Greek president calls for investigation of phone tapping scandal
Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou called on Tuesday for an investigation into the tapping of a political leader’s phone by the intelligence service (EYP).
Femicide and punishment
A few days ago, there was some shocking news. An Egyptian court asked lawmakers to approve the live broadcast of the hanging of a man who stabbed a female university student to death.
EU Commission calls for investigation of phone tapping scandal
The European Commission has said that the illegal surveillance of citizens by intelligence services is “unacceptable,” while calling for an investigation into the tapping of a Greek political leader’s phone.
314 more people die of Covid-19
The week from August 1-7 saw 100,421 new coronavirus cases per million people, a 19-percent drop compared to the previous week, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) said on Tuesday.
Solving the subsidy puzzle
The government is considering two sets of handouts: one for the rest of the year, which will be dealt with through the supplementary budget, and one for 2023, which also happens to be an election year.
Turkey sends off new drill ship into eastern Mediterranean
Turkey’s president inaugurated the country’s newest and largest undersea hydrocarbon drill ship Tuesday that he said would head for a spot northwest of Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean, which is not claimed by any other country.
Inflation a bit lower inJuly, at 11.6%
After several months of continuous rise, annual inflation dropped slightly in July, to 11.6% from 12.1% in June, independent statistics authority ELSTAT announced Monday.
Turkey sends new drilling ship to the Mediterranean
Suspense in Nicosia and Athens were unceremoniously put on hold on Tuesday when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the launch of the country’s Abdulhamid Han drill ship in contested waters off Cyprus but was in no hurry to share coordinates.
President calls for thorough investigation in wiretapping case
President Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Tuesday stepped into wiretapping scandal that has engulfed Greece’s conservative government.
EU regulator begins review of Pfizer-BioNTech’s variant-adapted Covid shot
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has started a rolling review of a variant-adapted Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech, it said on Tuesday.