More Ukrainian refugees arrive in Greece
Another 515 Ukrainian war refugees have arrived in Greece in the past 24 hours, the Civil Protection Ministry said Friday.
Most EU women blame Covid pandemic for spike in gender violence
Nearly three out of four European Union women think the Covid-19 pandemic has spurred an increase in physical and psychological violence against them, according to a Eurobarometer poll published on Friday.
Gerapetritis does not rule out Mitsotakis-Erdogan meeting, slams Turkey’s ambivalence on Ukraine
State Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis on Friday did not rule out a meeting between the leaders of Greece and Turkey, while criticizing Ankara’s reaction to the Ukraine crisis.
Greece sending supplies to refugees
Shipment of materials for the accommodation of refugees (tents, blankets, raincoats etc) were dispatched from Greece to Slovakia and Moldova through the European Civil Protection Mechanism Thursday.
Greece moves to curb profiteering as fuel, consumer goods prices rise
Greece will fix a cap on gross profit margins on fuel, food and other consumer goods to help curb profiteering, its development ministry said, as Western sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine boosted world prices of commodities.
The war in Ukraine and Turkey’s fence-sitting between the West and Russia
Expert Aykan Erdemir joins our host Thanos Davelis to explore the delicate balancing act that Turkey’s Erdogan is playing between Moscow, Ukraine, and the West and answer the question of where Turkey stands in the Russia-Ukraine war.
Russia envoy insists ties will be restored
With relations between Athens and Moscow severely strained over the invasion of Ukraine, the Russian ambassador to Greece, Andrey Maslov, insisted Thursday that he is in no doubt that Greek-Russian relations will be restored.
Will price of bread rise again?
The market is fretting over new price hikes in bread and a series of other food categories that have flour as their main ingredient due to the soaring of global rates, which have reached record levels.
Emerson Strings | Athens | March 8
Collectively known as the Emerson Quartet, the violinists Eugene Drucker and Philip Setzer, violist Lawrence Dutton and cellist Paul Watkins demonstrate the elegance of what is regarded as one of the world’s leading chamber music ensembles.
Athens calls for emergency IMO meeting on Ukraine
Greece has asked the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for an emergency meeting on ships and crews in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, due to the Ukraine crisis following the Russian invasion.