Cyprus seeks ways to boost climate action
The Cyprus Economy and Competitiveness Council is proposing the creation of a Deputy Ministry for Climate, as part of its suggestions for green development and energy.
EU grants Ukraine, Moldova path to membership
The European Union agreed Thursday to put Ukraine on a path toward EU membership, acting with uncharacteristic speed and unity to pull the embattled country further away from Russia’s influence and bind it more closely to the West.
Greek-Egyptian deal on underwater cable
Egypt and Greece signed an agreement on Tuesday to link the two countries by building a submarine cable, the Egyptian cabinet said in a statement.
EU ambivalence on Western Balkans
The European Union has a strategic policy of maintaining a stance of ambivalence on many different issues. Among them, it has managed to keep the countries of the Western Balkans on hold.
From the 60s, to the 90s, to the 2020s
The cycles of history remind us that everything has already been said, but also that everything has a way of actually happening.
An alternate future for Europe
According to an anecdote known in several variations, some people debate what would have changed in the history of the world if Khrushchev had been assassinated in 1963 instead of Kennedy.
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Greek politicians’ wealth declarations published
A parliamentary committee published the source of wealth declarations (“pothen esches”) of 1,068 politicians and other public servants on Thursday for the financial year 2020.
Pyatt speaks of ‘pride’ in role in Greece’s energy transition agenda
Former US ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt has spoken of his “pride” in assisting the Greek government in making Greece “become a leading ally promoting diversity of energy sources and routes in Europe.”
Archbishop of Athens tests positive for Covid for second time
Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens tested positive for Covid-19 for a second time on Thursday. According to state broadcaster ERT, the archbishop is currently asymptomatic and is quarantining at home in the care of his personal doctor. The archbishop has also been vaccinated.