THE SUBJECT
“K” contacted the Deputy Minister of Modern Culture Jason Fotila, who clarified that he is not going to move from the ministry building on Bouboulinas Street. The issue of “K” arose due to publications about an advertisement to find a new office, which allegedly contained footage of photographic square footage and rent. Objectively, the Bouboulina building is saturated and the deputy ministers with Mr. Fotila’s portfolio tried to find additional spaces for the Modern Culture services. By the way, of course. The contest was announced as close, as it had been with the previous one. Too bad for anything.
THE CONFLICT
The company “Shields” of the EE in the Gulf of Aden continues and Greece participates from the first moment without much thought. The following Friday, November 1, the main captain Konstantinos Pitykakis takes command on board the operation. For this reason, the Minister of National Defense, Nikos Dendias, will travel to Djibouti that day to attend the commissioning ceremony that will take place on the Italian destroyer “ITS Andrea Doria”. It is one of those one-day trips where Mr. Dendias has already gained experience since he was in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, when he made Athens – West Africa look like Kallithea – Petralona, and his colleagues returning in case of emergency. , but follow it without doubt. In any case, Greece has made a great effort to support an undertaking that at EU level was not particularly supported, having launched three frigates in a row (“Hydra”, “Psara”, “Spetsai”) .
THE BEST
Devlet Bakhceli, 76 years old, chairman of the National Action Party (the MHP political arm of the ultra-nationalist “Grey Wolves”) and government partner of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, surprised his audience a bit when he declared that the people in prison. The Kurdish leader of the PKK Abdullah Ocalan should be released, even to speak before the National Assembly of Turkey and ask for the dissolution of the organization. “If the isolation of the terrorist leader is ended, let him come to speak to the Dem party (for Kurdistan) in the National Assembly. Let him say that terrorism has ended and that his organization has been destroyed.” Bahtceli added that in fact, if Ocalan agrees to make such a speech, then based on Article 3 of the European Law on the Rights of the A person can be released (the so-called “right to hope”, which prohibits life sentences, over 25 years). As reported by the Middle East Eye, Mr. Bakhceli spoke in an introduction to the need to “change the course of history” and “break the shackles of Turkey”. Apart from opening the “hard” Bakhceli to the Kurdish element, there is the reference to the “right to hope”, which is a European legislation that does not accept Turkey with it, also interesting. “Openings” like this usually include other designs, so it’s better to wait a little longer.
THE PLACE
Shortly before he went to the Parliament for the inter-party discussions – which were more difficult – the Minister of Foreign Affairs Giorgos Gerapetritis spoke to the ambassadors of the EU member states. at the annual founding meeting organized by Hungary as president of the EU in Athens. at this time. Mr. Gerapetritis referred to the technical challenge – the biggest – of Greece’s diplomacy in the period 2025-26, when it will be a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, with the aim of making Europe’s voice heard more . Mr Gerapetritis expressly referred to the European perspective of the Western Balkans and sent a message to Albania. A few days after the second intergovernmental meeting (last week) he laid down the conditions for the accession of Albania, expressing permanent positions, such as respect for international law, the rule of law and the European acquis and, of course, respect for the rights of the European Union. the Greek national elite. Mr. Gerapetritis mentioned the Ukraine and the Middle East and, of course, closed with the Greek-Turkish and Cypriot, repeating the fixed positions (Athens recognizes a difference), but also the need, first of all, for Athens and Ankara to agree “on the scope of the discussion”. A few days later, until Fidan visited Athens.
THE CENTER
“200 tests and certifications of the systems are being carried out, we are moving towards the 30th of November and there is not the slightest idea of another date, after all, it is also the date when the contract of the project manufacturer and the one that must. the delivery of the rolling stock also expired.” This is what the Deputy Minister of Transport Nikos Tachiaos said about the start of the Thessaloniki metro test routes. Hope for the Thessaloniki metro is boundless, and Tahiaou has even more. Since Aris is the champion of October , he is extra excited, as a supporter of the team.