Hellenic Petroleum clinches initial deal for more Saudi crude oil
Hellenic Petroleum, Greece’s biggest oil refiner, has clinched an initial deal to get additional crude oil supplies from Saudi Arabia, two sources from the refiner said on Tuesday.
Hellenic Petroleum, Greece’s biggest oil refiner, has clinched an initial deal to get additional crude oil supplies from Saudi Arabia, two sources from the refiner said on Tuesday.
European Union education ministers are holding an informal video conference on Wednesday to discuss how to help so that hundreds of thousands of children affected by the war in Ukraine are not deprived of schooling.
There is guarded optimism in Athens regarding bilateral relations after Sunday’s meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul. The meeting took place amid the tumultuous developments of recent weeks sparked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The United States State Department praised Greece’s handling of the crisis in Ukraine on Tuesday, particularly what they singled out as the quick and efficient reflexes of the government in reacting to the unfolding Russian invasion.
The big spike in the price of natural gas has made lignite, for the moment, a cheaper proposition, despite the penalties paid, experts say.
The Greek Red Cross is sending a second large delivery of humanitarian aid to Ukraine, continuing its practical support of those impacted by the ongoing war, according to an announcement on Tuesday.
Greek health authorities announced 26,536 new cases of Covid-19, and 50 virus-related deaths on Tuesday during their daily briefing. The National Organization for Public Health (EODY) also stated that there are currently 358 intubated patients being treated in Intensive Care Units.
There is an ongoing operation on Tuesday to evacuate the Greek Consul General in Mariupol, Manolis Androulakis, along with local OSCE staff and their families according to diplomatic sources available to Kathimerini.
The Chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Bob Menendez, said that he would be opposed to the sale of the next-gen F-35 fighter jet to Turkey unless the issue of the S-400 missile defense system the country purchased from Russia is resolved in an interview with Tom Ellis, Editor in Chief…
Despite the steps it has taken to further strengthen the digital health sector, Greece continues to lag behind other European Union countries in digital transformation infrastructure.