Καθημερινή The Greek Current 21 Δεκ 2022 Pope Francis returns Parthenon sculptures to Greece, turning up pressure on the British Museum Pope Francis made headlines this week with his decision to return to Greece fragments of the Parthenon sculptures that the Vatican has held in its museum. This, along with recent reports of... 13 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 20 Δεκ 2022 Post-election coalitions, geopolitical concerns, and Greece's democratic resilience With Greece inching toward general elections next year, there are concerns that a series of issues both inside and outside Greece, the latest Qatargate scandal being one of them, could potentially... 12 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 17 Δεκ 2022 Egypt's maritime declaration shields Greece Despite Ankara’s efforts to normalize relations with Cairo, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi delivered a new blow to the Turkish-Libyan maritime memorandum this week with a decree... 11 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 16 Δεκ 2022 Turkish court sentences Erdogan rival Ekrem Imamoglu A Turkish court has sentenced Istanbul’s popular mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu - who could potentially face off against Erdogan in the upcoming elections - to more than two years in prison and barred him... 9 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 15 Δεκ 2022 The NDAA and the #NoJetsForTurkey campaign, Qatargate, and more Today we’re going from the halls of Congress to the European Parliament to Turkey, in an all encompassing episode with HALC’s Executive Director Endy Zemenides, who joins Thanos Davelis to look at... 11 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 14 Δεκ 2022 A vote of confidence: US investments in Greece and the tech sector Greek-US ties are at an all-time high, and those reading the headlines will surely be aware of the strong defense ties between the two countries. While US-Greek defense ties are crucial, American... 12 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 13 Δεκ 2022 Why Turkey's assault on the Syrian Kurds is a gift to IS Turkey has been bombing northeast Syria and the SDF - America’s indispensable allies in the fight against the Islamic State - since November, and it appears that Ankara is massing more troops on... 12 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 10 Δεκ 2022 US sanctions Erdogan confidant who helped Iran finance terror The Biden administration imposed sanctions on Thursday on prominent Turkish businessman Sitki Ayan and his network of firms, accusing him of acting as a facilitator for oil sales and money... 13 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 7 Δεκ 2022 The EU-Western Balkans summit and Greece's ties with Albania EU and Western Balkans leaders met in Albania this week for a summit meant to reassure the region of its future in the EU. For the six Western Balkans countries gaining full EU membership still... 16 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 7 Δεκ 2022 Greece and Bulgaria revive plans for pipeline bypassing the Bosporus Strait Over a decade after the abandonment of a pipeline project designed to take Russian crude through Bulgarian territory to Greece, Athens and Sophia are now reviving the project - this time without... 15 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 6 Δεκ 2022 A plan to give young Greeks a shot at becoming home owners A new government program in Greece is looking to give young Greeks a shot at becoming homeowners, offering mortgages for as little as 1% to address an affordability crisis. The move comes as many... 11 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 3 Δεκ 2022 Greece's relations with Albania in the spotlight as Mitsotakis prepares to visit On Friday Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias hosted his Albanian counterpart in Athens in a visit that comes ahead of a trip next week by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Albania. This has... 11 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 2 Δεκ 2022 Turkey's threatened ground offensive in Syria, the Kurds, and the US response As Turkey threatens to mount a fresh ground assault against the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces in northeast Syria, America’s Syrian Kurdish allies are warning that Washington and the Kremlin... 13 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 1 Δεκ 2022 EU deadlocked over Russian oil price cap With time running out ahead of a Monday deadline for implementing a G7 price cap on Russian oil designed to hit Vladimir Putin's war fund, the pressure is on the EU to reach an agreement. Despite... 10 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 30 Νοε 2022 Greece sends strong messages with Egypt deal and oil and gas exploration The last week has seen Greece take important steps in exercising its rights in its maritime space south and southwest of Crete. First, Athens and Cairo signed a deal on search and rescue missions... 12 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 29 Νοε 2022 A new start in Egypt-Turkey relations? After years of tension between Turkey and Egypt, Turkish President Erdogan and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi shook hands at the opening of the World Cup in Qatar in what Cairo... 11 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 23 Νοε 2022 Is Erdogan planning a wider military operation in Syria? Turkish fighter jets carried out dozens of airstrikes in northern Syria and Iraq on Sunday, in what Turkish officials said was a retaliation for a bombing in Istanbul last week. Ankara has blamed... 15 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 22 Νοε 2022 Diplomatic incident puts spotlight on Athens-Tripoli relations Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias’ planned visit last week to Tripoli, Libya, to meet the head of Libya’s Presidential Council, Mohamed Menfi, ended before it even started when the Tripoli-based... 15 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 19 Νοε 2022 The Black Sea grain deal and the Erdogan-Putin connection On Thursday the UN and other parties said an agreement that unblocked grain shipments from Ukraine and helped temper rising global food prices was to be extended by four months. There was a fear... 14 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 18 Νοε 2022 Europe's energy crisis and the ongoing gas price cap debate A potential EU-wide cap on gas prices - an initiative supported by Greece - hangs in the balance as Brussels has yet to present a legislative proposal needed for its creation, while countries... 11 λεπτά
