Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is reportedly working on legislation that would enable the president to declare an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) extending up to 200 nautical miles from Turkey’s coasts, according to sources cited by Bloomberg. Source link
The Delphi Economic Forum honored Jean-Paul Agon, chairman and former CEO of international cosmetics company L’Oréal, on Thursday with the first Apollo International Award. Source link
The increase in GDP per capita by 22% in the same period has actually not come from an increase in productivity, but from an increase in employment. Source link
European Union authorities warn that the foot-and-mouth virus that struck mostly goats and sheep on the Greek island of Lesvos is still active and in danger of spreading further. Source link
Scammers targeting mostly elderly people and trying to coax them to part with considerable sums of money have long been active. Source link
At the Eurovision Song Contest, performers get three minutes to make a big impression. Source link
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the rest of the ruling New Democracy leadership want the 16th party congress to send a message of unity and readiness for the upcoming electoral campaign, muting talk of dissent and MP grumbling. Source link
File photo. Police in Crete arrested five people early Friday as part of an investigation into counterfeit banknotes after officers discovered fake currency during a vehicle search near Iraklio, authorities said. The arrests were made at a fuel station in the Ammoudara area, where police stopped the suspects and searched the vehicle they were traveling …
People wave to boats belonging to the Global Sumud Flotilla, carrying activists and humanitarian aid, depart for Gaza from the port of Marmaris, Turkey, Thursday, in an attempt to break the Israeli naval blockade. [AP] MARMARIS – Dozens of boats carrying activists and aid for Palestinians set sail from Turkey’s Mediterranean coast on Thursday in …
Those criticizing the government by claiming that it has aligned itself too closely with US President Donald Trump are choosing to ignore the special circumstances that Greece finds itself in and is having to manage. Our country has every reason to simultaneously rely on two geopolitical pillars, serving policies that are neither contradictory nor in …