The Florina municipal authorities decided on Wednesday to keep the city’s schools and the University of West Macedonia closed until Friday to allow for a complete structural evaluation of the buildings following an earthquake on January 9.
Renowned painter, sculptor, and engraver Chrestos Sarakatsianos passed away at the age of 85 on Wednesday after a long illness.
The newly appointed Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Cyprus, Ioannis Kasoulides, met with his Greek counterpart, Nikos Dendias, on Wednesday.
Albert Bourla, chairman and chief executive of global pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc, was awarded the prestigious Genesis Prize for his efforts in leading the development of a Covid-19 vaccine.
Nikos Tsafos joins The Greek Current to talk about his latest op-ed in Kathimerini, in which he explores the impact the proposed EastMed gas pipeline has had on the region despite questions over its feasibility, looks at the shift in US policy on this project, and explains how this presents a unique opportunity for Greece…
The arrival of the first six of 24 advanced fighter jets Greece is acquiring from France will increase the country’s deterrent power and are a clear sign it is “changing and flourishing,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday.
Greece received 11 billion euros of demand for a new 10-year bond sale on Wednesday, tapping the markets at a challenging time as the European Central Bank’s pandemic bond-buying stimulus scheme is set to end in March.
French-built fighter jets roared Wednesday over the Acropolis as Greece races to modernize its military and flaunts new security alliances aimed at checking neighboring Turkey.
Athens will be asked to produce primary budget surpluses of 2% of gross domestic product – or about 5 billion euros – as of 2023, Alternate Finance Minister Thodoros Skylakakis said on Tuesday, referring to the period after the pandemic, with the introduction of the new Stability Pact rules.
Israel’s Genesis Foundation is awarding Dr. Albert Bourla, the Greek CEO of Pfizer, for being a “bright star in the constellation of outstanding Jewish scientists and doctors at the forefront of fighting the pandemic.”