Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was in Budapest on Thursday for a meeting of nearly 50 European leaders and an EU summit where Donald Trump’s return to power and the collapse of Germany’s ruling coalition will be major talking points.
In a display of skill and leadership, Greece’s Chief of General Staff, General Dimitrios Houpis, jumped from a CH-47D Chinook helicopter during a static line parachute exercise off the coast of Nea Peramos near Megara in Attica.
Turkey’s response to the activities in recent weeks of Greece’s research vessel Aigaio in the Aegean Sea has highlighted the different priority the Eastern Mediterranean has for Ankara.
An operation to transfer approximately 150,000 tons of crude oil from the Greek-flagged Suezmax tanker Sounion to Delta Blue, using portable equipment, is under way at a safe anchorage point in the port of Suez.
“The result was rather expected based on the performance of Kamala Harris, who did not manage to separate her stance from Joe Biden’s politics, which had caused dissatisfaction,” Dr George Tzogopoulos tells Kathimerini.
Municipal police shut down a Thessaloniki club on the city’s coastal road Thursday morning after three underage patrons were hospitalized from consuming alcohol and falling ill.
Six Greek-Americans have been elected to the US House of Representatives in Tuesday’s presidential election, evenly representing the Democratic and Republican parties and strengthening the community’s voice in Congress by one.
The Migration and Asylum Ministry is facing a severe funding crisis, with unpaid bills reaching nearly €65.8 million. The financial shortfall has severely impacted the country’s asylum system.
A day before he is expected in Athens for much-anticipated talks Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan hailed the “positive momentum” in Greek-Turkish relations, but also reiterated Ankara’s push for “comprehensive solutions.”
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