Greece’s government is seeking parliamentary approval on Tuesday for a 3-billion-euro ($3.4 billion) agreement for three new French-made frigates that defense officials say are vital to address ongoing tension with neighboring Turkey.
Greece’s January inflation hit a high last seen in 1997, jumping to 6.2% from 5.1% in December 2021, driven by skyrocketing housing, transportation and food prices, the country’s statistical authority reported on Tuesday.
After a two-year hiatus caused by pandemic-induced travel restrictions and revamp work, the popular ski resort of Tria-Pente Pigadia in Naoussa in northern Greece cranked up its lifts and welcomed its first visitors last Saturday.
Greek MEP Anna-Maria Assimakopoulou appealed to her fellow lawmakers at the European Parliament on Tuesday to support Greece’s claim for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures from the British Museum in London.
A 59-year-old man has been arrested in Crete for keeping his child out of school, making him the third parent on the island to face charges for neglecting their child’s education.
One reform that the government considers long overdue concerns the labor employment agency OAED. Just over 1.1 million are registered as unemployed with OAED. Strangely, the number has stayed fairly constant since 2013.
The four-day tour by Deputy Defense Minister Nikos Hardalias of islands in the eastern Aegean apparently annoyed Ankara, as the radio harassment of his helicopter on Sunday would suggest.
The Federation of Greek Societies in Ukraine has issued a statement urging restraint in reporting related to an incident on Sunday that resulted in the death of two people and the injury of two others.
Greece’s first-ever testing program aimed at evaluating whether schools are giving the country’s youngsters the education and skills they need on the way forward will be taking place in May.
Large property portfolios, with a total number of more than 3,000 assets and valued at more than 1.5 billion euros, are about to change hands through deals in the local market, driven by the aim of banks to rid their financial figures of their burden and to boost revenues.