French President Emmanuel Macron has condemned statements by Turkish officials questioning Greek sovereignty of some of its islands. Speaking as he left a European Council meeting in Brussels, Macron said “no one can endanger the sovereignty of member states.”
A Turkish court is expected to reach a verdict on Wednesday in a case against Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, an opposition figure who opinion polls suggest would be a strong possible challenger to President Tayyip Erdogan in upcoming national elections.
US Senator Bob Menendez, a Democrat and chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, reiterated his opposition to the sale of military equipment to Turkey during an annual summit in New York on Tuesday.
The government has issued guidelines for the establishment and operation of filling stations for natural gas vehicles for the first time.
Greek sovereignty is “indisputable and non-negotiable,” PASOK-Movement for Change said on Tuesday, responding to earlier statements by Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.
The soaring prices are strongly reminiscent of the 1980s, analysts point out, following the announcement on Monday of the 48.8% increase in the industrial producer price index in April on an annual basis.
Recent provocative rhetoric from Turkey “cannot be tolaretad by Greece or the European Union,” Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Tuesday after bloc leaders agreed an embargo on Russian oil imports that will start kicking in towards the end of the year.
Raised in rural Greece, queer artist and author Sam Albatros recalls how their mother tried to console them about the bullying at school.
Eurozone inflation hit a record 8.1% in May amid surging energy and food costs fueled in part by Russia’s war in Ukraine.