Member states of the Union for the Mediterranean

The presence of Turkish soldiers and the Turkish Armed Forces on Cyprus is "of vital importance to us as a deterrent force," Northern Cyprus President Ersin Tatar stated on Friday, during a joint news conference with Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz in Nicosia.

A Greek and Cypriot co-production dealing with Turkey's invasion of Cyprus in 1974 will not be broadcast outside Greece on Netflix following lobbying from Turkey, Turkey's TV watchdog has claimed.

The recent decision by Netflix to broadcast from September 20 the TV series "Famagusta" had caused intense reactions in Turkey.

Türkiye is emerging as this year’s “champion”, showing the biggest price increase among the major Mediterranean tourist markets in terms of vacation packages, with prices 49.5% higher in the “heart” of summer, in July. Across Europe, the increase this year is estimated at an average of 6.6% compared to last year, with Greece slightly higher at 7.5% compared to summer 2023.

Has the purchasing power of Greeks slipped below the Bulgarians', or is it slightly below the EU average and improving? Depends on how to frame the question and what data you use.

Greece's two biggest subscription TV providers will start sharing their sports content Friday, following an agreement they made last month.

"The agreement has no precedent in the Greek market, although we have examples of content exchange in the UK, Germany and Cyprus," Panayotis Georgiopoulos, CEO of Nova Greece, told Kathimerini.

Athens appears troubled by Turkey's reconciliation with Egypt, which is facing major economic problems as a result of the Middle East conflict. Ankara is utilizing economic incentives, but Turkey and Egypt also appear to be on the same page on regional matters, such as the situation in Somalia.

Athens is on high alert in the event that Lebanon becomes a theater of military operations.

Athens and Nicosia are coordinating for the necessity to evacuate, first and foremost, citizens of Greece and Cyprus, and, if necessary, citizens of third nations, mostly from the EU.

Minister of Economy Petko Nikolov highlighted the potential economic benefits of Bulgaria's full accession to the Schengen Area, estimating it could generate up to BGN 1.3 billion annually, as reported by the Bulgarian National Radio (BNR).

Greece has highlighted the tangible positive outcomes of the rapprochement with Türkiye.

Speaking at an international forum on sustainable peace in Athens, Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis said, "I want to emphasize that being able to talk with our neighbors serves the country's interests."

With the 50th anniversary of Turkey's bloody invasion of Cyprus coming up on July 20, Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler on Tuesday said his country is preparing to celebrate what he said was a "peace operation" on the divided Eastern Mediterranean island.