Kathimerini has seen previously undisclosed contracts signed between Greece’s Civil Protection Ministry and Krikel, an Omonia-headquartered ICT and electronic security systems provider, as part of its investigation into the phone tapping of socialist opposition leader Nikos Androulakis by the country’s intelligence service (EYP).
Citizens’ Protection Minister Takis Theodorikakos Monday denied fresh allegations by Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu that Greece is training members of the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), calling them “sad and provocative lies.”
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will continue to govern through a restrained circle of trusted aides in the runup to next year’s double election, although he will consult with his ministers more often.
One person was seriously injured and another was treated for minor injuries after a cooking gas cylinder exploded at a steakhouse in Volos in central Greece on Monday morning.
Turkey has arrested a suspected member of the banned Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), accusing him of preparing a terrorist attack against the country after receiving training in Greece.
The Czech Republic, which currently holds the European Union’s rotating presidency, has condemned recent remarks by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan against Greece as “unacceptable.”
A Turkish warship has docked in Israel for the first such visit in more than a decade as relations between the US allies improve following fierce feuding over the Palestinian cause.
The intense competition in the domestic market, which started to shrink Ryanair’s share, is the reason why it decided to close its base in Athens this winter.
Next year must see a major fiscal adjustment, as 2022’s 2% primary deficit must become a primary surplus of 1%. In practice, this means 6 billion euros.
An action plan prepared and recently published by the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) claims that by improving tourism services and adopting growth targets through specific actions, rather than counting on haphazard growth, revenue from tourism could reach €27 billion by 2030, up 50% from the €18 billion reached in the record year of 2019, a…