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Athens seeks progress in maritime delineation talks with Libya
Greece has extended an open invitation to Libya to resume long-stalled talks on maritime zones, with technical committees expected to meet by October, Greek officials said.
Investing in people
The demographic decline driving the closure of schools in small communities cannot be remedied with quick-fix measures.
Thorny private debt at center of top-level meeting
Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras, his top aides, Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Justice Minister Giorgos Floridis, the heads of the top five Greek banks and the top three debt management companies met Tuesday to discuss why private debt, which is about €87 billion, does not drop.
Online EU gambling market mostly illegal
Illegal gambling operators control 71% of the European Union’s online betting and casino market, with revenues reaching €80.65 billion, as regulators struggle to crack down on cryptocurrency casinos and illicit bets.
Greece receives Apache spare parts and Spike NLOS missiles
Two critical armament shipments, comprising spare parts for AH-64D Apache attack helicopters and Spike NLOS precision missiles, arrived on Tuesday at Elefsina military airport, according to information from Kathimerini.
Conscript doctor to provide medical coverage to the remote island of Pserimos
Deputy Minister of National Defense Thanasis Davakis announced that a conscript military doctor will provide medical coverage to the remote frontier island of Pserimos in the southeastern Aegean.
Police busts power theft ring in Crete
Police arrested three men and filed charges against 29 others following an investigation into the theft of over 190,000 euros worth of power.
Flattery, a tool of political diplomacy
One of the most fascinating phenomena of our time is “flattery diplomacy.” The entire European leadership, South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung, Russia’s Vladimir Putin – everyone seems eager to butter up US President Donald Trump.
Asylum freeze shows results, Plevris tells Parliament
Migration Minister Thanos Plevris defended during a speech to Parliament the three-month suspension of asylum applications for migrants entering Greece illegally by sea from North Africa.