Greece’s Paralympians return home to jubilant welcome
With 13 medals to show for their efforts, Greece’s Paralympians have returned home to a jubilant welcome at Athens International Airport.
Cyprus and US sign bilateral defense cooperation roadmap
Cyprus and the United States have signed a bilateral defense cooperation roadmap, which officials said marks a step toward strengthening their defense ties.
Rain and storms expected across Greece from Monday until Wednesday
Rain and storms are expected across the country from Monday afternoon until Wednesday evening, meteo.gr of the National Observatory of Athens announced on Monday.
DYPA expands cooperation with Huawei for women’s employment
Public Employment Service (DYPA) and the Chinese tech giant Huawei signed on Monday a new Memorandum of Cooperation.
Rhodes municipality honors British couple for visiting the island over 100 times
The Municipality of Rhodes awarded a British couple a platinum plaque, honoring them for visiting the island over 100 times, it was announced on Monday.
Gov’t to work with Romania, Bulgaria to fight surging power prices, minister says
The unified EU electricity market was not working for southeastern Europe and the government will work with Romania and Bulgaria towards a permanent solution to soaring power prices in the region, Energy Minister Theodoros Skylakakis has said.
EU buys too much defense equipment abroad, especially from US, a major report says
European Union countries are buying too much of their defense equipment abroad, almost two thirds of it in the United States, and failing to invest enough in joint military projects, a landmark report on EU competitiveness warned on Monday.
Gang jailed in Thessaloniki for smuggling half ton of cocaine
A Thessaloniki court has handed five defendants prison sentences ranging from 8 to 15 years for their role in the smuggling of 585 kilograms of cocaine from Latin America.
Turkey heads to Arab League ministerial meeting for first time in 13 years, source tells Reuters
Turkey will discuss the Gaza war and ties with the Arab League when its foreign minister attends a ministerial meeting of the group in Cairo on Tuesday for the first time in 13 years, a Turkish diplomatic source said on Monday.
SYRIZA political drama in the spotlight
Developments within the main opposition SYRIZA party will be in the spotlight this week after its leader, Stefanos Kasselakis, lost a no-confidence vote over the weekend.