The ruling New Democracy party holds a 12.5-point lead over its nearest rivals – socialist PASOK and the protest party Course of Freedom – according to a Pulse poll aired on Skai TV late Thursday.
The issue of reinstating the summer and holiday bonus to pensioners has returned to the fore.
Turkey is expressing strong dissatisfaction with the European Union’s SAFE defense program, criticizing restrictions on third-country participation while seeking more favorable arrangements.
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 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.