Erdogan says opposition playing into Greece’s hands
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday accused the country’s opposition parties of playing into the hands of Greece ahead of elections in 2023.
Bulgaria begins work on Serbia gas link, sees operations by year-end
Bulgaria began construction on Wednesday of a long-delayed natural gas link with neighboring Serbia that will allow flows of non-Russian gas to Belgrade and boost the security of supplies in southeastern Europe.
Erdogan: Sweden can’t join NATO if Quran-burning is allowed
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reaffirmed Wednesday that Turkey won’t allow Sweden to join the NATO military alliance as long as it permits protests desecrating Islam’s holy book to take place.
Columbia University Center to open this year in Athens
The opening of the Athens Columbia University Global Center (ACGC) continue to draw nearer, with Education Minister Niki Kerameus participating Tuesday in a teleconference between administrations of Greek universities, Executive VP for Columbia Global Wafaa El-Sadr and faculty heads from the New York institution.
Sakellaropoulou: Greece committed to Cyprus peace deal in line with UN resolutions
Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou has confirmed Greece’s commitment in pursuing a fair and viable solution to the Cyprus problem in a meeting with the island’s outgoing President Nicos Anastasiades at the Presidential Mansion Wednesday.
Anastasiades thanks Greece for helping contain Turkish revisionism
Outgoing Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades expressed his gratitude on Wednesday to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for the government’s diplomatic support in curbing Turkish revisionism in the region.
Pending supplementary pension advances
Around 40,000 pensioners will receive an advance payment of €100 by March 15 for their supplementary pension, and even retroactively for as long as it has elapsed since the issue of the main pension.
Strays won’t be turned out of shelters, official vows
An Interior Ministry official on Monday sought to assuage fears that the recent introduction of stricter guidelines for the licensing and operation of stray cat and dog shelters will lead to the closure of dozens of nongovernmental facilities across the country.
FM hails Israeli stance on Greek sovereignty
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias expressed his satisfaction during his visit to Jerusalem on Tuesday that the government of Israel clearly stood up for the sovereignty, territorial integrity and sovereign rights of Greece.
Search for missing pilot in F-4 crash continues for third day
A search-and-rescue operation continued for a third day Wednesday for a Hellenic Air Force officer who has been missing since the fighter jet he was flying went down over the Ionian Sea in western Greece.