision to approve Ankara’s request to trademark the term ‘Turkaegean.’
In the wake of the NATO Summit conclusion in Madrid on Wednesday, Athens is focusing on the fact that the trilateral agreement between Ankara, Stockholm and Helsinki for the Alliance’s enlargement does not affect Greek interests.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis must demand that NATO make a formal commitment to support Greece against Turkey’s expansionist aspirations and challenges, main opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has said.
The migrants and refugees who had fallen into the sea in an area southeast of Karpathos in the Aegean were transferred to Kos on Wednesday morning after a search and rescue operation by the coast guard.
The preliminary results of the 2021 Greek census will be presented on July 19, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said on Wednesday.