Strong winds keep ferryboats tied at ports
Powerful winds blowing in the Aegean Sea and other parts of the country caused delays and cancellations at the Greek capital’s ports on Tuesday, leaving many islands cut off from the mainland.
Paris ‘clear and supportive’ on Greek sovereignty
Cooperation between the armed forces of France and Greece is a strategic partnership that also benefits their allies, is the message French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna sends in an exclusive interview with Kathimerini, ahead of a visit on Tuesday.
Speculation rife about electoral law change
Remarks in recent days by government spokesman Giannis Oikonomou and Minister of State Giorgos Gerapetritis have fueled speculation over a possible change to the country’s electoral law.
EU plans to build firefighting fleet faster after summer of climate crises
The European Union and its member states agreed on Monday to speed up plans to establish an EU fleet of firefighting aircraft, after rampaging wildfires across Europe this summer exhausted the bloc’s capacity to respond.
Briton released pending trial over flight disruption
A British man who faces charges of disrupting an easyJet flight from London to Cyprus has been released with no restrictive conditions pending his trial in Greece.
Campus police make debut
Officers of the newly formed campus police report for duty on the first day of the force’s launch at the Zografou campus of Athens University, on Monday.
MPs greenlight controversial artifacts loan law at committee level
An agreement between Greece and the United States for the loaning of a private collection of 161 Cycladic figurines was ratified at committee level in Parliament on Monday.
The Erdogan-Putin duet: Who has the upper hand?
Ambassador Marc Pierini, the author of the recent piece “Understanding the Erdogan-Putin Duet”, joins Thanos Davelis to break down how Erdogan’s balancing act between Russia, Ukraine and the West is benefitting both Turkey and Russia, but why Putin ultimately has the upper hand.
Government seeks to encourage return to heating oil
The government is finalizing its latest package of aid measures, which will be presented by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday, with the energy crisis being at the focus.
Ankara lashes out at EU, accuses it of ‘pampering’ Greece
The European Union is “pampering” Greece and supporting its “pursuit of maximalist demands,” Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Tanju Bilgic said on Tuesday, responding to separate statements expressing concerns about Ankara’s escalation of aggressive rhetoric against Greece.