NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte signaled support for Turkey’s participation in the European Union’s SAFE (Security Action for Europe) defense program during a meeting with EU ambassadors last Thursday, according to European diplomatic sources.
According to Eurostat figures released on Monday, Greece recorded the third highest percentage of population (14%) among the European Union member-states living in a state of severe material and social deprivation last year, with Romania taking first place (17.2%) and Bulgaria following in second place (16.6%).
In a final chapter for the high-profile Novartis scandal, two former protected witnesses were convicted on charges of false testimony and libel.
A series of missteps and lack of coordination among ministries has left 1,139 migrants stranded in a makeshift facility in Agia, Hania, some detained there since August 15, according to local officials.
The budget execution for the period January-August was within the revised target for a primary surplus of 3.2%, according to estimates by the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
Maritime Affairs and Island Policy Minister Vasilis Kikilias is paying an official visit to London on Monday and Tuesday, as part of London Shipping Week, where he is having a series of meetings with British government officials and contacts with the international shipping community.
Cyprus is bracing for fresh labor tensions as the government pushes ahead with plans to extend the Automatic Cost-of-Living Allowance (ATA) to all workers.
Government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis reminded reporters on Monday at a regular press briefing that after the recent announcements by the prime minister at the 89th Thessaloniki International Fair, the government has implemented 83 tax breaks since taking office in 2019.
A months-long freeze on a planned electricity interconnection between Greece and Cyprus has escalated into a public rift, shifting from a point of tension with Ankara to a near-open dispute between Athens and Nicosia.
Following the government’s focus on cutting taxes, as announced by the prime minister at the Thessaloniki International Fair, is the effort to resolve a shortage of housing, through incentives to utilize state properties or those confiscated by loan servicers in Greece.