Pope Francis meets Mitsotakis as part of Athens visit
Visiting Pope Francis met with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday afternoon, as part of the religious leader’s there-day visit to the country which started earlier in the day.
Three jailed over fake IDs scam
A police officer, an employee at a municipal birth registry office and an Albanian national, all accused of being part of a criminal gang supplying fake Greek IDs to criminals and foreign nationals, were remanded early Saturday after a lengthy deposition in front of a corruption crimes prosecutor and an examining magistrate.
Faces of Athens over 200 years
The bicentennial of the start of the Greek War of Independence has yielded a rich harvest of books in English that shed new light on this seminal event in Greek and European history.
More US equipment arrives at Alexandroupolis
US helicopters and vehicles arrived in Alexandroupoli on Friday in what Greek and American officials described as the largest deployment of US forces through the northern Greek port to the Black Sea and Eastern Europe.
Pope Francis warns of ‘retreating democracy’ in the world
Pope Francis on Saturday warned about a “retreating of democracy” in Europe and the world in his first speech in Athens as he started his three-day visit to Greece.
Minister blasts ramp blockers
Citizens’ Protection Minister Panagiotis Theodorikakos on Friday decried the “uncivilized” behavior of those who fail to respect people with disabilities by blocking ramps on streets and sidewalks.
Pope Francis arrives in Athens
Pope Francis arrived at Athens International Airport in Athens, Greece, on Saturday, where he was welcomed by Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias.
Two more suspected Omicron cases detected in Greece
Two more people who traveled from South Africa to Greece are suspected of being infected with the Omicron variant, after they tested positive for the coronavirus a few days ago, Health Minister Thanos Plevris announced Saturday.
Digital tools for investors
Some significant steps may have already been taken to simplify investment procedures in Greece, but the single digital map that the Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE) is set to start developing is expected to improve the activities of investors considerably.
President Sakellaropoulou greets Pope Francis
Pope Francis arrived at the Presidential Mansion on Saturday where he was greeted President Katerina Sakellaropoulou.