Greece appoints special envoy for Western Balkans
Greece’s Ambassador to Bucharest, Sofia Grammata, has been appointed Foreign Ministry’s Special Envoy for the Western Balkans, the ministry said in a press release Wednesday.
ECB to devise new tool to help indebted eurozone members
The European Central Bank will skew reinvestments of maturing debt to help more indebted members and will devise a new instrument to stop fragmentation, it said on Wednesday, seeking to temper a market rout that has fanned fears a new debt crisis.
Athens, Tehran in talks over Lana, Greek tankers
Diplomatic contacts between Athens and Tehran for the release of the Russian tanker Lana with its cargo of Iranian oil, which was the reason behind the retaliatory seizure by Iran of two Greek tankers in the Persian Gulf, are reportedly at an advanced stage.
Egypt, Israel to boost gas supply to EU amid Ukraine war
Egypt, Israel, and the European Union on Wednesday signed a deal to increase liquified natural gas sales to EU countries, who aim to reduce dependence on supply from Russia as the war in Ukraine drags on.
Erdogan issues fresh threats against Greece
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has issued fresh threats against Greece, this time accusing the country of supporting an international campaign directed against his country.
Microsoft training of civil servants bearing fruit
Some 3,500 civil service employees will have completed their digital skills training programs, organized in partnership with Microsoft, by the end of June, with the goal of increasing the number of trainees in 2023 by 50%.
Supermoon rises over temple of Poseidon
The strawberry full moon rises behind the ancient temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, about 70 kilometers (45 miles) south of Athens, Tuesday.
Turkish UAV flies over Kandelioussa islet
A Turkish Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) flew over the uninhabited islet of Kandelioussa, west of the Dodecanese island of Nisyros, on Wednesday.
Fire breaks out at Eleonas refugee camp
A fire broke out Wednesday at the Eleonas refugee camp in western Athens.
WHO convenes experts to decide if monkeypox is an emergency
The World Health Organization will convene an emergency committee of experts to determine if the expanding monkeypox outbreak that has mysteriously spread outside Africa should be considered a global health emergency.