Cyprus rallies EU partners to get shipping sector support
Cyprus is speaking to other European Union member states to shore up support for the shipping industry hit by sanctions on Russia, its shipping minister said on Friday.
Ship with humanitarian aid for Turkey to depart from Patras
A ship carrying another consignment of humanitarian aid to the quake-stricken people of Turkey will set sail on Friday from Patras in western Greece. The new consignment includes four containers with 50 tons of basic necessities.
Ancient seal fragment returns home from Sweden
After 100 years in a museum in the city of Uppsala, near the Swedish capital of Stockholm, a fragment of a unique clay cylinder seal manufactured in the ancient city of Asine during the Bronze Age was returned to its birthplace in Argolida, southern Greece and reunited with a fragment exhibited at the Archaeological Museum…
Mitsotakis promises new faces and more women on ND ballot
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said there will be new faces and more women on his New Democracy party’s ballots in the next election, which he reiterated will be held in the spring.
Kaili to remain in custody for another 2 months
A pre-trial council in Brussels on Thursday extended the detention of Greek MEP Eva Kaili by another two months. Kaili, a European Parliament vice-president, was arrested on 9 December 2022 in Brussels as part of the Qatargate corruption case in the European Parliament.
Girl (2) found dead in Thessaloniki municipal nursery
Officials in Thessaloniki are expected to order a sworn investigation into the causes of the death of a 2.5-year-old girl at a nursery in the city. The girl was found dead on Friday morning by employees at the Agios Stylianos municipal nursery.
Turkey quake revives debate over nuclear plant being built
A devastating earthquake that toppled buildings across parts of Turkey and neighboring Syria has revived a longstanding debate locally and in neighboring Cyprus about a large nuclear power station being built on Turkey’s southern Mediterranean coastline.
Cyprus’ estranged leaders to meet next week
Cyprus’ newly elected President Nikos Christodoulides will meet with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar next week, his office said on Thursday. The February 23 meeting will take place at the official residence of Canadian diplomat Colin Stewart, who is the special representative of the United Nations’ Secretary-General to Cyprus.
Tax takings feed handouts
Greece’s tax revenue in January beat its target by a considerable 620 million euros, or 14.1%, according to last month’s budget execution data, continuing the good run of the last few months of 2022 and explaining where the government has found the fiscal space for the latest benefits package.
Two injured in gas bottle store explosion
Two people have been hospitalized following an explosion at a gas bottle store in of Egaleo, western Attica. Reports say one of the injured is the store owner of the store, who was taken to the hospital by ambulance, while the second is a street vendor, who was setting up his stall at the time.