Saving one of Europe’s last free-flowing rivers
The remote and untouched Aoos River meandering through Greece and Albania is at the center of a wider campaign called “Save the Blue Heart of Europe.”
Greece bracing for all possible scenarios
Athens is reportedly on full alert even for the most extreme scenario on the part of Ankara, given that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is under pressure domestically and resorting to increasingly incendiary rhetoric.
On Erdogan, the West and Greek-Turkish relations
Let’s start with the domestic facts and figures to dispel the widespread wishful thinking betting on the victory of the so-called “opposition front” at the next elections.
Thessaloniki teen in critical condition after motorcycle crash
A 17-year-old was in critical condition in Thessaloniki’s Ippokrateio Hospital on Monday following a motorcycle crash early Saturday morning.
Ankara tries to sell ‘Ottoman islands’ theory
The theory of “Ottoman islands” whose sovereignty has not been given to any country by any treaty is being pushed by Ankara in earnest.
Turkish overflights continued unabated last week
There was no letup in Turkey’s incendiary rhetoric and violations in the Aegean last Friday, with unmanned aerial vehicles flying above Kandelioussa, west of Nisyros, which is one of the islands whose sovereignty Ankara has challenged due to its “indefinite ownership.”
Plan pushes for Greek exports to rise to 48% of GDP by 2023
The National Strategic Plan for Exports 2022 is targeting the growth of Greek goods and services exports from 37% of gross domestic product in 2021 (per provisional figures) to 48% by 2023.
Cyprus sees steep drop in joblessness
The number of unemployed people in Cyprus registered as such with the District Labor Offices registered a steep drop in May, declining to 10,586 people, marking an annual reduction of 66.2%.
Bakasetas does his trick again for Greece
Greece is now the absolute boss of its Nations League Division C group, after beating Kosovo 1-0 at Prishtina on Sunday for its second win in as many games in the pool.
Expensive distortions
Even if the war in Ukraine ended today, the European economy would still have to live with inflation for a long time to come.