Dendias to meet U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations

Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias is to meet with the U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations and the UN Security Council, Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, in the context of his visit to New York on Friday, the Greek foreign ministry announced.

The meeting will focus on issues of international and regional interest, with empasis on the current developments in Ukraine and the wider region of the Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa as well as the further strengthening of collaboration between Greece and USA in the United Nations. On the same day, as has already been announced, Dendias is to meet with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

Consul General Androulakis continuing his journey west, diplomatic sources say

The Consul General of Greece in Mariupol Manolis Androulakis has resumed his journey westward and is heading to Uman, Greek diplomatic sources said on Thursday. “Fortunately, everything is fine,” the same sources added.

The operation to evacuate the consul general and OSCE staff with their families who remained in Mariupol was launched on Tuesday, March 15. The rescue operation is taking place in close coordination with the OSCE. 

Economou: Support measures exceed one billion euros and benefit 3.2 million citizens

The government on Thursday detailed the measures for the support of citizens and businesses against the international crisis. The measures exceed one billion euros and benefit 3.2 million citizens, government spokesperson Yiannis Economou said.

The support measures are focused on three axes and concern:

A significant increase in the subsidy for electricity, the support of vulnerable households and businesses and a subsidy for the price of gasoline.

“With seriousness and responsibility we do everything possible to stand by the side of society. We support Greek society with actions and not with words or with simplistic approaches,” Economou underlined.

The announcements are currently being made by the Ministers of Finance, Christos Staikouras, Environment and Energy, Kostas Skrekas, Rural Development and Food, George Georgantas and Alternate Finance Minister, Theodoros Skylakakis.

Economou also stressed that “the measures amount to more than one billion euros and are targeted at more than 3.2 million of our fellow citizens,” while he pointed out that almost 4.0 billion euros have been allocated so far to support households.