First-quarter budget data beat targets
State budget tax revenue rose 15.6% in March compared with budget targets, to total 3.385 billion euros, reflecting more efficiency in tax collection, the Finance Ministry said on Tuesday.
Macron’s re-election gets warm welcome in Athens
Athens has welcomed the re-election of Emanuel Macron to the presidency of France, after his victory over Marine Le Pen in Sunday’s runoff.
Menendez criticizes Blinken for failing to condemn Turkish jailing of philanthropist
The influential chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee criticized Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday for failing to condemn Turkey’s decision to convict philanthropist Osman Kavala to life imprisonment, a verdict seen as symbolic of President Tayyip Erdogan’s crackdown on dissent.
Kalamata rattled by moderate quake
A 3.5-magnitude earthquake rattled the city of Kalamata in the southern Peloponnese on Wednesday.
Mendoni meets with committees for return of Parthenon marbles in Sydney
Culture Minister Lina Mendoni met in Sydney with the two national committees of Australia that have been working systematically for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece.
‘Possibility’ acute cases of hepatitis syndrome will appear
Health experts are not ruling out the possibility of acute cases of a hepatitis syndrome identified in Europe, the UK and the US afflicting children in Greece.
Panagiotoulos: EU security ‘undermined’
Greek Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotoulos reiterated Greece’s condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, calling it a blatant violation of international law that undermines European security and the foundations of the international legal order.
Magnitude 5.2 earthquake jolts Greek island of Kythera
A strong earthquake jolted the Greek island of Kythera on Wednesday. There were no reports of serious damage or injuries.
Vandalism at Hagia Sophia raises concerns about the UNESCO site
Dr Elizabeth Prodromou, a leading expert on issues of religion and human rights, joins our host Thanos Davelis to look into the disturbing act of vandalism at Hagia Sophia last week and the broader impact that Hagia Sophia’s conversion into a mosque is having on the world heritage site.
Kikilias sees very optimistic picture for tourism over Easter
Tourism performed extremely well over the Easter holidays across Greece and more than 325,000 cars departed from Athens during that period, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Tuesday in an interview with Open TV.