Mitsotakis meets with high-tech executives at Davos
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with Microsoft, Google and Meta executives on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum at Davos on Wednesday.
Greek budget deficit significantly down in Jan-April
The Greek state budget recorded a deficit of 3.316 billion euros in the January-April period, significantly down from a budget target for a shortfall of 4.973 billion and a deficit of 8.797 billion euros in the corresponding period last year, the Finance ministry said on Wednesday.
Digital Arts | Athens | To May 29
A celebration of how technology has allowed artists to expand their creative horizons, the Athens Digital Arts Festival turns 18 this year and is dedicated to the theme “FutuRetro.”
Minister visits new Metro line work site
Infrastructure and Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis paid his first visit to inspect the work site for the construction of a new line for the Athens metro, Line 4, on Wednesday. Karamanlis visited the large work site near Katechaki Avenue, where a shaft is being dug that will be used to lower the new Tunnel-Boring Machines…
PM meets with Israeli president in Davos
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday. The two men discussed developments in the wider region, placing a particular emphasis on issues of energy and the formation of a new energy map in the area following the Russian invasion of…
New cases of Covid-19 ease to 4,141
Greek health authorities announced 4,141 new reported cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, down from 5,588 on Tuesday, and 17 virus-related deaths during their daily briefing on the course of the pandemic. The National Organization for Public Health (EODY) also stated that there are currently 140 intubated patients being treated in Intensive Care Units.
EU representative communicates “serious concern” to Turkey over fighter jet flights
The Secretary General of the European Union External Action Service Stefano Sannino expressed his “serious concern” to the Head of Turkey’s Permanent Representation to the European Union Mehmet Bozay on Wednesday over the recent flight of two Turkish fighter jets within 2.5 nautical miles of the northeastern city of Alexandroupoli, calling for respect of international…
Athens Municipal Police to be given greater powers
The Interior Ministry and the Athens Municipal Authority on Tuesday announced an agreement seeking to elevate the role of the Municipal Police.
Mitsotakis vows to defend Greek sovereignty amid Turkish revisionism
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has vowed to defend Greece’s sovereignty in the face of Turkey’s mounting revisionism.
Vartholomaios says Russian church has ‘disappointed us’ over Ukraine
The Russian Orthodox Church has let Christian Orthodox fathers down by supporting Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios, the spiritual head of some 260 million Orthodox Christians worldwide, said in an interview.