Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias outlined the government’s plan for restructuring the Armed Forces under the “Agenda 2030” on Monday, emphasizing fighter jet acquisition, Navy Fleet enhancement and the domestic defense industry’s role in autonomous systems and missile defense.
The main defendant, Ilias Michos, aged 55, in the Kolonos case for the sexual abuse and exploitation of a 12-year-old girl, will remain in prison for 20 years, which is the minimum term of the total 27 years imposed on him after the Athens mixed jury combined his sentences on Monday.
Ville Valo, the creative force behind the Finnish 90s rock band HIM, returns to Athens for an indoor gig at the Fuzz Live Music Club (209 Pireos).
“Today is truly a historic day for Turkey, a rare day of hope for our democracy and a new day for our country’s political scene,” 29-year-old Can Bucak tells Kathimerini English Edition in the aftermath of Sunday’s local elections, his voice slightly cracking but still beaming with enthusiasm.
Officials on the Greek island of Rhodes opened a new vacation visa terminal for Turkish visitors Monday as part of a diplomatic effort to ease long-standing tensions between the two countries.
Moldova’s domestic gas supplier Energocom said it will supply its consumers with test volumes of US-origin liquefied natural gas (LNG) for the first time on Monday and Tuesday. Moldova relied almost exclusively on Russian gas under a deal with state-controlled Gazprom but stepped up diversification efforts following Moscow’s full-scale invasion of neighbouring Ukraine two years…
Authorities have filed charges against the 64-year-old car driver after his vehicle collided with a bus stop in the northern city of Veria, resulting in the deaths of two women early on Monday.
A woman’s handbag triggered police response Monday outside a bank branch in Nea Ionia.
Euripides Laskaridis presents “Lapis Lazuli” at Onassis Stegi (107 Syngrou), continuing his trailblazing fusion of theater, dance and visual arts.
A building belonging to the Technical University of Crete in Hania, which had been used as a squat, was raided in the early hours of Monday by police.