Deutsche Telekom sets up hub in Thessaloniki
The work of the Telekom IT hub has already started, with IT professionals being gradually transferred from abroad, while in total more than 200 people will be hired.
Turkish FM hopeful about F-16s, criticizes Greek PM
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu expressed his optimism that Turkey will be able to purchase F-16 fighter jets from the United States and secure upgrades for existing ones, while at the same time accusing Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of being behind the US Congress’ negative stance on the issue.
Greek president vows continued support to war-torn Ukraine
Greece’s “support can always be taken for granted,” the country’s president, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, told her Ukrainian counterpart in a speech at the 26th Economist Conference on Tuesday, which Volodymyr Zelenskyy joined by video link.
US ‘will protect Greece’s sovereignty,’ but it should ‘not be selling any type of weapon to Turkey’
“I always receive assurances, and the State Department has its position, that America will protect Greece’s sovereignty,” US Congressman Gus Bilirakis has said, adding, however, that the Greeks cannot “take any chances” with Ankara in its present state of escalation.
First-time voters weigh what they’ve never known: Turkey without Erdogan
Six million first-time voters are set to effectively decide whether to extend President Tayyip Erdogan’s rule into a third decade or to opt for something they have never known: Turkey under a different leader.
Preparing for winter without Russian gas
Amid mounting concern across Europe over the possibility of a complete disruption of Russian gas flows and an all-out energy war, Greece’s crisis management group met in Athens on Monday in an emergency session to assess the sufficiency of supply to the Greek market.
Archbishop Elpidophoros delivers keynote speech at opening of Clergy-Laity Congress
The Clergy-Laity Congress in New York City returned after two years on Monday and also commemorated the centennial of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.
Greek mathematical minds converge in Athens
Some of the best-known Greek mathematicians around the world are attending a conference at the National Technical University of Athens as part of the Second Congress of Greek Mathematicians.
Complaint filed in European court over neo-Nazi MEP Lagos’ access to public funds
A German civil advocacy group has reportedly filed a complaint with the European Court in Luxembourg over EU Parliament’s alleged failure to disclose how MEP Yiannis Lagos’ used public EU funds even after his conviction in Greece for being a leading member of neo-Nazi Golden Dawn.
Fires still blazing in Fokida and Peloponnese, as another tough day dawns
An easing of winds overnight helped the Greek Fire Service contain several blazes in different parts of the country, though Tuesday morning dawned with firefighters still doing battle in Fokida and the Peloponnese.