Roughly 10,000 Israelis have moved to Greece since October 2023
Approximately 10,000 of 80,000 Israelis who have left Israel since October 7, 2023 have chosen Greece as their new home, according to a report by French newspaper La Croix.
Merkel: Unlike Schaeuble, I never wanted Grexit
Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has said that she never sought Greece’s exit from the eurozone, even though her stance led to tensions with her finance minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble.
Withdrawing 2011 referendum idea was ‘best possible decision,’ says Merkel
George Papandreou’s move to withdraw a proposal to hold a referendum in 2011 during the country’s financial crisis was “the best possible decision” as the European Union “would not have known how to deal with a Greek exit” from the eurozone, former German chancellor Angela Merkel has said.
Merkel: Tsipras’ call about 2015 referendum was ‘most surprising’ in her career
Alexis Tsipras’ call informing her about the 2015 referendum “was the most surprising phone call of my political career” and left her “speechless,” Angela Merkel has said.
Thieves behind multiple cases west of Athens arrested
Authorities have arrested two individuals in connection with a series of thefts in the areas of Megara and Nea Peramos, west of Athens.
‘Dramatic’ refugee situation in 2016 necessitated deal with Turkey, Merkel says
The refugee issue had become so “dramatic” in Greece and the European Union that it necessitated a deal being done with Turkey in 2016 that she does not regret, former German chancellor Angela Merkel has said.
UN announces informal five-party meeting on Cyprus, mid-July in New York
An informal five-party meeting on the Cyprus issue will be held at the United Nations headquarters in New York in mid-July, UN Secretary-General spokesperson Stephane Dujarric announced during a press briefing.
Merkel describes Trump as an attention seeker
US President Donald Trump is an attention seeker who yearns the limelight, former German chancellor Angela Merkel has said, recalling how he did not shake her hand at a meeting in the Oval Office in March 2017 but that he did so outside the room.
Forest fire breaks out in Halkidiki area
A wildfire broke out on Wednesday afternoon in a forested area of the Vourvourou region in Halkidiki, northern Greece, prompting a swift response from firefighting teams on the ground and in the air, working intensively to bring the blaze under control.
Famellos: OPEKEPE scandal ‘clearly tied’ to PM
The OPEKEPE affair is “a scandal of immense proportions” that is “clearly tied” to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, opposition SYRIZA leader Sokratis Famellos has told Parliament.