Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reiterated Greece’s support to Israel’s right to self-defense while urging restraint during its operations in the Gaza Strip during a short trip to Jerusalem, where he met on Monday morning with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu. “I come here not only as an ally, but as a true friend. What happened…
From Egypt to Brussels, governments are feeling the impact of the war in Gaza following the Hamas terror attacks against Israel on October 7th. While we saw Turkey try to take on a mediating role early on, it has shifted to openly criticizing both Israel and the US, leading many to wonder if President Erdogan…
The two public prosecutors investigating Greece’s wiretapping scandal who were taken off the case on Monday had asked the independent authority responsible for privacy, ADAE, to check whether the 92 people targeted by illegal spyware Predator had also been surveilled by the country’s intelligence service, EYP.
The European Union edged on Monday towards endorsing a “humanitarian pause” in the war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas but some member governments signalled reservations about the idea.
The Competition Commission and the competent agencies of the Ministry of Development are investigating the pricing policies of multinational companies in the local market.
The government is seeking ways to return to the real estate market some 750,000 residential properties that are declared empty every year.
Government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis referred on Monday to the upgrade given to Greece’s economy by Standard & Poor’s on Friday, which granted the country an investment grade rating for the first time after the economic crisis.
The Tourism Ministry on Monday noted that “the growing and exceptionally significant yachting sector has major potential and prospects for development and brings multiple benefits to the Greek economy and Greek tourism.”
Greece’s public debt totaled 356.597 billion euros, or 172.6% of GDP, in 2022, the Hellenic Statistical Authority said in a report sent to Eurostat on Monday.
“It would be paranoid for the government to introduce additional taxes at a time when there is inflation and an increase in fuel prices,” stated Cyprus’ Finance Minister Makis Keravnos.