Turkey and Britain have signed a memorandum of understanding to allow Ankara to be a user of Eurofighter Typhoon fighters, in a big step toward securing the procurement of the jets over which Turkey has been negotiating for years.
Firefighters battled through the night to contain a large wildfire that ripped through a virgin forest in the mountainous area of Feneos, in Greece’s Corinthia region, authorities said on Wednesday.
The German government has cleared the way for the delivery of 40 Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Turkey following a positive decision by the federal security council, the Spiegel news magazine reported on Wednesday.
The American Jewish Committee (AJC) and the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) are calling on all members of the US Congress to take coordinated action to prevent the lifting of CAATSA sanctions and block Turkey’s reentry into the F35 program.
In an exclusive interview with Kathimerini, NATO Deputy Secretary-General Radmila Shekerinska underscores that NATO does not underestimate the broader security risks – particularly on its southern flank – addressing the concerns raised by member-states such as Greece and Italy. She notes that Secretary-General Mark Rutte has already appointed a special representative for the Southern Neighborhood.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis referred to a government amendment announced on Monday that will abolish commissions and fees charged by banks and ATM service providers, in a TikTok posting on Tuesday.
A fugitive Moldovan oligarch implicated in a $1 billion bank fraud and other illicit schemes, who is now detained in Greece, is widely known in his country as the “puppeteer.”
Whatever their geopolitical significance, the announcement of the two marine parks in the Aegean and Ionian seas is undoubtedly the most important move to protect the environment by Greece over the past two decades.
Tourism arrivals from the US in the January-May period soared by 18.1% year-on-year to reach 463,400 travelers, according to Bank of Greece figures, contributing to the 2.1% growth in arrivals in the year’s first five months compared to last year.
Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni repeatedly highlighted the importance of the Italian market for Greek tourism in interviews to leading Italian media during her visit to Rome for the international forum “Bridging Destinations” on July 17-18, organized by the Italian Ministry of Tourism.