Mitsotakis tests positive for coronavirus
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has tested positive for Covid-19, his office said.
The primary surplus question
Greece once again ranks among the champions of European budget surpluses, according to Eurostat data for 2024.
Military parade marks Greek WWII defiance
Greece marked Ochi Day on Tuesday with a major military parade in Thessaloniki attended by President Konstantinos Tasoulas and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, while school parades took place nationwide.
Mitsotakis chairs cabinet meeting on reforms, firefighting and bureaucracy
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is chairing a cabinet meeting at noon, focusing on the new farm subsidies agency, the assessment of the firefighting period and the handling of bureaucracy.
OPEKEPE inquiry enters final phase amid political tension and new scrutiny
The parliamentary investigative committee looking into Greece’s disgraced farm payment agency, OPEKEPE, is entering its final stage where ministers from the Conservative government and officials appointed in the agency will be called to testify.
GNTO head at global tourism forum in Armenia
Greek National Tourism Organization President Angela Varela attended the World Tourism Communication Forum in Yerevan on “Tourism Talks: Connecting People, Places, and Perspectives (Dialogue for Trust, Inclusion and Sustainability),” as a representative of the Tourism Ministry and GNTO.
Turkey jet deal signals strategic pivot
Turkey’s decision to purchase 20 Eurofighter Typhoon jets for about €9.2 billion marks its first major combat aircraft acquisition from non-US sources in 75 years and signals a significant diplomatic and industrial realignment within Europe’s defense landscape.
Farmer payouts begin, but backlog remains
Greece’s farm payment agency, OPEKEPE, has begun disbursing long-delayed compensation to farmers and livestock breeders as the government races to finalize a new operational plan demanded by the European Union, which has placed the organization under close supervision.
70-year-old woman dies in Thessaloniki apartment block fire
A 70-year-old woman died Tuesday after being found unconscious on a stairwell following a fire at an apartment building in the Neapoli area of Thessaloniki.
LNG flows to Ukraine to begin from Revithoussa
Liquefied natural gas from Greece’s Revithoussa terminal is set to reach Ukraine this winter through the newly activated “Vertical Corridor,” an energy route linking Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova.