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Greek Parliament to Vote on Extension of Territorial Waters in Ionian Sea
The plenary of the Greek Parliament. Credit: AMNA
A bill to extend the territorial waters of Greece westwards was brought to the Greek Parliament on Friday.
The bill is titled “To establish the width of the territorial zone in the marine area of the Ionian and the Ionian Islands to Cape Tainaron of the Peloponnese” and it was brought to the Parliament by the Greek Foreign Affairs Ministry.
The bill extends Greek territorial waters to 12 nautical miles in the Ionian Sea, and its first reading is scheduled at a committee level on Tuesday, January 12.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Istanbul, Jan. 24, 2020. (Reuters Photo) Ankara- Saeed Abdulrazek
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan noted that Turkey wants to open a new page in its relations with the European Union (EU), meanwhile, the latter warned Turkey of interventions that jeopardize the EU’s security interests.
The president dismissed sanctions against Turkey, vowing the country would continue to maintain its sovereign rights.
Those who threaten Turkey with sanctions will end up disappointed, Erdogan said in a speech he delivered via video link at a highway opening. We are determined to put across that Turkey will never hesitate to use its sovereign rights, he added.
Greeks in Australia will be able to enjoy the digital upgraded service.
Dimitris Michalopoulos, Consul General of Greece in Melbourne, said “complaints about the operation of the Greek consular authorities in various countries are, unfortunately, not a rare phenomenon and Australia is no exception”. Speaking with Neos Kosmos he said that the Consulate General of Melbourne has undergone a drastic reduction of staff. “From the double-digit number of employees before the financial crisis of 2010, our staff has been reduced to just five, who are called to serve a community of 150,000, which has requirements for fast and adequate service. As the current staff numbers stand, it is true, is not enough, as shown by the increase in requests to the registry office in 2019,” he said, adding that by the end of the year, two additional staff members would join the registrar and notary departments to offer faster processing of cases.