Erdogan, master campaigner, faces toughest contest yet
For more than two decades, President Tayyip Erdogan has been the lord of all elections in Turkey.
Greek ambassador files protest over arrest of Himara mayor candidate in Albania
Greece’s ambassador to Tirana, Konstantina Kamitsi, has lodged a formal protest with Albania’s Foreign Ministry regarding the arrest of Fredi Beleri, a candidate for mayor of Himara, a town in southern Albania, by local authorities.
Mitsotakis hopes for better relations with Turkey if reelected as Greek premier
Greece’s prime minister says he will extend “a hand of friendship” to the winner of upcoming elections in the country’s neighbor and longtime regional rival Turkey – but adds that he hopes the next government will “reconsider its approach toward the West.”
Government shrugs off Tsipras’ phone tap reference
The government on Thursday refused to pick up the gauntlet thrown down by SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras regarding the wiretapping issue.
Father of car death baby to appear before magistrate
The 37-year-old father of the 5-month-old infant that died after he forgot he had left it in his car in Arta, northwestern Greece this week will appear before an investigative magistrate on Friday.
Cannabis helps reduce cancer cells, Athens University research finds
According to research conducted at the University of Athens’ Pharmacy Department, the cannabinoid acids found in the cannabis plant appear to significantly reduce the cells that cause breast, liver and skin cancer.
Erdogan speaks to Kathimerini, calls for new era in Greece-Turkey relations
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed a desire to initiate a new era in Greece’s relations with Turkey in statements to Kathimerini. He also conveyed a message to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
In Norway, the electric vehicle future has already arrived
About 110 miles south of Oslo, along a highway lined with pine and birch trees, a shiny fueling station offers a glimpse of a future where electric vehicles rule.
Noncompliance would be ‘bad for Cyprus’
No impact on financial stability has been recorded so far by the US and UK sanctions against Cypriot people and firms for assisting sanctioned Russian nationals apart from Cyprus’ credibility, Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) Governor Constantinos Herodotou said, noting that noncompliance would pose “very negative consequences to the economy.”
Digital currencies, Dimitra, and civil liberties
The pre-election climate in Greece is “electrified” and the dialogue extends to the creation of a monetary policy centered on a central bank digital currency (CBDC) payment system, such as the one called Dimitra which is proposed by MeRA25. The debate on these parallel banking digital currencies under the control of central banks and cryptocurrencies…