Greece’s security council, KYSEA, approved on Monday the purchase of a three-billion euro multi-layer air and drone defense system and the upgrade of 38 F-16 fighter jets, the country’s defense minister said on Monday.
Greece’s deployment of Patriot missile systems abroad and at home has bolstered its diplomatic standing, even as Athens navigates competing pressures between the United States and Europe, according to officials.
After years of neglect, efforts are moving forward on studies to restore the Greek Vazelon Monastery, one of the oldest monasteries in Anatolia, located in Pontus near Trabzon.
Thirty-six people are set to face charges as a major trial opens Monday in the central city of Larissa, three years after Greece’s deadliest railway disaster killed 57 people and injured dozens.
More than three years after the 2023 Tempe rail disaster in central Greece – the country’s deadliest – the trial began Monday in Larissa amid a tense atmosphere.
Greece will offer subsidies for fuel and fertilisers and ferry ticket discounts worth a total 300 million euros ($346 million) in April and May to shield consumers and farmers from rising energy prices stemming from the Iran conflict, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday.
The US Navy’s aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford arrived Monday at the NATO Marathi Pier Complex in Souda Bay, Crete, where it is expected to remain for more than a week of repairs following a non‑combat fire that injured sailors and damaged parts of the ship.
Athens shifts into parade mode on Wednesday for Greek Independence Day.
More and more tourists choose to skip restaurants and tavernas in Greece – given their often disproportionally high charges – and prepare their meals by themselves.