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Greece opens a summer of new highways, a Thessaloniki metro line and a major Athens interchange
Infrastructure Minister Christos Dimas signs the €60 million Skaramanga interchange contract today, kicking off a summer of deliveries that includes the E65 motorway, Crete's first BOAK stretch and the Kalamaria metro extension by month's end
Mitsotakis: justice served for Marfin bank arson victims, cooperation with Turkey incompatible with casus belli threat
In his weekly review, Mitsotakis detailed the Marfin arson arrests, Turkey's casus belli stance at the NATO summit, a new fuel discount scheme, Greece's DSRB membership, judicial reforms and record foreign investment figures for 2025
Cyprus condemns the illegal memorandum of understanding between Turkey and the occupied territories regarding the construction of a natural gas pipeline
The statement notes, among other things, that this “memorandum” is yet another manifestation of Turkey’s revisionist policy in the Eastern Mediterranean
“Hagia Sophia: A symbol of the Conquest of Constantinople”: Turkish Culture Minister provokes on six years since its reopening as a mosque
Another anniversary of the “historic day” has arrived, when Hagia Sophia was reopened for worship with the signature of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy wrote, among other things, in a social media post
Congress allows sale of F110 engines to Ankara for Turkey’s KAAN fighter jet, report Hurriyet and Yeni Safak
A joint resolution that would have blocked the transaction did not advance during the 15-day congressional review period, according to the pro-government Turkish newspapers. The sale of General Electric F110 engines is considered significant for the KAAN fighter program
Hurriyet: Sale of S-400s to a third country could open the way to lifting sanctions and reviving the F-35 issue
The Turkish newspaper says that transferring the Russian-made S-400 air defense systems to a third Gulf country is emerging as the most likely scenario for lifting U.S. CAATSA sanctions and restarting discussions over the F-35 program
Mitsotakis: 10-cent cut to petrol, 5 cents to diesel until end of August after deal with refineries
Mitsotakis honoured Vagia Nestora following recent arrests, before clashing with Androulakis over the cost of living. He defended fiscal gains, and accused PASOK's leader of reviving unwelcome political figures. He closed by unveiling coordinated fuel price cuts with Greece's refineries
Greek polls show New Democracy retains lead as cost of living dominates public concern
Two new opinion polls confirm the ruling New Democracy party's continued advantage over a fragmented opposition, even as nine in ten Greeks name rising prices their top worry, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis far ahead of any rival in suitability ratings while Antonis Samaras's rumoured new party fails to gain traction
