New trafficking corridor between Cesme and Ikaria
People traffickers are attempting to open a new migrant corridor between Cesme on the Turkish coast and the island of Ikaria, according to Greek authorities.
Turkish president rejects efforts for meeting with Greek PM
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan rejected efforts by NATO leaders in Madrid to mediate a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Anadolu Agency reported on Friday.
National Theater of Northern Greece Festival
The theater company’s annual summer festival continues at the Gis Theater with the plays “Farewell Anatolia” by Dido Sotiriou on July 1 and “Blood Wedding” by Federico Garcia Lorca on July 4.
Biden supports F-16 sale to Turkey, is confident about congressional approval
US President Joe Biden on Thursday said the United States supports the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey and that he is confident the congressional approval needed for the sale can be obtained.
NATO Summit a ‘diplomatic Waterloo’ for Greece, says Tsipras
This week’s NATO Summit was a “terrible diplomatic defeat” for Greece, opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has said, describing developments in Madrid with regards to Greek-Turkish relations as a “diplomatic Waterloo.”
Is Turkey’s deal with Sweden and Finland a win for Erdogan?
Turkey expert Prof. Howard Eissenstat joins Thanos Davelis to look at the deal that was reached on Tuesday to lift Turkey’s veto over Sweden and Finland’s NATO membership bids, break down what Erdogan’s real gains are here, and discuss the role the US played in this story.
Foreigners going house hunting in Greece again
Foreign direct investment in the Greek real estate market has returned to the record pace of 2019, according to data from the Bank of Greece.
Brain drain is being reversed
The particularly favorable tax regime that was introduced in 2019 has attracted a significant number of foreign investors who have become tax residents of Greece, as well as foreign retirees and employees.
Green bond remains on cards
Greece has not abandoned its plan to issue the first green bond in the history of the Greek state this year, but there are many challenges given the current conditions in the markets, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras and Public Debt Management Agency General Director Dimitris Tsakonas said on Wednesday.
Purple jellyfish numbers in relative decline
The purple jellyfish, whose tentacles carry a very painful sting and which have have proliferated in several parts of the Aegean and Ionian seas this year, are now in relative decline according to researchers at the Hellenic Center for Marine Research (ELKETHE) as there have not been any recent reports of dense congregations.