Thomas Gkotzas grew up in the mountains of Thessaly, where he remembers watching his father open beehives with admiration – often without gloves or a mask. “It hasn’t been proven,” he clarifies, “but yes, I believe bees recognize you. We bond with them, we love them, and we admire them.”
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lana Zochiou reaffirmed Greece’s position that it will veto Turkey’s participation in the EU’s SAFE program unless Ankara withdraws its casus belli (cause of war) declaration.
Greece is expected to maintain primary budget surpluses and continue reducing its public debt through the end of the decade, according to the International Monetary Fund’s Fiscal Monitor report released Wednesday.
Just hours after some 20 Russian drones entered Polish airspace last month, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said it was time for Europe to build a “drone wall” to protect its eastern flank.
The Greek Film Festival opened at Melbourne’s Astor Theatre with a screening of Kostas Charalampous’ “Captain Michalis” (Kapetan Michalis), based on Nikos Kazantzakis’ acclaimed novel, drawing a large crowd from across the Greek Australian community.
Belgian post-metal band Amenra will return to Athens at Floyd (117 Pireos) as part of their European tour supporting their latest album, “De Doorn.”
Greece’s agricultural payment authority, OPEKEPE, has distributed 153 million euros in European Union agricultural aid since September, the Rural Development Ministry announced Wednesday.
A surprise raid by European Union anti-fraud investigators has delayed overdue agricultural subsidy payments to Greek farmers, continuing fallout from a corruption scandal at the nation’s farm payments agency.
Tensions flared Wednesday morning at Attikon General University Hospital in western Athens during a visit by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis to inaugurate the hospital’s renovated emergency departments funded through the EU’s recovery fund.
Greece ranks sixth among the world’s most powerful passports in the latest Henley Passport Index, providing visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 186 destinations.