Kaili reiterates claim to innocence
Former MEP Eva Kaili has reiterated her claim to innocence following Thursday’s decision by the pre-trial council in Brussels that she will remain in custody over her involvement in the Qatargate scandal.
Sun shines on Tsitsipas in dominant victory at Australian Open
Third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas made short work of Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor, winning 6-2 7-6(5) 6-3 to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open on Friday, shortly after organizers defended their schedule after the previous day’s late finish.
US says it’s time for Finland, Sweden to join NATO
The Biden administration said Thursday it’s time for Turkey to ratify Finland and Sweden’s applications to join NATO, bluntly saying that holdout members of the alliance should quickly approve their memberships.
Temperatures drop, snow expected in northwest
Waves crash against a sea wall during a windy day in the southern Athens district of Flisvos.
Ankara mood of dejection after FM’s US visit
The mood in Ankara was not a bright one in the aftermath of the meeting between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Washington, as it did not produce the results it anticipated, at least based on what is being discussed publicly.
Economist: Turkey could be on ‘brink of dictatorship’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, or rather his shadow, has made the cover of this week’s issue of the Economist in a decidedly unflattering way.
Technology in the service of rescuers
The earthquakes in recent months in Evia, Halkidiki, Lesvos, the southern Peloponnese, Crete and the memories evoked of past catastrophic temblors have brought to the fore not only the need to further strengthen seismic protection, but also the importance of early intervention and rescue efforts.
Multibillion investments in green economy
The National Energy and Climate Plan anticipates investments in the greening of the electricity, transportation and building sectors totaling roughly 200 billion euros by 2030, creating 38,000 job positions. Photovoltaics and storage will be the drivers of the green transition in the power industry, while offshore wind farms and new technologies such as hydrogen and…
Greek PM says dialogue with Turkey possible
With tensions at a consistently high level in the past couple of years between Athens and Ankara, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis insisted at the World Economic Forum in Davos that Greece “will not go to war with Turkey.”
Free e-vehicle charging points in Nicosia
The promotion in Cyprus of electric vehicle charging infrastructure will create the green and sustainable cities and communities of tomorrow, the island’s Minister of Transport, Communications and Works Yiannis Karousos said in a speech during the presentation of public e-point charging stations in the municipality of Nicosia, at the opening of a station at the…