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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Stagflation. It was the dreaded “S word” of the 1970s.
With Ukraine defending European values and security against a blatant Russian invasion, what obligation does the European Union and NATO have toward Ukraine?