The US ambassador to Ankara has been summoned to the Turkish Foreign Ministry over a warning to US citizens in Turkey about attending a political rally that referred to police crowd control methods, state-run media said Sunday.
Demand for the luxury mansions being built on the so-called Athens Riviera is rising, particularly as their purchase also paves the way for obtaining a “Golden Visa,” which requires spending of at least 250,000 euros on real estate.
Greece’s international position and image may have been strengthened with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ visit to the US last week, but tensions with Turkey have risen in its wake.
Local authority workers will be walking off the job on Tuesday in protest at staff shortages that they claim are not adequately covered by short-term hirings.
Greece remains the global leader in shipping, as Greek shipowners control 5,514 vessels or 21% of the global fleet in deadweight ton (dwt) terms.
The government will find it hard to expand the suspension of the solidarity levy next year – as it currently applies to the private sector – to civil servants and pensioners as this would require extra fiscal leeway of some 400 million euros, according to Finance Ministry sources.
If the West has learned anything from Ukraine, if it has any understanding of the escalation and the bloody outcome of Russia’s revisionist outlook, it must react swiftly and decisively to its ally Turkey’s recent actions.
We often talk about the Rafale jets, submarines, F-16s and other assets of the Greek arsenal, but overlook the greatest weapon we have – and one that Turkey can never obtain, no matter what it does.
Highlighting Greece’s role as a reliable partner and effective ally in a turbulent region where geopolitical connections and major interests are at stake, as well as the historic ties between Greece and the US were the key parameters of Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ recent visit to the Washington.
Accommodation and food service turnover returned to pre-pandemic levels in the first quarter of the year, despite the fact that anti-Covid measures remained in force at the time.