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17 November 2022

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NEWS

US representatives keep up pressure for strings on F-16 sale to Turkey

A bipartisan group of 22 representatives has sent a letter to the US Congress and Senate urging lawmakers to maintain a provision in the final draft of America’s defense spending bill attaching conditions to the sale of F-16 fighter jets and upgrade kits to Turkey.

Erdogan says military threat to Greece a ‘basic principle’

US may approve F-16 sale to Turkey in two months, Erdogan’s spokesman says

NEWS

Expensive animal feed hurting livestock farming

The big jump in the price of animal feed has led Greek livestock farmers to feed their animals as little as possible or having to send their herds for slaughter.

NEWS

Employment flows balance positive in Jan-Oct

The balance of employment flows in the Greek economy was positive in the January-October period despite a negative balance in October – a typical phenomenon related with the end of the tourist season, “Ergani” IT said in a report.

NEWS

EU to propose natural gas price cap after Nov. 24 meeting

The European Commission plans to propose a cap on natural gas prices after November 24, as it seeks to contain an energy crisis stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the EU’s energy policy chief told Reuters on Wednesday.

ECONOMY

‘Household basket’ to start in Cyprus, too

The Consumer Protection Service of Cyprus on Wednesday presented its initial proposal for the introduction of a “household basket” in Cyprus to the stakeholders – the Hypermarkets Association, the Retailers Association, the Cyprus Employers & Industrialists Federation, and the Cyprus Chamber οf Commerce and Industry.

LATEST NEWS

08:54US representatives keep up pressure for strings on F-16 sale to Turkey

08:37Commemoration of Athens Polytechnic uprising begins

08:32Erdogan says military threat to Greece a ‘basic principle’

08:06Expensive animal feed hurting livestock farming

07:42‘Household basket’ to start in Cyprus, too

07:19Papoutsanis shows off amenities at EquipHotel 2022

04:00Air traffic to Cyprus to top 9 mln in 2022

03:26After a perilous journey, migrants try to make it in New York City

23:35Employment flows balance positive in Jan-Oct

22:47Parliament approves reimbursement of electricity suppliers’ excess profits

21:52Kenny Garrett | Athens | November 19

21:35Learning our lesson

21:22Haris Lambert | Athens | To December 10

21:07EU to propose natural gas price cap after Nov. 24 meeting

21:00Finding the balance

20:56ATHEX: Local bourse is not spared profit taking

20:35Privacy watchdog says it was not consulted on draft wiretapping bill

20:33Cartoon (16/11/2022)

20:10Serbia, Hungary and Austria agree to bolster fight against illegal migration

20:00Grandfather (55) jailed for 10 years for sexually abusing infant granddaughter

19:48Tanker truck overturns near Larissa

19:31Dendias addresses event marking 50 years of Greek-Chinese diplomatic relations

18:22More funding for city facades

17:40Local banks investing in IT companies

17:33Budget to be tabled in Parliament on Monday

17:23Bergman Homage | Athens | November 17 – March 8

16:20Food service businesses to meet the PM

15:25Greece’s energy ambitions: Electricity cables, renewables and pipelines

15:12Climate Change | Athens | November 18-26

15:00Greek shipping ministry says two vessels detained by Tehran have been released

14:42New building remains in western Peloponnese point to Poseidon’s temple

14:29Tax rebates to be automatic

14:07EU pushes to add Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania to free-travel zone

13:36Man handed 2-year suspended jail sentence for attacking officer

13:00Three metro stations to close on Thursday for Polytechnic march

12:45Biden-Erdogan talks welcomed by Athens

12:31Woman injured in Istanbul blast to undergo leg surgery

12:02Suspended jail sentence imposed on man who hit two women

11:47Gaming stages full recovery

ALL NEWS

Digital guide offers architectural walks in Piraeus

ANALYSIS

Learning our lesson

It is important that after every major crisis, we learn from our mistakes and fix them.

OPINIONS

ALEXIS PAPACHELAS

Learning our lesson

EDITORIAL

Finding the balance

EDITORIAL

Addressing the side effects

NEWSROOM

Climate crisis the moonshot of our times

TOM ELLIS

Biden and a better-than-expected result

CARTOON

Ilias Makris16.11.2022

After a perilous journey, migrants try to make it in New York City

KIMIKO DE FREYTAS-TAMURA

Alberto Azuna stood on the corner of 125th Street and Third Avenue in Manhattan on a recent morning and adjusted his baseball cap. He squirmed inside a tight winter jacket, then straightened himself. “OK, let’s go down this way,” he said.

