Q2 2022 saw business turnover rise
As expected, business turnover rose significantly in the second quarter of 2022 (April-May) as activity approached normal levels compared to last year.
Greece: 71 migrants aboard boat reaching Kythera
Greek authorities on Friday raised to 71 the number of migrants aboard a sailboat that reached the southern island of Kythera a day earlier, the third crammed vessel to do so in two days.
Turkey to receive additional Russian S400 air defense missiles
HALC’s Executive Director Endy Zemenides is joined by Clifford Smith of the Middle East Forum to discuss reports that Russia will be suppling Turkey with additional S-400 air defense missiles.
Large fire breaks out near Lamia
Α wildfire broke out west of the city of Lamia, central Greece, on Friday afternoon, and expanded in three different fronts, one of which threatened livestock facilities.
Investigation launched after motorcyclist killed by falling tree on Crete
A prosecutor on Crete has ordered a preliminary investigation into the circumstances that led to a 51-year-old motorcyclist who was killed by falling tree at a traffic lights in Iraklio. The father of three died after being hit by the pine tree, which fell without warning, at a central junction in the city.
‘Heist of the century’ suspect ‘meant to return paintings’
The man behind the theft in 2012 of three paintings, including a Picasso, from the National Gallery in Athens claimed to reporters he intended to sneak back into the gallery nine years after the so-called “heist of the century” and return the works, but never got round to it.
High-level talks in Ukraine yield little reported progress
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would follow up with Russian President Vladimir Putin, given that most of the matters discussed would require the Kremlin’s agreement.
Uncertain economic policies
The cost of government interventions to deal with the energy crisis will reach €6 billion by the end of 2022, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said on Wednesday.
Turkish claims claims of Kurdish terrorist camp Greece dismissed as ‘provocative’
Recent statements by a Turkish minister that Greece is a “training center for terrorists” are “provocative and beyond all truth and reality,” Citizen Protection Takis Theodorikakos said on Friday.
Elaionas camp comes full circle
Procedures to close the Eleonas camp for asylum seekers in Athens by the end of the year are continuing with transfers to other structures.