Former Bucharest mayor arrested in Athens on international warrant
Sorin Oprescu, a former mayor of Bucharest convicted of corruption, has been arrested in Athens on an international warrant.
Why is Turkey wary of Nordic states’ NATO bid?
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has thrown a spanner in the works of Sweden and Finland’s historic decisions to seek NATO membership, declaring that he cannot allow them to join due to their alleged support of Kurdish militants and other groups that Ankara says threaten its national security.
Greek PM holds talks with AIPAC leadership
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, currently on an official visit to the United States, has met with the leadership of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the largest US pro-Israel lobby.
New reported cases of Covid-19 rise to 6,252
Greek health authorities announced 6,252 new reported cases of Covid-19 and 21 virus-related deaths during their daily briefing on the course of the pandemic on Tuesday. The National Organization for Public Health (EODY) also stated that there are currently 167 intubated patients being treated in Intensive Care Units.
Recommendation on mask-wearing expected on Wednesday
A health experts committee advising the Greek government on the coronavirus will on Wednesday issue its recommendation on the use of face masks in public indoor spaces, Health Minister Thanos Plevris said on Tuesday.
Rate rise will slash debt ratio
Soaring inflation and the forced normalization of the European Central Bank’s monetary policy are creating significant challenges for the Greek economy, with stagflation being the most probable scenario.
Greece and the US fully agree on averting Turkish aggression, Gerapetritis says
US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis appeared to fully agree on the need to avert aggressive actions by neighboring Turkey, according to Minister of State George Gerapetritis, who spoke to Open TV on Tuesday.
Europe accused of ‘double standard’ on Ukrainian refugees
The quick acceptance of Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s aggression puts a spotlight on Europe’s “double standard” for migrants, standing against its nonwelcome for people fleeing violence in Africa, the Mideast and elsewhere, the head of the world’s largest humanitarian network said Monday.
Greece took in more than 7,700 Ukrainian refugees in April
A total of 7,759 refugees fled the war in Ukraine for Greece last month and 20% of them were below the age of 18, the Migration and Asylum Ministry said on Tuesday.
Business development incentives bill tabled
Finance Minister Christos Staikouras on Monday tabled the draft law “Incentives for Business Development, Through Partnerships and Corporate Transformations,” which is a reform of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (Greece 2.0), in Parliament.