Cypriot president tests positive for Covid-19
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades has tested positive for Covid-19, authorities said on Tuesday.
Iran tanker saga goes to Supreme Court
The controversy surrounding the Iranian-flagged Lana tanker, seized in April by Greece for carrying Iranian oil, will continue on Tuesday at Greece’s Supreme Court.
Greek population drops by 3.5pct in a decade
Greece’s population has decreased to 10,432,481 – by 384,005 people or 3.5 percent – compared to 2011, according to the preliminary results of the 2021 census, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said on Tuesday.
EIB welcomes Hellenic Development Bank in D20
European Investment Bank (EIB) President Werner Hoyer welcomed on Monday the Hellenic Development Bank (HDB) as a new member of the D20 Long-Term Investors Club.
US Secretary of Defense says will contact Turkish counterpart over Aegean tensions
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin met with Greek Minister of Defense Nikos Panagiotopoulos on Monday at the Pentagon to discuss the growing defense partnership between Washington and Athens and the close cooperation between the two NATO allies on basing, defense modernization and collective defense – particularly amid Russia’s war in Ukraine. During the…
Pentagon and Lockheed reach deal to build 375 F-35s; Greece a potenital customer
The US Department of Defense agreed with Lockheed Martin Corp to build about 375 F–35 fighter jets over three years, the two parties said on Monday, amid expectations the price of the most common version of the aircraft would increase due to inflation and slower production.
Link between Piraeus, Kasos begins Friday
The southeastern Aegean island of Kasos, which, contrary to other islands in the region, has been left almost empty of visitors due to recent ship route disruptions, will be linked by ferry to the port of Piraeus as of Friday, according to sources from the Shipping Ministry.
EU to buy forest firefighting planes as climate crises intensify
The European Union is in talks with manufacturers to buy firefighting planes to battle the increased risk of severe wildfires like those raging in Southern Europe, the bloc’s head of crisis management told Reuters.
Shroud of mystery envelops fatal flight
The circumstances surrounding a large cargo aircraft transporting munitions from Serbia to Bangladesh that crashed and exploded on Saturday night in Kavala, northern Greece, killing all eight of its Ukrainian crew, remained unclear on Monday.
Pensions may have to grow more than 6%
The increase that will have to be granted to hundreds of thousands of pensioners will potentially rise to over 6%, while pressure for salary hikes in both the public and private sectors will intensify.