The shipment of the new humanitarian aid, which includes four containers carrying 50 tons of basic necessities requested by the Turkish authorities as a matter of priority, is underway, as indicated in a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Three Greek citizens, who for the last few days were volunteering in the earthquake-affected town of Armutlu in southeastern Turkey, were apprehended by the Turkish Anti-Terrorism Service.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday spoke of agreements that “change the energy map of Southeast Europe” in joint statements with the President of Bulgaria, Ruben Radev, in Athens after the signing of two memoranda on energy infrastructure with the neighboring country. According to the prime minister, these agreements (which may include the possible construction of an Alexandroupolis-Burgas pipeline) will make the two countries energy providers in the European Union and will contribute to Europe’s energy security.
National elections will be held in the spring, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reiterated in an interview to national broadcaster ERT on Thursday evening, adding that he does not wish to prolong the current toxic campaign period.
Culture in Greece is once again "under persecution", main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance leader Alexis Tsipras asserted in parliament on Monday, during the debate on a draft bill concerning museums, after first referring to the death of former minister and SYRIZA deputy Nektarios Santorinios, who died earlier the same day at the age of 51.
"With constant efforts, the government stood by the citizens and the country showed a resilience that many did not expect. This effort will continue as long as the crises last, in all aspects of economic life," government spokesperson Yiannis Economou said on Sunday in a televised interview with the public broadcaster's ERT1 channel
