Military upgrade to the tune of €28 bln
Defense Minister Nikos Dendias presented a comprehensive 12-year defense modernization program to Parliament on Thursday, aimed at enhancing Greece’s military capabilities from 2025 to 2036.
Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum to discuss impact of cruises
The opening session of the 8th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum, to take place next month in Iraklio, Crete, will tackle the thorny issue of the role of cruise tourism in overtourism, as part of the general debate about the need for new marquee ports and destinations.
From ‘Be cool!’ to ‘Getting yippy’: Inside Trump’s reversal on tariffs
For the past week, President Donald Trump has been urging calm in the face of the financial chaos that he created and resisting calls for him to rethink his approach.
Solid Easter bookings in Cyprus
Tourism officials are expressing cautious optimism about Cyprus’ 2025 Easter holiday season, with early bookings and rising airport traffic pointing to another strong year for the island’s travel sector.
The price of contradictions
The public is being bombarded with contradictory information about the circumstances surrounding the 2023 Tempe train disaster.
ATHEX: More ups and downs on bourse
This time it was mid-caps that outperformed in the day’s “relief rally,” though the benchmark was unable to hold on to the 1,600-point level.
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The power cable and Erdogan’s response
Greece is pressing ahead with its plans and resuming the exploration process in the Aegean for laying the power cable that will link it with Cyprus and Israel.
Course of Freedom narrows gap with New Democracy to single digits
A new opinion poll by MRB for Open TV shows Zoe Konstantopoulou’s anti-establishment Course of Freedom (Plefsi Eleftherias) party gaining ground on the ruling New Democracy, narrowing the gap to 6.9%.
Mercury discovered at primary school playground in Crete
A mercury spill discovered at a primary school playground in Elounda, northeastern Crete, around midday Thursday has prompted a series of precautionary actions by local authorities.