Cyprus assumed the European Union’s rotating presidency on Wednesday, starting its term with a meeting attended by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa.
Greece on Wednesday presented a detailed package of measures aimed at breaking a month-long deadlock with farmers protesting delayed EU subsidy payments, rising production costs and other grievances.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday welcomed a proposal by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen offering EU farmers early access to €45 billion from the 2028-2034 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) budget if the Mercosur trade agreement is ratified, in a last-ditch effort to secure support for the deal.
A 25-year-old immigrant has been hospitalized in the intensive care unit at Didymoteicho General Hospital in northeastern Greece since Tuesday after being found in the Nea Vyssa area of Evros with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Authorities say the circumstances surrounding the shooting remain unclear.
Brave divers plunge into the chilly waters to retrieve the blessed cross cast into the sea on Epiphany Day on Tuesday in Perama, near Piraeus.
While Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seeking to persuade US President Donald Trump on Turkey’s return to the F-35 fighter jet program, the editor-in-chief of the pro-government newspaper Milliyet, Ozay Sendir, has revealed that the Turkish Armed Forces are closely monitoring developments in Greece, Israel, and Cyprus, while warning of “a new Operation Attila”…
The flow of migrants from Libya to Greece’s southern islands of Crete and Gavdos continues unabated despite rough seas.
Greek authorities are awaiting extradition of two Serbian members of the notorious “Pink Panthers” criminal network who were arrested in Bulgaria and Croatia following a jewelry heist at the Sani Resort in Halkidiki last September.
The US reached the semi-finals of the United Cup mixed team tournament after beating Greece 2-1 in Perth on Wednesday, as Coco Gauff defeated Maria Sakkari before returning to clinch victory for the defending champions in the doubles.
Astoria will host the 40th annual Zlatne Uste Golden Festival on January 16 and 17, bringing together more than 2,000 attendees for a two-day celebration of Balkan cultures through music, dance and food.