Foreign policy epitomizes the will, determination and clout of a state in the international sphere. Politicians possess the capacity for making decisions and diplomats have the privilege of paving the way toward those decisions.
European Union nations’ energy ministers meet in Brussels on Monday in an effort to agree a cap on gas prices, an emergency measure that has split opinion across the bloc as it seeks to tame the energy crisis.
The Greek Parliament has approved the country’s first budget in 13 years not to be drafted under the supervision of the country’s creditors.
The subsidy program for household food expenses announced by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be tabled in Parliament Tuesday, government spokesman Yiannis Oikonomou said Sunday.
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will meet with his Serbian counterpart Ivica Dacic in Belgrade Monday.
Egypt’s unilateral declaration of its western maritime border with Libya in a decree signed by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is, in addition to being another strong signal against the purported strength of the Turkish-Libyan memorandum, a very serious indication of a setback in the diplomatic efforts of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Qatargate and the involvement of socialist MEP Eva Kaili is bringing sweeping changes to the geometry of the ongoing electoral period, though whether these will be temporary or of a permanent nature remains to be seen. What’s more, against the backdrop of the wiretapping affair, party staffs are eagerly awaiting the results of public opinion…
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis plans to be in Thessaloniki on Monday for the signing of a landmark road construction project that is expected to significantly reduce traffic congestion in the northern port city.
In the end, Qatar got what it wanted.
Besides the agreements in construction and renewable energy, Dutch businessman Henry Holterman, CEO of Dutch investment fund Reggeborgh Invest, is making a series of moves in Greek real estate and banking shares, totaling over 300 million euros.