The Public Power Corporation plans to invest €5.75 billion in the Western Macedonia region to create a green energy and technology hub for Greece and southeastern Europe, the company has said.
The enhancement of the railway connection from Piraeus Port to central Europe, along with the broader integration of Greek ports into the rail network, is a strategic priority for Greece, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Christos Dimas told Chinese Ambassador to Greece, Fanq Qiu, during a meeting in Athens on Thursday.
Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis has met with his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, on the sidelines of the NATO foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels.
During the years of the debt crisis, Greece lost ground in terms of defense. Some of the gaps have been filled with the new arms procurements that the Hellenic Armed Forces are gradually receiving.
Students at the Hellenic Open University are weighing legal action after a cyberattack last October leaked personal data onto the dark web.
Vicky Douma, wife of businessman Giannis Alafouzos, died Thursday, her family has announced.
A 26-year-old man has been arrested in Patra, western Greece, for accessing and using a child pornography network, while five hard drives allegedly owned by the individual were confiscated, Greek police reported.
Israel stepped up airstrikes on Syria overnight, declaring the attacks a warning to the new Islamist rulers in Damascus as it accused their Turkish allies of trying to turn the country into a Turkish protectorate.
The president of the Panhellenic Exporters Association has said that he followed with “mixed emotions” the announcement by US President Donald Trump of the latest US tariffs but acknowledged that exporters now have a clearer picture of the trade landscape.
The Bulgarian government, led by Rosen Zhelyazkov, has survived a vote of no confidence, launched over its foreign policy, BTA news agency reported.