Reality Bites | Athens
American rom-com “Reality Bites” takes us back to the early 1990s on the Great Lawn of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (snfcc.org) on Friday night.
Do we want green energy?
High goals had been set from the beginning: to be at the forefront of European countries in the development of renewable energy sources (RES). The truth is that priority had been given to closing lignite units and we ended up setting targets that were more ambitious than Germany’s.
Corporate deposits soar in June
Bank of Greece data show a 2.7-billion-euro jump in bank deposits in June as well as a €2 billion credit expansion, with a growth rate of 6.9% and 4.5% respectively. Corporate credit in particular showed an annual expansion rate of 10%.
ISAP service disrupted after man falls on tracks
Train services through Ano Patissia station on the Piraeus-Kifissia electric railways (line 1) were brought to a halt after a man fell form a bridge onto train tracks on Friday morning.
Dendias meets Biden’s point man on global energy problems
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on Friday met with US Envoy for Energy Affairs Amos Hochstein in Athens.
Cyprus, Greece, look to EU if Turkey renews gas search
Cyprus and Greece plan to consult with other European Union members on how to respond if Turkey tries again to drill for oil and gas inside waters that Cyprus claims as its exclusive economic zone, the Cypriot foreign minister said Thursday.
Phone bugging case discussed in House
An extraordinary meeting of the Parliament’s Institutions and Transparency Committee will be convened on Friday to discuss the allegations made by socialist opposition PASOK-KINAL party leader Nikos Androulakis that an attempt was made to bug his mobile phone.
German FM to meet Greek counterpart on Friday
Athens is preparing for what is expected to be a useful but also difficult visit on Friday by German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, whose staff has already informed Greek authorities that she will raise the issue of alleged pushbacks and mistreatment of migrants by Greek authorities.
Greek air power in the 21st century
Recent reports have detailed Turkey’s efforts to acquire new and upgraded F-16 fighter jets from the United States. After the 2016 attempted coup against Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s air force has been clouded in deep uncertainty.
EU gas solidarity complicated by lack of fuel sharing deals
The European Union clinched a deal this week to cope with a gas supply crisis, but to make it work member states need to establish bilateral pacts to share gas and, right now, most have no such agreement in place.