Covid-19 prevention
The premature relaxation of health measures put in place to prevent the spread of Covid-19 automatically leads to society dropping its caution as far as the virus is concerned.
The Grand Master and Catherine the Great
On International Women’s Day, one’s thoughts turn to wives, mothers, working women.
Gas to Europe via Greece
One of the many aspects of the war in Ukraine is the European recognition of the pressing need to become independent from Russia on energy.
Aegis program runs into ‘walls’ of bureaucracy
Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Christos Stylianides claimed in Parliament on Wednesday that while the state will be at a higher level organizationally and operationally, the effort to upgrade Greece’s prevention and response system to natural disasters is bedeviled by a “bureaucratic monster.”
Pierrakakis: EU needs to reinforce cybersecurity
Facing unprecedented crises in several areas, the EU needs to rapidly reinforce cybersecurity within its member states and step up efforts to create a European Cyber Shield, Digital Governance Kyriakos Pierrakakis said on Thursday.
Cartoon by Ilias Makris (17/03/2022)
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Police detain 69 and arrest 8 in sweep in central Athens
Police on Thursday said they detained 69 non-nationals and took them to a deportation center because they did not have residence papers in a sweep in central Athens.
Kosovo president asks Washington for help in joining NATO
In a letter sent to US President Joe Biden, Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani said that in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, joining NATO was her main national security priority.
EU court adviser faults Denmark for misusing ‘feta’ name on cheese exports
Denmark has breached EU law by failing to prevent local companies from making and exporting outside the EU white cheese labelled as “feta,” an adviser to Europe’s top court said on Thursday.
FM to meet with American UN representative
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias is set to meet with the U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations and the UN Security Council, Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield while in New York on Friday, according to an announcement by the Greek foreign ministry.