The US Congress and officials in the American government are vexed at Ankara over how it presented the Senate’s decision to drop an amendment introduced by Senator Bob Menendez in the defense spending bill, attaching terms to any purchase of F-16 fighter jets by Turkey.
Israeli Ambassador to Greece Noam Katz welcomed the announcement of direct flights connecting the city of Ioannina in northwestern Greece with Tel Aviv, in a tweet on Tuesday.
The first consequences of increased uncertainty in the economy are reflected in Bank of Greece data on financing conditions for the coming quarter, with a decline in demand for housing loans due to a deterioration in consumer confidence.
Deposits in the Cypriot banking system climbed to a nine-year high last month, while total loans continued their downward path, declining to a five-month low, boosting liquidity in the system to over 23 billion euros.
A national agency to promote Greece as a conference destination country will be set up under the name Greek Meetings Alliance, it was announced on Tuesday.