Greece has cut Russian gas imports by more than half this year thanks to increased deliveries from other producers to its sole liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal near Athens, gas grid operator DESFA said on Thursday.
The metro stations Nikea, Korydallos and Agia Varvara will be closed on Saturday and Sunday so that tests can be carried out from Aghia Marina to Dimotiko Theatro, ahead of the upcoming opening of the extension of the line to Piraeus.
A lawyer in Crete was lightly injured in a knife attack outside a courthouse in the city of Chania on Friday morning.
EU data protection watchdog EDPS has asked Europe’s top court to scrap amended rules allowing Europol to retroactively legalise its processing of personal data of people with no links to criminal activity, saying the rules undermine its authority.
One year from now, Turkey will not be a very different country than it is today. It will continue to be a country with problematic democracy, no rule of law, not recognizing the sovereignty rights of its neighbors, and causing suffering to its people.
Increasing oppression, prohibitions and tendency towards violence paint a frustrating picture as we approach the elections. The state of both Erdogan and Turkey in a year certainly depends on the nearing elections and the effects of their outcome.
What will Erdogan and Turkey be like a year from now? We try to include the effect that the upcoming elections may have. Among others, we want to give emphasis to relations with the European Union and Greece, of course.
For many years, the headscarf was banned in the civil service, parliament, and, for a while, universities. Women who covered their heads had a hard time finding jobs.
The closer the elections get, the more bets will go wild in Turkey and abroad. As of today there is a vast consensus among the pollsters and Turkey watchers that the present regime will lose the elections and the ruling coalition and Erdogan will be defeated.
The Turkish economy is in a very poor state and Erdogan will, reasonably, lose the election. You cannot know how an authoritarian leader will react, but we do know that the more the economy worsens, the more he’ll use other issues to draw votes.