EU member countries reach compromise on gas price cap
European Union ministers on Monday finalized a long-awaited deal to implement a natural gas price cap that they hope will help households and businesses better weather excessive price surges.
Naval commander keeps feet on the ground
Nasos Oikonomidis, commander of the Hellenic Navy’s Themistοklis frigate, spent 218 days at sea this year, a feat which earned him an award from National Defense General Staff (GEETHA) chief Konstantinos Floros.
Shuffling the deck
Sending a message of strength and with its eyes focused mainly on Turkey, Egypt carried out a lateral demarcation of its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) west of the lines defined in the Greek-Egyptian agreement of 2020. The demarcation is precise and extremely careful, allowing Libya and Greece to agree with Egypt on the remaining part…
EU countries mull 180eur/MWh trigger for gas price cap, draft shows
European Union countries’ energy ministers were discussing a draft compromise on Monday to cap gas prices if Europe’s benchmark gas price spikes to 180 euros per megawatt hour, a document showed.
Zakharova: Delivery of Greece’s S-300s to Ukraine would be ‘very provocative’
The spokesperson of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova stated on Monday that a potential delivery of Greece’s S-300 PMU1 missile defense system to Ukraine would be considered a very provocative move.
Extension of heating oil subsidy until March 31, 2023
Finance Minister Christos Staikouras on Monday announced the extension of a heating oil subsidy at the pump, speaking to SKAI TV on Monday. The measure, originally due to end on December 31, will continue to be applied until March 31, 2023 but will be reduced from 25 cents per liter to 15 cents per liter.
Winter resorts report occupancy rates up to 90%
Both the country’s popular winter resorts and hotels in the center of Athens and in the Athenian Riviera are showing high occupancy rates for the fortnight of the Christmas holidays.
Economic pain, Turkish strikes drive Syrian Kurds to Europe
Baran Ramadan Mesko had been hiding with other migrants for weeks in the coastal Algerian city of Oran, awaiting a chance to take a boat across the Mediterranean Sea to Europe.
Swedish court: Man wanted by Turkey cannot be extradited
Sweden’s top court on Monday rejected a request to extradite a man wanted by Turkey, saying the crime the person is alleged to have committed is “not criminalized” in the Scandinavian country.
PM inaugurates the New Museum of Aigai in Vergina
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday inaugurated the New Museum of Aigai in Vergina, noting that it was an “important contribution to the development of global cultural heritage” that transcended the borders of Imathia and Greece.