Legislatures
F-35 deal comes closer within Greece’s reach
US Senator Jim Risch, the top Republican on the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, has approved the sale of Lockheed Martin Corp's F-35 fighter jets to Greece, adding the last signature needed before the deal can go through, Hellas Journal reported on Thursday.
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Menendez wants change from Turkey before F-16 sale approval
A senior US senator who has long opposed the potential sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey said on Tuesday he wants Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to take a "less belligerent" stance toward NATO allies and Turkey's neighbors before lifting his opposition to the deal.
Moldovan Oligarch Plahotniuc Faces Trial in ‘Grand Theft’ Case
The Chisinau Court of Appeal ruled in a decision issued on Monday evening that fugitive Moldovan oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc must stand trial in his absence in the 'Grand Theft' case of $1 billion from the Moldovan banking system between 2012 and 2014.
Konstantopoulou aims to double her party’s vote
Zoi Konstantopoulou, leader of the "Freedom Sailing" party says her goal is to double her party's score in the June 25 election and enter Parliament.
Freedom Sailing won 2.89% of the votes on May 21, enough for 7th place overall, but below the 3% threshold required for parliamentary representation. It had got 1.47% in July 2019.
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Kurdish Politicians Renew Support for Kilicdaroglu in Turkish Run-off
Election posters of Turkish presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of the opposition Republican People's Party, in Istanbul, 25 May 2023. Photo: EPA-EFE/ERDEM SAHIN
"If there is no change at the ballot box, it will be a disaster in the economy and democracy," Demirtas wrote on Twitter on Friday.
No debt ceiling agreement in White House meeting
President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy both said they had a productive debt ceiling discussion late Monday at the White House, but there was no agreement as negotiators strained to raise the nation's borrowing limit in time to avert a potentially chaotic federal default.
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Menendez: F-35s ‘are coming’
US Senator Robert Menendez, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said at the weekend that the approvals for the acquisition of F-35 fighter jets by Greece have been given, "so they are coming."
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Italy to Build First ‘Hotspot’ for Migrants and Refugees in North
Friuli Venezia-Giulia, FVG, will be the first region in northern Italy to host a hotspot for migrants and refugees. The decision was taken after weeks of talks, during a summit in Trieste with FVG's four prefects, Regional President Massimiliano Fedriga and the government's Extraordinary Commissioner for the Migrant Emergency, Valerio Valenti.
Pollsters failed to predict May 14 election results
Turkish pollsters largely failed to accurately reflect the electorate's preferences and predict the outcome of the May 14 elections.
After the presidential election results, which are considered the "most difficult election to predict," were officially announced, eyes were turned to pollsters.
Kılıçdaroğlu wins more Votes among Turkish voters in Bulgaria but Erdogan leads almost Everywhere abroad
The vast majority of Turkish voters in Bulgaria preferred the opposition presidential candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu to the current president Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the presidential elections in Turkey, according to the results of the vote abroad, announced by the Turkish publication "Duvar" and quoted by BTA.