The incident in July near Kasos in the southern Aegean which saw a Turkish naval mobilization was not not random, according to officials of the Turkish government who are loudly reiterating the rhetoric of the “Blue Homeland” – which envisages Turkish influence over vast swaths of the Eastern Mediterranean.
Tentative UN plans to convene the leaders of Cyprus’ divided communities for talks as early as next week were uncertain on Monday as one side said it had not received an invitation.
Israeli Transport Minister Miri Regev said that Israel might seek military assistance from the Israeli Air Force and naval support from Athens and Larnaca if the country is attacked.
As fears of a wider Middle East conflict escalate, Athens and Nicosia are closely monitoring developments in the region, with authorities on heightened alert. Further destabilization is expected to increase migration flows, as well as uncertainty in energy supplies and impacts on supply chains.
The final deadline for the filing of tax forms expired on Friday. Data from just a few days before show that a record amount of income was reported and record taxes assessed on individuals. For the first time, reported incomes exceeded €100 billion.
The average air temperature in the greater urban area of Athens could increase by more than 3.5 degrees Celsius between 2041 and 2070 compared to 1971-2000, due to the combined effects of climate change and the urban heat island phenomenon.
Judging by the plans of Greece’s biggest banks to use their central Athens properties to relocate their offices or to otherwise use them commercially, one can be excused for being under the impression they want to turn Stadiou Street, one of the capital’s main streets and the one where commercial properties were hardest hit by…
A man has died following a collision between a motorbike and a car in northern Greece.
Preliminary results Monday showed Albania’s governing Socialist Party candidate Vangjel Tavo won the mayoral election in the southwestern town of Himare after the previous mayor was removed in a case that has sparked tensions with Greece.
Governing Socialist Party candidate Vangjel Tavo was leading in Sunday’s repeat mayoral election in Himare, a town in southwestern Albania, with 63 percent of the vote counted from 28 out of 36 polling stations.