Cruise traffic set to grow over 10% this year
The Hellenic Ports Association (ELIME) predicts that there will be a significant increase in cruise ship and passenger arrivals this year.
Memorial ark pays to tribute to country’s fallen soldiers
On Wednesday afternoon, the National Defense Ministry unveiled the Ark of National Memory, an art installation honoring the 121,692 fallen soldiers who fought in the country’s wars.
Turkey rejects ‘prejudiced’ comments over arrest of former Istanbul mayor
Turkey rejects “prejudiced” statements from the international community about the arrest of former Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and the nationwide protests triggered by it, Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc said.
Health minister dismisses Navy cadets’ parade antics as ‘Greek custom’
Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis has dismissed the antics of a group of Hellenic Navy cadets during Tuesday’s Independence Day parade as being part of an age-old and distinctly Greek (though certainly not exclusively) custom.”
Charity runs to close northern Athens streets on Sunday
Two separate races held in support of good causes will be closing down central thoroughfares in Athens’ northern suburbs on Sunday morning.
Newly appointed education minister meeting with ecumenical patriarch
Education and Religious Affairs Minister Sofia Zacharaki is paying her first official visit to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Istanbul on Thursday, in a move that is seen as significant from a symbolic and geopolitical perspective.
Athens sets three conditions for Ukraine force
Greece will participate in an international force in Ukraine only under three conditions: a ceasefire agreement, no deployment on Russian soil, and a clear exit strategy if hostilities resume.
Creating space for more tax breaks in 2026
Tax evasion containment and defense spending will be the main fields for the creation of fiscal space for tax cuts and possibly other benefits that the government will make, perhaps starting this year and certainly in 2026.
Minister announces Daedalus supercomputer
Digital Governance Minister Dimitris Papastergiou announced the launch of work to build Greece’s new supercomputer, Daedalus, and the Lavrio Data Center on Wednesday, while speaking at an event at the Lavrio Technological Cultural Park, where the supercomputer will be constructed.
Chevron interest bolsters Greek offshore push
The American energy giant Chevron has expressed interest in hydrocarbon exploration in two offshore blocks south of Crete, a move widely interpreted as indirect but tangible US support for Greece’s stance on its exclusive economic zone (EEZ).