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Dendias orders demarche to Ankara after Turkish harrasment of research vessel south of Crete
Greece's Ambassador to Ankara has been instructed by Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias to deliver a strong demarche to the Turkish foreign ministry due to harassment of the Research Vessel Nautical Geo and due to Ankara's issuance of an illegitimate counter-NAVTEX.
Ambassador to Ankara to deliver demarche on Turkish harassment of research ship
Greece's Ambassador to Ankara has been instructed by Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias to deliver a strong demarche to the Turkish foreign ministry due to harassment of the Research Vessel Nautical Geo and due to Ankara's issuance of an illegitimate counter-NAVTEX.
Iakovos Kargarotos (Papastratos) to OT.gr – “We are aiming for a Greece without cigarettes”
Greece is ready to become the first or one of the first countries without cigarettes in the world, stressed the Vice President of Papastratos, Mr. Iakovos Kargarotos, who visited the stand of OT at the 85th Thessaloniki International Fair.
Turkey neutralizes 18,500 PKK terrorists since 2015: Defense minister
Turkey has "neutralized" 18,502 members of the PKK terrorist organization since July 24, 2015, and 1,976 have been "neutralized" since the beginning of this year, the country's Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Sept. 17.
Greek FinMin points to latest upgrade of Greece’s credit rating; seventh in row since July 2019, as he reminds
The Greek government was quick to pounce on the latest upgrade of the country's credit rating on Friday evening, pointing out that Greece's same-day upgrade by DBRS Morningstar by one grade, from ΒΒ (Low) to ΒΒ, comes a week after a similar hike by Scope Ratings.
Tourism minister addresses event to mark beginning of Year of Culture and Tourism – Greece-China
Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias on Thursday evening pointed to an opportunity to further boost Greece-China relations in various fields, speaking during an event to mark the opening of the Year of Culture and Tourism - Greece-China.
Von der Leyen in Athens for Med9 summit – focus on climate change, security, migration
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will attend today's Med9 summit in Athens, where the leaders will focus their talks on climate change and environmental protection in the aftermath of Greece's disastrous wildfires that destroyed about 130,000 hectares in August during a heat wave.
Serbia Launches New Holiday, Raises Concerns across Balkans
Serbia has celebrated a new national day of unity, amid concerns from neighbours in the western Balkans.
On Wednesday, Belgrade kicked off the holiday with a display of military power and calls for all Serbs in the Balkans to unite under one flag.
Famous basketball coach Dušan Duda Ivković passed away early this morning in Belgrade
Ivkovic was born in Belgrade in October 1943. He had a 10-year career as a point guard in Radnicki Belgrade from 1958 to 1968.
He fell in love with basketball thanks to his older brother Slobodan Piva Ivkovi.
Pandemic – The coronavirus brought an increase in deaths in July
Coronavirus has brought heightened mortality to Greece, having led to 25% more deaths in the summer than in the period before the start of the pandemic. Cyprus is on the same path, with the excess mortality reaching 26%, when in the rest of Europe the corresponding percentage fell to 4.4% last July, according to Eurostat data.
Oldest mosaic unearthed in central Turkey
Excavations that have been ongoing in the Central Anatolian province of Yozgat have unearthed a 3,500-year-old mosaic, believed to be the oldest in the world.
Turkey eyes $7.5 bln in property sales to foreigners
Expecting a total amount of nearly $7.5 billion in sales to foreigners this year, the Turkish property market ranks among the top 10 in the world, according to an executive of a sectoral association.
"Foreign real estate buyers' interest in Turkey has soared in the last two years," said Hakan Bucak, a board member of the Real Estate International Promotion Association (Gigder).
Greece’s Harder Stance on Refugees Slated by Rights NGOs
While Greece turns to increased surveillance and more border patrols on its land and sea borders with Turkey to meet an anticipated new wave of refugees from Afghanistan, following the withdrawal of US troops and that country's fall to the Taliban, human rights experts have criticized well documented reports of violent pushbacks.
Public-private partnerships high on reform agenda of incoming health minister
Incoming Health Minister Thanos Plevris has hit the ground running in an effort to implement planned healthcare reforms that were long postponed due to the COVID-19 epidemic.