St Patrick’s Day Ball | Athens | March 8
Athens’ Irish community and its many friends will celebrate Ireland’s national holiday a week early at the annual Greek-Irish Society St Patrick’s Day Gala Ball at the Hotel Grande Bretagne, Syntagma Square.
Course of Freedom and KKE clash intensifies
Zoe Konstantopoulou, the leader of the anti-establishment Course of Freedom, has said she intends to sue Communist Party (KKE) MP Liana Kanelli, following an intensification in the clash between the two parties over their response to the Tempe railway disaster and other issues.
ATHEX: Bourse gains another 3% this week
Athinon Avenue has just completed eight consecutive weeks of growth for its benchmark.
Haig Yazdjian | Athens | February 19
Renowned musician and oud virtuoso Haig Yazdjian will take the stage at the Half Note Jazz Club (17 Trivorianou) on February 19.
Mitsotakis welcomes plan to exempt defense spending from EU budget constraints
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has welcomed a proposal by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to exempt defense from EU limits on government spending.
Cyprus and Egypt to sign natural gas commercialization agreements
Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides announced that Cyprus will sign two natural gas agreements with Egypt in Cairo on Monday, following the conclusion of negotiations. The announcement was made during an extraordinary cabinet meeting held for this purpose.
Russian crypto expert Vinnik returns to Moscow in Russia-US prisoner swap
Alexander Vinnik, a Russian cryptocurrency expert who was extradited from Greece to face Bitcoin fraud charges in the United States, has returned to Russia after being freed in a swap that saw Moscow release American Marc Fogel.
EU cohesion policy to shift course
The future of the European Union’s cohesion policy, particularly after the end of the current 2021-2027 funding period, was at the center of discussions held on Thursday in Athens.
A moment of truth for Europe
What happens in Ukraine – the role of the United States in Europe, and the Europeans determination to preserve their continent’s stability – will determine the environment in which Greece will exist from here onwards.
Three Moldovans arrested for links with Wagner Group, Europol says
Three Moldovan nationals have been arrested in Moldova for links to the Russian Wagner Group, pan-European police agency Europol said on Friday.