Key trial for pension bonus
The issue of reinstating the summer and holiday bonus to pensioners has returned to the fore.
Turkey objects to SAFE barriers
Turkey is expressing strong dissatisfaction with the European Union’s SAFE defense program, criticizing restrictions on third-country participation while seeking more favorable arrangements.
Goods delivered by nuclear power? UN agency chief meets Greek shipowners to discuss the idea
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, met with Greek shipowners on Thursday to discuss the potential use of nuclear power in future global goods transportation.
Cyprus offers Syrian families money to resettle and work permits for main earners
Cyprus will offer Syrian families money to help them resettle back in their homeland and allow the main income earners to remain on the island nation for up to three years to work as part of a voluntary repatriation program, a Cypriot minister said Thursday.
Turkish firms see promise and peril in sanctions-free Syria
Turkish companies see big opportunities in neighboring Syria as a lifting of US sanctions clears the way for investment in post-war reconstruction, but they remain wary of challenges, from lingering insecurity to banking and tax headaches.
Kikilias reaffirms fishing rights in EU maritime talks
Maritime Affairs Minister Vassilis Kikilias defended Greece’s fishing rights during talks with the EU’s maritime affairs commissioner Thursday, emphasizing territorial waters protections under international law.
Status threat to ancient monastery
An Egyptian court ruling Wednesday, threatening ownership of the historic Saint Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai, has alarmed Athens, despite previous high-level Egyptian assurances that property disputes were resolved.
Turkish mobsters on the run, possibly fled to Bulgaria
Greek authorities are hunting three Turkish nationals who opened fire this week on intelligence agents, with one suspect previously arrested in a February police sweep.
Calibrating actions in view of EU-Turkey’s defense cooperation
The casus belli resolution in the Turkish National Assembly in 1995 against Greece constitutes a permanent threat against not only a NATO ally, but also a member of the EU to which Ankara looks for funding and cooperation with its defense industry.
Land snorkeling? Townsizing? A user’s guide to the latest travel lingo
For your next trip, have you considered townsizing? What about choosing a detour destination? And instead of forest-bathing, maybe it’s time to give land snorkeling a try.