New inflammatory statements by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoglu at a time when, shortly before the start of exploratory contacts, tensions between the two countries are escalating.

Greece and France proceeded to a strategic deepening of the bilateral relations with high symbolism but also substance, in a move that changes the balance of power in the wider Mediterranean.

Internationally renowned film actress Monica Bellucci is in Athens to perform the monologue "Maria Callas: Lettres & Memoires" by Tom Volf, which she will perform in French on the stage of the ancient Herod Atticus Odeon theatre beneath the Acropolis for three nights, on September 21-23.