11.00 News in brief

Prime Minister Kyriacos Mitsotakis arrived in London for a two-day 70th anniversary NATO Summit.

The PM has revealed his intention to raise the issue of Turkey’s provocative actions in the Eastern Mediterranean with NATO member-state leaders. A meeting between Mitsotakis and Turkish president Reccep Tayyip Erdogan has been set tomorrow afternoon at 2.30 local time on the sidelines of the Summit, after a request from the turkish government.

The European Union has repeatedly stressed to Turkey that it must respect international law and maintain good relations with neighboring countries, a European Commission spokesman said Monday.

Main opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras on Monday called for a tougher stance against Turkey, including more EU sanctions, in comments while visiting the northern Greek city of Alexandroupolis.

Mitsotakis and his fellow leaders have been invited to dinner with Queen Elizabeth and Buckingham Palace, while he will also meet with UK counterpart Boris Johnson.

The White House on Monday confirmed the meeting between Greek Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis and US President Donald Trump on January 7 in Washington, DC.

A memorandum of cooperation with the International Organization for Migration was approved by the Athens Municipal Council. As part of the memorandum 300 minor migrants will be accommodated at the Athens City camp in Agios Andreas, until March 15th.

Two new guides laying out the responsibilities of each government department and agency in handling flooding and forest fires were presented on Monday at the Fire Brigade’s Unified Coordination Center in Halandri.

The US is preparing tariffs on $2.4 billion worth of French exports as retaliation against the country’s new digital services tax.

The top US trade official said the new tax, which France approved in July, unfairly targets American tech giants.

And the weather forecast…

Partly cloudy in Attica this morning with a chance of rain tonight. The temperature is expected to reach a high of 18 degrees Celsius.

More news in brief tomorrow morning at 9.