Three hurl sticks at patrol car in Athens
Three people attacked a police patrol car with sticks outside the Athens University of Economics and Business, on Patission Street on Thursday afternoon.
Hungary cannot support new EU sanctions against Russia in present form, Orban says
Hungary cannot support the European Union’s new sanctions package, which includes an embargo on oil imports, in its present form, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday.
Greeks divided over EU sanctions against Russia, survey shows
Only 29 percent of Greeks approve of the European Union’s response to Russia’s war against Ukraine, according to a Eurobarometer survey in all member states published on Thursday. The same poll shows a vast majority of respondents are in favor of providing humanitarian support to the victims of war.
Demand for travel keeps increasing, says KLM’s CEO
For Pieter Elbers, the chief executive of KLM (the Dutch arm of Air France-KLM) for the last eight years, the most difficult period was not while the planes were in the air, but when they were grounded due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Power subsidy for the middle class
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced a suspension of the adjustment clauses and a 60% rebate on extra electricity costs for homeowners and tenants from December to May, among other support measures.
Turkey’s ‘unprecedented’ violations are raising tensions in the Aegean
Expert Constantinos Filis joins Thanos Davelis to explain why Turkey has chosen to escalate tensions over the Aegean at this time, and explore whether we should expect a tense summer for Greek-Turkish relations.
Erdogan, Macron discuss Ukraine in phone call
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and French counterpart Emmanuel Macron discussed the war in Ukraine in a phone call on Thursday, the Turkish presidency said, adding that Erdogan congratulated Macron on his election victory.
Goldman’s further investment in Greek tourism
Goldman Sachs is investing another 130 million euros in Greece for the acquisition and upgrading of three hotel units from the GHotels group, which belongs to the Grigoriadis family, Kathimerini understands.
Greece pledges new state aid to counter rising power bills
Greece’s prime minister on Thursday promised new state support to shield households from rising electricity costs, saying the country was forced to act alone after its European Union partners failed to adopt a joint response to the problem.
Ukrainians flood village of Demydiv to keep Russians at bay
Ukraine released water from a hydroelectric dam to block the Russian military advance, flooding the village of Demydiv.