Ex-king will not be granted a state funeral, government says
Greece’s former king Constantine II, who died on Tuesday aged 82, will not be granted a state funeral, the government said Wednesday.
Greece’s former king Constantine II, who died on Tuesday aged 82, will not be granted a state funeral, the government said Wednesday.
John Psaropoulos joins Thanos Davelis to look at why Greece is now considering extending its territorial sea – as it’s entitled to under international law – around the island of Crete despite Ankara’s threats in the Aegean, and break down what such a move would mean for the region.
The Greek Foreign Ministry has reiterated Greece’s readiness for negotiations with the Libyan government that will emerge after elections are held there on the delimitation of the maritime zones, based on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
Four decades after the Reagan Doctrine and the launch of the “Star Wars program” to deploy advanced weapons including the use of high-energy laser beams to counter enemy ballistic nuclear attacks, Israel managed to implement Reagan’s strategic thinking in actual defense technology by developing the “Iron Beam” air defense system.
Expert Sinan Ciddi joins Thanos Davelis to discuss the latest developments in Sweden and Finland’s NATO bid, particularly the Swedish Prime Minister’s statements that Turkey is asking for too much.
Greek experts appear reassuring that the XBB.1.5 subvariant of Covid-19 that seems to be prevailing in the United States will not necessarily spread to Europe as fast.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg expressed confidence Tuesday that Finland and Sweden will join the military alliance, just days after the government in Stockholm said it had done all it could to satisfy Turkey’s reservations about its membership.
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will visit three West African countries in a three-day tour, the Foreign Ministry has announced.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has reacted to the death of Greece’s former king Constantine II at the age of 82 Tuesday.
The examination of the witnesses before the special tribunal on the responsibility of ministers ended on Tuesday and will resume on January 23 with the testimony of the former head of the Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, Eleni Touloupaki.