FM meets his Albanian counterpart in Tirana
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, who is visiting Tirana on Wednesday, met his Albanian counterpart Olta Xhacka.
Body of infant found at sea near Lesvos
The body of an infant was found near the area of Ag. Ermogenis on the island of Lesvos on Wednesday. According to the Hellenic Coast Guard, the infant was most likely travelling aboard a vessel that sank near the island in early December.
More Turkish overflights in eastern Aegean
Unauthorized flights over the eastern Aegean continued on Wednesday, the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (GEETHA) said, reporting that a pair of Turkish F-16 fighter jets conducted five overflights between 11.07 a.m. and 11.23 a.m.
Pope Francis returns Parthenon sculptures to Greece, turning up pressure on the British Museum
Professor Angelos Chaniotis joins Thanos Davelis to discuss the significance of Pope Francis’ recent decision to donate fragments of the Parthenon sculptures held by the Vatican to Greece, and looks at whether this serves as an example for the British Museum to take similar action that would finally reunite the Parthenon sculptures in Athens.
Independent MP Bakadima joins SYRIZA’s parliamentary group
Main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance leader Alexis Tsipras announced on Wednesday that MP Fotini Bakadima, who was elected with Yanis Varoufakis’ Mera25 party before becoming independent in October, has joined the SYRIZA parliamentary group.
Festive cocktail of influenza, RSV viruses
There has been no letup in viral infections during the Christmas holidays, with the seasonal flu outbreak, which started early this year, and the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) plaguing young children and adults alike.
More Turkish overflights in the Aegean
A pair of Turkish F-16 jets flew over the remote border islet of Kinaros at 25,000 feet at 9.43 a.m. Wednesday.
New gas field discovery in Cyprus EEZ
The drilling rig of the ENI-TotalEnergies consortium in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) has discovered a new gas field at the Zeus 1 target. This is a larger field than the one discovered by the Italian-French consortium on August 22 in the same block (Block 6).
Greek startup gauges firms’ sustainability
The publication of corporate sustainability reports has the potential of being a particularly profitable business activity, as demonstrated by two young Greek civil engineers.
Armed forces chief’s term to be renewed
The government leak that Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff Konstantinos Floros’ term of office will be extended for another year in January was the only news that was made public after Tuesday’s meeting of the Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defense (KYSEA).