INTERVIEWS

BRAD SMITH

Building defenses for cyberwarfare

CIHAT YAYCI

Materializing the ‘Blue Homeland’ doctrine

LEE BOLLINGER

‘We need to address intolerance’

ANDREAS SCHLEICHER

‘Teach fewer things in greater depth,’ says OECD education adviser on Greek school system

PODCAST

Greece’s energy ambitions: Electricity cables, renewables and pipelines

VIDEO

‘Do no harm’: OB-GYNs weigh the legal impact of abortion bans

As anti-abortion laws take effect across the country, doctors treating patients with high-risk pregnancies are facing difficult decisions – and legal risks – over their standards of care.

NEWS

US Congress will continue to oppose jet sale to Turkey, says Rep. Malliotakis

US representative Nicole Malliotakis appeared confident on Wednesday that both the Senate and Congress will ultimately uphold a provision banning the sale of F-16s to Turkey without a firm commitment that the fighter jets will not be used against America’s allies.

NEWS

Erdogan says military threat to Greece a ‘basic principle’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan chose the end of the G20 meeting to repeat threats of a military strike against Greece, this time calling it a “basic principle.”

NEWS

Privacy watchdog says it was not consulted on draft wiretapping bill

NEWS

Serbia, Hungary and Austria agree to bolster fight against illegal migration

NEWS

Grandfather (55) jailed for 10 years for sexually abusing infant granddaughter

NEWS

Tanker truck overturns near Larissa

ECONOMY

Papoutsanis shows off amenities at EquipHotel 2022

Leading Greek soap and liquid cosmetics industry Papoutsanis, which is also the largest supplier of hotel amenities in Greece, participated in EquipHotel 2022, the leading international exhibition in the field of tourism and hospitality, held in Paris earlier this month.

TRANSPORT

Air traffic to Cyprus to top 9 mln in 2022

STOCKS

ATHEX: Local bourse is not spared profit taking

BUSINESS

Local banks investing in IT companies

ECONOMY

Food service businesses to meet the PM

TAXATION

Tax rebates to be automatic

ECONOMY

Gaming stages full recovery

SOCIETY

A Day at the National Gallery of Greece

Presenting hundreds of works from the post-Byzantine era to the 21st century in stunning renovated facilities, the gallery offers an enticing all-day treat for art lovers.

Greece in USA initiative launches NYC cultural center

Greek-Americans to have strong representation in Congress

‘Teach fewer things in greater depth,’ says OECD education adviser on Greek school system

Dolphins ‘dumbing down’ language to adapt to din

Samothraki: Another Greece, forgotten by time

A presidential welcome for Dutch royals

SPORTS

TRACK & FIELD

Pitsolis and Konstantinopoulou win Athens Marathon

Greek runner Charalampos Pitsolis won of the 39th Athens Marathon – The Authentic on Sunday morning, crossing the finish line at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens after two hours, 23 minutes and 42 seconds.

BASKETBALL

Greek hoopsters seal ticket to 2023 World Cup

Greece fought off the stiff challenge of hosts Belgium on Monday to qualify to the 2023 FIBA World Cup with a 72-70 victory.

CULTURE

WHAT'S ON

Kenny Garrett | Athens | November 19

The Grammy-winning alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett returns to Gazarte with his band.

WHAT'S ON

Haris Lambert | Athens | To December 10

CULTURE

More funding for city facades

WHAT'S ON

Bergman Homage | Athens | November 17 – March 8

WHAT'S ON

Climate Change | Athens | November 18-26

IMAGES

Commemoration of Athens Polytechnic uprising begins

A woman lays a flower at a memorial for the bloody November 17, 1973 student uprising against the military dictatorship at the historic site of the Athens Polytechnic, on Wednesday.

Mitsotakis, Kerry discuss cooperation against climate change

Greek-US cooperation in facing climate change and achieving the goal of net-zero emissions by 2050 was the focus of a meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and US Special Presidential Envoy on Climate John Kerry on the sidelines of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP27, at Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt on Tuesday.