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Mitsotakis joins calls for EU to develop air defence system
PoliticsForeign Policyto finance and develop a European air defence shield. In a letter addressed to European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, sent last Thursday, the two leaders called for “a comprehensive air... of a joined-up air shield as a “major vulnerability in our security”, Mitsotakis and Tusk said
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Wildfire threat to air base puts government in embarrassing position
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAghialos Air Force Base in central Greece. The fire reached an ammunition storage area, reportedly some 7 kilometers from the air base itself, leading to a loud explosion. The blast prompted air chiefs... fighter jets. This represents around half of the Greek Air Force’s total F-16 capacity, Kathimerini
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Latest air traffic data emphasises tourism's difficulties as 2019 data reveals bumper year
EconomyFeaturesThat latest air traffic data has highlighted what a terrible year the Greek tourism sector is going..., total international and domestic air traffic fell by 65.3 percent. In June, July and August, which normally represent the height of the summer tourism season, air traffic was down by an average of 72.8
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Air traffic blackout and trimming of university registers open new fronts for government
PoliticsGreek Politicsadministration to take action regarding Sunday's outage of Greece's air traffic control systems...-visibility conditions. Speaking to Reuters, Panagiotis Psarros, chair of the Association of Greek Air Traffic... and underfunded air traffic management infrastructure. Safety was maintained thanks to human expertise
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CPI falls by 1.8 pct YoY in October as air travel and energy drop
EconomyMacroeconomy) and passenger transport by air (-18.8 percent).
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Tsipras gives air of resistance but leaves door ajar for agreement
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is due to address SYRIZA MPs on Tuesday afternoon, with no sign that he intends to make any move to overcome the impasse in the negotiations with lenders. The meeting of SYRIZA’s parliamentary group should prove a use...
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Newsletter 63 - 19/02/2016
countries” in the hope Turkey’s ire will not be stoked. The increase in incursions into Greek air space by Turkish air force jets over recent months is seen as one of the symptoms of Ankara feeling penned... notices (Navtex and Notam) for Greek air space and territorial waters as part of the search and rescue
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A marriage of inconvenience
Agoracountries” in the hope Turkey’s ire will not be stoked. The increase in incursions into Greek air space by Turkish air force jets over recent months is seen as one of the symptoms of Ankara feeling... and aviation notices (Navtex and Notam) for Greek air space and territorial waters as part of the search
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Greece secures F-35 jets as US tries to appear even-handed following F-16 deal for Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policythat Greece is “doubly shielded: on the one hand, its deterrent power is enhanced on land, in the air... number of older generation F-16 fighter jets currently serving the Turkish Air Force. It should also... involve 12 aircraft. The same reports note that the Greek Air Force is not thrilled
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Opposition front against new President Tasoulas not sufficient to unite left
PoliticsGreek Politicsbid by Turkey to acquire French-manufactured air-to-air missiles has turned the spotlight... of Meteor missiles to Turkey as part of a defence programme to upgrade its air force. Greek officials... air force - largely through the 2021 defence agreement with France which included the purchase
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