Erdogan aims to entrench Blue Homeland
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made it clear again on Friday that Ankara will do everything it can to entrench his “Blue Homeland” doctrine with a strong fleet, announcing several shipbuilding programs.
SYRIZA seeking ‘calm waters’ on Spetses
Members of leftist SYRIZA’s parliamentary group leave the port of Piraeus for the island of Spetses on Friday, where they will take part in a two-day “exchange of views” with the main objective being for the opposition party to sail in “calm waters” after the recent infighting, and to forge a way forward.
Crete: 42 migrants rescued after boat breaks down
A merchant ship has rescued 42 irregular migrants after the boat they were travelling on broke down near Gavdos, Greece’s southernmost island. The migrants were taken to Kalis Limenes, on the southern coast of Iraklio regional unit.
Seized assets from criminal activities to go under the hammer
The state will auction off any movable assets worth more than 300,000 euros, such as works of art, boats, vehicles.
Survey: Athens Europe’s worst city for remote working
Greek social media is up in arms after a Forbes Magazine article ranked Athens as the worst European city for remote working.
Minor fire in courtyard of PM’s residence
An investigation has been launched into a fire that broke out in a ground-floor store in the courtyard of the Maximos Mansion, the prime minister’s official residence, on Saturday morning. The fire, which broke out at 6.20 a.m., was quickly contained and caused only minor damage to the structure.
Cybersecurity bill to be tabled next week
The draft law on cybersecurity will be tabled in the relevant parliamentary committees next week, so that “there will be one body in charge of all the organizations and services.”
Reinforcing healthy competition for consumers
Development Minister Kostas Skrekas stated on Friday that the government is “supporting healthy competition and protecting consumers” with the amendment passed by Parliament on the transparency of product prices, reducing the price of baby formula, as well as upgrading the e-Katanalotis platform. According to a ministry statement, the repercussions of inflationary pressures and misleading offers…
ENI discovers more gas off Cyprus
The drilling by Italian energy giant ENI in the Cronos-2 field in Block 6 of Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) appears to have discovered another natural gas reservoir.
Athens and Sofia expand energy collaboration
The environment and energy ministers of Greece and Bulgaria signed a memorandum of further collaboration on energy issues in Athens on Thursday.