Greece urges Germany to halt sale of submarines to Turkey
Greece has once more urged Germany to freeze the sale of Reis-class submarines to Turkey, saying that the planned sale of half dozen subs will upset the balance of naval power in the region.
Extra €0.5 bln in energy aid coming, PM says
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis pledged another half a billion euros in support subsidies to tackle the ongoing energy crisis.
Baerbock: NATO members must solve conflicts through dialogue
It’s important that NATO members solve their conflicts through dialogue, said German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock in Athens, with an eye on the spat between Turkey and Greece.
Inflation hits record 8.9% in 19 countries using the euro
Inflation in the European countries using the euro currency shot up to another record in July, pushed by higher energy prices driven partly by Russia’s war in Ukraine, but the economy still managed some meager growth.
Mitsotakis tells German FM Turkish provocations ‘cannot be tolerated’
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock at Maximos Manion on Friday with talks focusing on bilateral, regional and international issues including energy, the war in Ukraine, migration and Turkey’s provocations.
New Long Fest | Attica
The New Long Fest – inspired by the name of the seaside town of Nea Makri that hosts it – is back on Saturday and Sunday at the town’s main park.
Dendias meets Biden’s point man on global energy problems
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on Friday met with US Envoy for Energy Affairs Amos Hochstein in Athens.
ISAP service disrupted after man falls on tracks
Train services through Ano Patissia station on the Piraeus-Kifissia electric railways (line 1) were brought to a halt after a man fell form a bridge onto train tracks on Friday morning.
Corporate deposits soar in June
Bank of Greece data show a 2.7-billion-euro jump in bank deposits in June as well as a €2 billion credit expansion, with a growth rate of 6.9% and 4.5% respectively. Corporate credit in particular showed an annual expansion rate of 10%.
Do we want green energy?
High goals had been set from the beginning: to be at the forefront of European countries in the development of renewable energy sources (RES). The truth is that priority had been given to closing lignite units and we ended up setting targets that were more ambitious than Germany’s.