Police on brink of cracking 2020 Corfu double murder
Greek and Serbian law enforcement are reportedly tantalizingly close to solving a double murder that occurred in a villa in Halikouna Beach on the island of Corfu in July 2020.
Mitsotakis meets with bipartisan US Congress delegation
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with a bipartisan delegation of the United States Congress on Friday, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference (MSC), and exchanged views on international and regional issues, with an emphasis on the consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
NATO membership is now in ‘Turkey’s hands,’ Finnish president says
The fate of Finland’s bid to join NATO is in “Turkey’s hands,” President Sauli Niinisto said on Friday, after the Finnish parliament agreed it would ratify NATO’s founding treaties on February 28.
Give the economy the people it needs, Schinas urges
Stakeholders in the market and society, coordinated by the government and with the assistance of the European Union, must be mobilized in order to maximize the development of the workforce skills needed in the economy, said Schinas.
Minister hails 2022 as great year for yachting tourism
Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Friday that 2022 was an excellent year for yachting. He noted that some categories, such as sailing boats and catamarans, reached occupancy rates of 100%.
New Cyprus-Greece ferry plans due soon
The new schedule for the Cyprus-Greece ferry link is expected to be announced within the next week, or by early March at the latest.
How a tiny NATO nation tackled a big problem: Arming Ukraine
Luxembourg’s military consists of fewer than 1,000 troops, one cargo plane, two helicopters shared with police forces and fewer than 200 trucks, ranging from Humvees to about 10 state-of-the-art Dingo combat reconnaissance vehicles.
AIDS programs lagging behind
Greece remains among the five European Union countries that do not implement preventive antiretroviral treatment (PrEP) programs for people at increased risk of HIV infection.
ATHEX: Ninth week of index growth in succession
The Greek stock market’s benchmark on Friday made the leap it had been widely expected to make and passed the 1,100-point mark at the end of yet another week of gains – the ninth in a row, in an upward sequence unseen since 2005.
Has the lesson been learned?
In the ongoing trial about the deadly 2018 wildfire in Mati, it is confirmed once again that it is the heroic behavior of a few officials that saved the state’s reputation.