University guard training to be completed next week
After four months, the training of the 400 newly hired special guards who will staff the university campus police forces will be completed next week on May 17.
Leftist opposition refuses to back US defense deal
Leftist opposition leader Alexis Tsipras has said his SYRIZA party will not support a defense deal between Greece and the United States, while accusing the conservative government of making sweeping concessions to Washington without gaining anything in return.
Greece to extend base access deal with US military
Greece is extending a bilateral military agreement with the United States for five years, with officials from the country’s center-right government arguing that enhanced alliances within NATO will help stabilize the region rattled by Russia’s war in Ukraine and tension in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Prosecutor asks court to uphold life sentences over 2018 Rhodes rape and murder
The prosecutor in the appeal trial against a first-instance court’s verdict on the 2018 rape and murder of 21-year-old Eleni Topaloudi on the southeastern Aegean island of Rhodes, called to judges to uphold the decision, which sentenced two men to life in prison, with an additional 15 years.
ENFIA smiles for four in five
The new payment slips for the Single Property Tax (ENFIA), uploaded on the online platform of the Independent Authority for Public Revenue, show reductions that in some cases reach up to 45-50%.
Defense deal with US a ‘vote of confidence’ in Greece, PM tells House
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis appealed to lawmakers’ sense of patriotism ahead of a vote later on Thursday on the ratification of the Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement (MDCA) signed between Greece and the United States.
Kremlin says Finland joining NATO is definite threat to Russia
The Kremlin said on Thursday that Finland’s move to join NATO was “definitely” a threat to Russia and that the expansion of the military bloc would not make Europe or the world more stable.
PM meets with new US ambassador
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis received the newly appointed US ambassador to Greece, George Tsunis, in his office on Thursday.
State Department: Greece an essential ally for the security of NATO’s southern wing
The decisive role played by Greece in NATO’s southern wing, especially in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, was underlined by US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Erika Olson, ahead of an official visit by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Washington.
Political pragmatism
Almost 180,000 voters turned up to the Movement for Change (KINAL) polls on Sunday (voting to rebrand the centrist alliance as PASOK-KINAL), confirming the enduring appeal of the party that governed Greece for more than two decades and its ability to raise expectations.