Greece tries to make up lost ground on LGBTQ+ rights
Raised in rural Greece, queer artist and author Sam Albatros recalls how their mother tried to console them about the bullying at school.
Scholz: Germany to supply IFVs to Greece, Athens to deliver Soviet weapons to Kyiv
Germany will deliver infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) to Greece so that the government in Athens can pass on Soviet-style weapons to Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday.
Eurozone inflation hits record 8.1% amid rising energy costs
Eurozone inflation hit a record 8.1% in May amid surging energy and food costs fueled in part by Russia’s war in Ukraine.
EU agrees gradual Russian oil embargo, gives Hungary exemptions
European Union leaders have agreed an embargo on Russian oil imports that will start kicking in towards the end of the year and which exempts, for now, pipeline imports that Hungary and two other landlocked Central European states rely on.
Dendias: Aggressive Turkish rhetoric affirms Greece’s concerns
The recent aggressive rhetoric by Turkish officials towards Greece exposes Ankara and proves “how right we are to say that Turkey is threatening us,” Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said Tuesday.
New Covid-19 infections jump to 5,080
The number of new coronavirus infections climbed back to 5,080 on Tuesday, from 2,400 the previous day, the National Organization for Public Health (EODY) said in its daily bulletin.
Iraklio man nabbed for possession of cannabis
A man was arrested in the wider area of Iraklio, Crete, on Tuesday for possession of cannabis local police said. The arrest was made after a raid at his home and an adjacent area revealed 610 grams of cannabis and four cannabis seedlings up to 170cm tall in an equal number of pots. The preliminary…
Greece continues to believe in dialogue, president says during Estonia visit
Greece “continues to believe in dialogue and does not adopt Turkey’s combative rhetoric. However, we are ready for all eventualities and will never accept any dispute of our country’s sovereignty,” President Katerina Sakellaropoulou said on Tuesday.
Europe should brace for Ukraine impact on trade, expert advises
Governments need to avoid “export restrictions wherever possible” and should also try to “ease bottlenecks in trade by lowering tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade,” Victor Stolzenburg, a research economist with the World Trade Organization, tells Kathimerini.
Iran urges Greece to cooperate over seized ships without US role
Iran urged Greece on Tuesday to cooperate to resolve a crisis over the seizure of ships without involving the United States, after Iranian forces seized two Greek tankers in the Gulf following the seizure of an Iranian vessel off Greece.