News archive of March 2019

Speaking to Kathimerini ahead of his arrival in the country for the Delphi Economic Forum - which started on Thursday and ends on Sunday - Robert Kaplan does not hide his admiration for the resilience of democracy in Greece in the face of great pressure during the crisis.

Reporters and media outlets in Croatia will protest in Zagreb on Saturday about the number of lawsuits filed against them - including by the national broadcaster - which they say is undermining their freedom.

Ankara's determination to exert greater control over the institution representing Albania's Muslim community is causing disquiet - with some within the rank calling for robust resistance to outside interference.

The former politician and banker says the North Macedonia government's focus on the deal with Greece does not excuse its failures to restore the rule of law and tackle corruption and inequality.

ExxonMobil added another giant gas discovery to the east Mediterranean region after finding a gas-bearing reservoir offshore Cyprus but infrastructure bottlenecks and geopolitical disputes mean output from the field could be far off.

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis commenced an effort to build closer ties with Russian leaders in talks with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and the Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin in Moscow.