Greece will transfer a Patriot battery to the island of Karpathos, in the southeastern Aegean Sea, on Tuesday as part of the country’s efforts to boost its defense against possible aerial attacks, a day after a drone hit a British airbase in Cyprus, state-run broadcaster ERT reported.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said he is open to providing one-on-one briefings to any political leader who formally requests one, as opposition parties press for broader consultation over developments in the Middle East and Iran and the government’s decision to reinforce Cyprus with frigates and fighter jets.
Nazia Matani is in tears. She is waiting for her daughter outside a school in Attica, and she has just hung up the phone with her sister who is in Tehran, as is their brother and his wife.
The domestic market is in a phase of intense transformation, with competition remaining fierce and profit margins making little headway.
The era of being able to maintain a bank account at no charge has come to an end, as lenders gradually introduce fees on depositors, starting with a commission of 60-80 cents a month.
Europe is not a main drug market for the Mexican cartels, experts seem to agree. But those cartels are actively seeking to buy weapons in Europe and, sometimes, they pay local middlemen with drugs instead of cash.
French President Emmanuel Macron announced Monday that France will increase its nuclear arsenal and, for the first time, allow the temporary deployment of its nuclear-armed aircraft to allied countries, in a new strategy aimed at strengthening Europe’s independence.
The European Union’s goal of ending its dependence on Russian natural gas does not alter the fact that it is still a very minor player in energy who is now being pushed around by its substitute source of energy – its partner and now reluctant ally, the United States.
“Trump has less dignity than the dog I’m holding. He drops bombs on us. He kills children. May he be cursed. We can and will endure.”
Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Minister Christos Dimas conducted an on-site inspection last Friday of the construction site for the northern section of the E65 Central Greece Motorway and stressed that construction is now 93% complete.