Cyprus and Greece plan to consult with other European Union members on how to respond if Turkey tries again to drill for oil and gas inside waters that Cyprus claims as its exclusive economic zone, the Cypriot foreign minister said Thursday.
An extraordinary meeting of the Parliament’s Institutions and Transparency Committee will be convened on Friday to discuss the allegations made by socialist opposition PASOK-KINAL party leader Nikos Androulakis that an attempt was made to bug his mobile phone.
Athens is preparing for what is expected to be a useful but also difficult visit on Friday by German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, whose staff has already informed Greek authorities that she will raise the issue of alleged pushbacks and mistreatment of migrants by Greek authorities.
Recent reports have detailed Turkey’s efforts to acquire new and upgraded F-16 fighter jets from the United States. After the 2016 attempted coup against Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s air force has been clouded in deep uncertainty.
The European Union clinched a deal this week to cope with a gas supply crisis, but to make it work member states need to establish bilateral pacts to share gas and, right now, most have no such agreement in place.
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will travel to Paris on Friday afternoon to meet with his new French counterpart Catherine Colonna. The two ministers are expected to discuss the strategic relationship between the two countries, developments in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and developments in the Western Balkans, Libya and the Sahel…
Athens-listed Mytilineos said on Thursday its net profit and turnover more than doubled in the first six months of 2022 and predicted that full-year results will be even better.
Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias told Skai Radio on Thursday that the primary goal set for extending the tourism season seems to have been achieved, but the ministry is also working to extend direct flights between Athens and the US up to the end of the year.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (c) speaks with refugees at the Schisto camp, west of Athens, on Thursday.
Artists from Greece and Israel are invited to become part of a cultural diplomacy initiative that centers on a digital art exhibition. Supported by the Israeli Embassy in Athens, it seeks to highlight the two nations’ shared values.