Baerbock’s visit to Greece and Turkey: Anything but harmonious
Already the itinerary foreshadowed political mischief. With her trips to Greece and Turkey, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock entered a diplomatic minefield.
The third way on Russian gas
The recent decision reached by the European Union’s energy ministers for the upcoming winter represents a landmark for Europe’s energy security.
Greek credit card payments rise 32.1% in Q2
Credit card payments rose 32.1% in the second quarter, to 14.7 billion euros, compared to the same period last year, confirming a trend among Greek consumers, since electronic payment growth outpaced the overall consumption growth.
Greece registered 122,230 new coronavirus infections last week
Greece confirmed 122,230 new coronavirus cases in the week of July 25-31, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) said in its weekly statistics report on Tuesday.
State Dep’t OKs potential sale to Greece of follow-on support for helicopters
The US State Department has approved the possible sale to Greece of follow-on support for S-70 helicopters for an estimated cost of $162.07 million, the Pentagon said on Monday.
Bulgaria’s president urges new government to focus on security and inflation
Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev urged the new caretaker government he appointed on Tuesday to keep the Black Sea country secure amid the war in Ukraine and deal with the fastest rise in consumer prices in 24 years.
Cyprus records its first monkeypox case
Cyprus has recorded its first case of monkeypox, the country’s health ministry said on Tuesday. in an infected man (40) who had been travelling recently.
Five charged smuggling 96 migrants to Italy by sea
Five people were arrested on the island of Karpathos Tuesday and charged with trying to smuggle nearly a hundred migrants into Europe on an unsafe vessel last week, using what appears to be a new direct sea route from crisis-afflicted Lebanon to Italy.
Specter of recession appears
The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) dipped below 50 points in July, raising fears of a recession. Production and, more alarmingly, orders both dipped last month, although S&P Global maintains that industrial production will rise this year.
SYRIZA in call to make femicide a specific criminal offence
Femicide should be legislated and classified as a specific criminal offence and the victims of gender-based violence provided with need hostels, psychological support and legal aid, a SYRIZA official said on Tuesday.