Cyprus launches first underwater archaeological park at ancient port
Cyprus has opened its first underwater archaeological park, offering visitors a glimpse of history at one of the eastern Mediterranean’s best preserved ancient harbors.
‘Feta’ is Greek, EU top court says in snub to Denmark
Greece on Thursday scored a win in its fight to protect their right to the term “Feta” as Europe’s top court reprimanded Denmark for not blocking local companies from using the name for sales outside the European Union.
PM meets France’s ex-President Sarkozy at Maximos Mansion
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with former conservative French President Nicolas Sarkozy at Maximos Mansion on Wednesday evening.
Where’s the fiscal space?
How can additional fiscal space be found to help financially weak households?
Greece to hold emergency energy meeting amid threat of shortages
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will on Thursday chair an emergency meeting at Maximos Mansion in response to Russian natural gas supply disruptions and skyrocketing energy prices in Europe. The meeting will be attended by Minister of State Giorgos Gerapetritis, Energy and Environment Minister Kostas Skrekas, Secretary General for Fiscal Policy in the Finance Ministry…
Greek airports running smoothly
Unscheduled and private flights are causing 20% of delays at Greek airports, while the remaining 80% of delays are due to a domino effect from abroad, Transport Ministry data for June have shown.
Expert: Covid is here to stay
The Covid-19 pandemic is here to stay and its effects are expected to possibly worsen, according to government adviser Sotiris Tsiodras, an expert in infectious diseases.
Mitsotakis remembers Axarlian, killed by N17 terror group in 1992
In a message on Twitter Thursday, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis paid tribute to Thanos Axarlian, a 20-year-old student killed during a botched assassination attempt by the now defunct November 17 terrorist group on July 14, 1992.
Open-Air Film Festival | Athens & Serifos
It’s a busy week for the Athens Open-Air Film Festival (aoaff.gr), which has struck out for the islands as well as the capital.
Crews work to contain wildfire on Samos
Firefighters continued working on Thursday morning to contain a wildfire on Samos in the eastern Aegean that spread overnight as abating winds helped greatly reduce the threat.