Elliniko project inauguration scheduled for Monday
The official inauguration of the Elliniko project will be held on Monday, Development and Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis announced on Wednesday.
Hellenic Bank’s CEO suspended
Hellenic Bank Chief Executive Officer Oliver Gatzke has been placed on administrative leave while the validity of specific allegations regarding the inducement of the Cypriot lender’s employees into purchasing bank stock is investigated.
The hunt to arm Ukraine leads to difficult choices
The Russian strikes that hit civilian targets across Ukraine this week immediately brought new pledges by Ukraine’s allies to send in more weapons and ammunition.
IMF: Greece to return to primary surplus in 2023
Greece will return to primary surpluses from 2023 and remain on a course of reducing its public debt, the International Monetary Fund said in its Fiscal Monitor report released on Wednesday.
Little risk of telecom blackouts
The worst scenario Europe is facing – i.e. power outages – would also affect mobile networks whose operation relies on around 500,000 towers and masts. But to what extent are telecommunications in Greece at risk of a blackout as a result of the energy crisis?
F-16s, amendments in Congress, and the role of the US
When US Senators Bob Menendez and Chris Van Hollen and Congressman Chris Pappas submitted amendments to the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, calling on President Joe Biden to give assurances that the F-16s Turkey was requesting – 40 new and 40 upgraded versions of older ones – would not be used to conduct overflights…
Defense Minister meets with NATO Secretary General
Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels on Wednesday, on the side-lines of a summit meeting of alliance defense ministers. The meeting between the two men lasted for 22 minutes and they discussed issues of security and peace.
EU Commission recommends Bosnia become candidate member
Bosnia-Herzegovina moved a small step closer to the European Union on Wednesday with the EU’s executive advising member states to grant it candidate member status despite continuing criticism of the way the Balkan nation is run.
Eleven arrested in Crete for involvement in drug trafficking ring
Eleven people have been arrested while 12 more have been identified in connection to a drug trafficking ring that operated in Crete, a local police chief said on Wednesday.
Europe likely entering another Covid wave, say WHO and ECDC
Another wave of Covid-19 infections may have begun in Europe as cases begin to tick up across the region, the World Health Organization and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said on Wednesday.