Aegean Airlines spreading its wings abroad
Greek flag carrier Aegean Airlines is seeking its further expansion abroad through a number of targeted moves.
Turkey says Western states gave it no evidence to back up security threat reports
Turkey said on Friday that Western nations, including the United States and Germany, had not given it any information to back up their assertions that security threats had prompted them to close their missions in the country.
Olympic flame to take seaborne journey to 2024 Paris Games
The Olympic flame is going for a sail. Instead of arriving overland, the symbolic flame alighting the 2024 Paris Games will take to the seas from its birthplace in Greece, arriving aboard a three-masted tall ship in the French port of Marseille.
Jailed leader of Greek far-right party faces election ban
Greece’s government is seeking to ban a far-right political party led by a jailed former lawmaker from participating in a general election later this year, with a legislative initiative that has gained cross-party support.
Public tender for the “Procurement of collapsible transportable bridges to deal with floods, disasters, etc., Baily type.” – Amendment of the tender opening date for the digitally submitted proposals
For more information, see the attached documents in Greek.
Congress has to be on board with F-16 sale, State Department says
The US State Department supports the sale of Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, but Congress has to also be on board since it is not solely up to the department to decide on the issue, spokesperson Ned Price told a briefing Thursday.
F-4 co-pilot laid to rest in Tripoli
The funeral was held in the southern town of Tripoli on Thursday of a Hellenic Air Force officer aboard the F-4E Phantom II jet that crashed in the Ionian Sea on Monday.
Economist survey shows democracy in Greece improved in 2022
The quality of democracy in Greece recovered in 2022 after a decade of decline due the economic crisis, and despite the recent wiretapping case, according to the annual report of the Economist Intelligence Unit based on the Democracy Index.
Washington stops short of tongue-lashing Nicosia
Washington says there is no new policy to announce regarding a recent arms embargo lift on the Republic of Cyprus, following news that US sanctions have been imposed on several dealers including individuals who are based on the island.
Air force pilot killed in F-4 crash laid to rest
The funeral was held Friday in the village of Granitis, near the northern Greek town of Drama, of a Hellenic Air Force pilot who was killed after his combat aircraft crashed in the Ionian Sea.