Athens shrugs off Turkish allegations

A day after Turkey accused Greece of “pursuing provocative rhetoric and activities,” the Foreign Ministry in Athens shrugged off the allegations as paradoxical and accused Ankara of challenging the country’s territorial integrity. “Greece remains committed to its respect for international law and to the protection of the country’s national interests,”  Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexandros Papaioannou…

Emergency plan to fill Omicron gaps

As the daily coronavirus infection rate soared to a new high Tuesday, driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant, the Interior Ministry has ordered public sector administrators to draw up plans of action in case the situation spirals out of control and vital services are deprived of indispensable personnel. More specifically, it is incumbent on…

FM: Turkey must withdraw casus belli

Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias was adamant Tuesday that Turkey must prove its commitment to international law starting with its withdrawal of the threat of war (casus belli) against Greece if it proceeds with its legal right to extend its territorial water, and to recognize that its maritime border accord with Libya is non-existent. 

Sailing champ lashes out

Greek sailing champion Vasileia Karachaliou has lashed out against the president of the Greek Olympic Committee, Spyros Kapralos, accusing him of making threats “in a nationalist guise” because she plans to represent a different country in her sport, citing a lack of support from the Greek state.