The second day of the conference commemorating the 50th anniversary of the restoration of Greek democracy – a period known as the Metapolitefsi – is being held on Friday at the National Gallery in Athens.
US senators declined on Thursday to block the sale of F-16s to Turkey, despite voicing deep disdain for Turkey’s conduct as an ally. They were upholding an unofficial bargain that Turks would get the fighter jets if they stopped blocking Sweden’s accession to NATO.
Parliament on Thursday ratified the draft law on the use of public property in coastal areas with the inclusion of some revisions that had been requested by social organizations.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (l), Kathimerini Executive Editor Alexis Papachelas (center) and the head of the National Bank Cultural Foundation (MIET), Kostas Kostis, take part in a discussion during the “50 Years of the Metapolitefsi” conference in Athens on Thursday.
Marking the first step toward establishing the framework necessary to enable the creation of a “smart” army, the cabinet on Thursday approved the Defense Ministry’s bill on defense innovation.
The European Union’s border agency Frontex said on Thursday it will triple the number of its officers in Bulgaria from next month to help stem the amount of people crossing into the bloc from Turkey.
The historic Titania Hotel, near Omonia Square in central Athens, has just changed hands.
The Board of Directors of the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) has granted the contract for 400,000 smart electricity meters to telecommunications market leader Cyta.
Taxpayers and businesses will be able to issue invoices and consignment notes through their cellphones.
February ended at the stock market with an impressive session.