Mitsotakis holds phone talks with leaders of the UAE and Jordan
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has held telephone conversations with King Abdullah II of Jordan and President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Prices vs wages: The great asymmetry
Inflation in Europe is de-escalating, but in Greece it is rising. In May, it fell to 1.9% in the eurozone from 2.2% in April, while in Greece it climbed to 2.5% from 2%. So the myth of supposedly imported inflation does not hold up very well.
Putin and Erdogan condemn Israeli actions against Iran in phone call, Kremlin says
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan condemned Israel’s “act of force” against Iran and called for an immediate cessation of hostilities when they spoke by phone on Monday, the Kremlin has said.
Yale delegation visits National Bank of Greece for climate and innovation dialogue
Chairman of the National Bank of Greece (NBG), Gikas Hardouvelis, hosted Yale University President Maurie McInnis and a delegation of Yale faculty in Athens, NBG announced on Monday.
Hippolytus | Athens | June 18-19
Euripides’ “Hippolytus,” directed by Greek theater director Katerina Evangelatos, heads to the Herod Atticus Theater after a successful tour.
Three arrested for illegal archaeological digs
Police in the northern regional unit of Imathia have arrested three individuals who were caught red handed conducting an illegal excavation in an archaeological site.
Nationwide train strike called for Tuesday
Train drivers have declared a 24-hour strike at Hellenic Train for Tuesday in protest over delays in implementing key railway safety systems and the continued suspension of regional rail lined.
Wildfires break out near Athens
Two wildfires broke out on Monday in northeastern Attica, near the Greek capital, prompting a major firefighting response, authorities said.
Mitsotakis meets Yale, Athens University heads to discuss academic partnership
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with Yale University President Maurie McInnis and the rector of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Gerasimos Siasos, on Monday to discuss academic cooperation between the two institutions.
The man tasked with solving all of Turkey’s problems
Sinan Ciddi, a non-resident senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) and an expert on Turkish politics, and Tyler Stapleton, director of congressional relations at FDD Action, join Thanos Davelis to discuss US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack – often referred to in Washington as “the man tasked with solving all of…