Καθημερινή The Greek Current 13 Ιουλ 2021 Greece concerned about Germany's submarine deal with Turkey The first of six German-designed submarines destined for Turkey is scheduled to join the Turkish fleet next year. Five other subs are on the way over the next few years in a deal worth about $4... 10 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 12 Ιουλ 2021 Foreign Minister Christodoulides talks about Varosha and the response to Turkey's provocations Turkey’s President Erdogan is planning to visit the occupied northern part of Cyprus on July 20th, the anniversary of Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus in 1974, where events are expected to focus on the... 14 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 9 Ιουλ 2021 Looking at the deepening crisis in Lebanon and the upcoming International Religious Freedom summit Lebanon is struggling with severe electricity and water shortages after two of the country’s main power plants ran out of fuel. This is only the latest manifestation of a financial and political... 13 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 8 Ιουλ 2021 AJC's David Harris speaks about US-Greece ties, regional cooperation, anti-semitism, and more David Harris, the CEO of the American Jewish Committee (AJC), who is in Greece to meet with Greek political leaders and attend The Economist conference, joins the Greek Current to talk about his... 15 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 7 Ιουλ 2021 The problem of cultural looting in Turkey A recent US government publication of restricted cultural property imports originating in Turkey - at Ankara’s request - has caused a number of reactions from experts. While illicit trafficking in... 15 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 6 Ιουλ 2021 Under the radar: Ankara mayor rises to national prominence in Turkey During the municipal elections in 2019, Turkey watchers were keeping a close eye on the Istanbul race, where Ekrem Imamoglu defeated Erdogan’s handpicked candidate twice. In the same election,... 16 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 2 Ιουλ 2021 Migration challenges and the deal to reform the EU asylum agency In the first sign of any real movement on the migration issue in the EU in the past five years, member states reached a deal this week to strengthen the EU’s asylum agency. European Commission Vice... 18 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 1 Ιουλ 2021 Euro 2020, the Prespes Agreement, and the Biden approach to the Western Balkans During the early stages of the Euro 2020 soccer championship in June, aside from the games on the pitch, we also saw political issues emerge. One of those was related to the Prespes agreement, and... 11 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 1 Ιουλ 2021 Albania's stalled bid for EU membership EU governments gave Albania and North Macedonia - whose bid to join the EU is tied together - the green light to begin accession talks more than a year ago, but the process has officially stalled.... 18 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 29 Ιουν 2021 Foreign Minister Dendias: Greek invitation to Syria meeting "a significant step" For the first time since 2015, Greece was invited to participate in the informal meeting on Syria that took place on the sidelines of the Ministerial Meeting of the Global Coalition Against Daesh -... 10 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 28 Ιουν 2021 Greece offers incentives for young people to get vaccinated The Greek government announced it will offer a pre-paid card with 150 euros to young people aged 18-25 to get at least one shot of a vaccine against Covid-19, as part of an incentive to increase... 11 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 26 Ιουν 2021 Greek banks and the new landscape for bad debt in the post-Covid era During the peak of the financial crisis, Greek banks were weighed down by over 100 billion euros of non-performing loans. Since then, a new set of tools has emerged to help manage this bad debt,... 14 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 25 Ιουν 2021 EU summit focuses on relations with Turkey and Russia, migration, Covid-19, and Hungary's anti-LGBTQ+ bill EU leaders travelled to Brussels today for a two day summit, with the agenda formally focusing on relations with Turkey and Russia, migration, and COVID-related travel rules. There was also growing... 14 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 24 Ιουν 2021 Turkey looks to play a role in Afghanistan following US withdrawal Turkey is seeking to play a vital role in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of US forces by offering to provide security to Kabul's international airport, and has been holding talks with the US... 17 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 23 Ιουν 2021 The Berlin conference on Libya: What's at stake? Germany and the United Nations are hosting an international conference on Libya in Berlin this week, and diplomats are aiming to take stock of Libya’s political progress, prepare for a national... 14 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 22 Ιουν 2021 Top Turkish court accepts indictment seeking to ban the third largest party, the HDP Turkey’s Constitutional Court on Monday accepted an indictment filed by a top prosecutor seeking a ban on the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) for alleged ties to the outlawed PKK,... 17 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 18 Ιουν 2021 Greek parliament passes fiercely debated labor reforms A labor reform bill that Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said would bring Greece in line with the rest of Europe and align the country’s labor laws with the digital age was passed late... 15 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 17 Ιουν 2021 Turkey’s drone program and its war propaganda on social media Over the last year Turkey’s drones have seen action in conflicts ranging from Nagorno Karabakh, to Syria, to Libya, with the flagship of Turkey’s drone fleet, the Bayraktar TB2, at the center of... 14 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 16 Ιουν 2021 Bulgaria's pre-election political scandals, US sanctions, and the EU As Bulgaria prepares for its second election in three months on July 11th, Bulgarians are confronted by a number of political scandals and allegations of corruption. Some of these allegations... 12 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 15 Ιουν 2021 NATO summit: Erdogan meets with Biden and Mitsotakis President Biden was in Brussels for his first in-person NATO summit on Monday, where he stressed the importance of the transatlantic alliance, telling European allies that "America is back." During... 9 λεπτά
