Armament programs to be streamlined
Defense Minister Nikos Dendias has decided to design from scratch a new long-term plan for Greece’s armament programs, in order to streamline spending.
Munger, Kissinger and the American Century
Two centenarians who died on consecutive days last week personify the American Century. Charlie Munger, born in the US heartland of Nebraska, became a billionaire; Henry Kissinger, a German-Jewish refugee, came to dominate the superpower’s foreign policy.
‘Christmas Basket’ to start next week
The ‘Christmas Basket,’ the government measure presenting and comparing the prices of several seasonal goods, is returning this year.
Woman shot dead in her home in Salamina
A 43-year-old woman was shot dead in her home on the Saronic island of Salamina, near Piraeus, on Tuesday morning, with police reportedly looking into her ex-husband.
Dialogue is essential for a lasting peace
As the international stage thrums with tension from the war in Ukraine, strain in the Balkans, civil wars in Africa and the new tragedy unfolding in the Middle East, Greek-Turkish cooperation and dialogue acquire fresh political dimensions.
US welcomes Greece-Turkey High Cooperation Council in Athens
The US welcomes the upcoming meeting of the Greece-Turkey High Cooperation Council to be held this week in Athens, the State Department said.
Ministers not safe from wiretaps, EYP warns
The National Intelligence Service (EYP) has sent a letter to members of Greece’s Cabinet warning that their telephones are not safe from wiretaps and eavesdroppers, Kathimerini has learned.
Athens traffic woes grow as cabbies walk off the job
Athens taxi drivers joined a nationwide cabbies’ strike on Tuesday morning and will be off the clock for 48 hours and possibly longer if a contentious tax reform bill delays being voted in Parliament until Thursday.
Government fast-tracks construction of prisons for 3,000 inmates
In an effort to ensure the effective implementation of its announced reforms in the field of criminal justice – particularly the regulation stating that penalties exceeding three years, for all offenses, will now be served – the government is working on a plan to establish new prisons nationwide.