Mitsotakis meets North Macedonia counterpart on sidelines of NATO summit
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with his North Macedonia counterpart Dimitar Kovachevski on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Vilnius on Wednesday.
Preschool education to be strengthened
Preschool education will be placed under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, aiming to consolidate and harmonize educational policies for children up to the age of 6, while also expediting the identification of physical, intellectual, psychological and specific needs, and disorders in children.
Stakes and rewards
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogn is trying to get as many rewards as possible for agreeing to back Sweden’s NATO accession.
Biker crashes into wild boar
A 37-year-old man was injured on Tuesday in Fthiotida in Central Greece after his motorcycle crashed into a wild boar on a provincial road.
Greece bracing for impact of heatwave Kleon
The state mechanism has been placed on high alert to deal with heatwave Kleon, which will prevail throughout the country in the coming days. The most difficult days will be Friday and Saturday, and according to the latest forecast, the high temperatures will continue into next week.
Anti-racism group reports rise in hate crimes
The United Movement Against Racism and the Fascist Threat (KEERFA), one of the country’s more active groups in raising awareness over hate crimes, has reported a spike in what appears to be racially motivated attacks against migrant workers.
PM raises ethnic Greek mayor’s arrest with Rama
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis raised the issue of the release of the ethnic Greek mayor of Himare, Fredi Beleri, during a meeting with his Albanian counterpart Edi Rama on Tuesday on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Vilnius.
Biden, Turkey’s Erdogan discuss defense priorities during meeting
US President Joe Biden and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan discussed defense and economic priorities during a meeting on Tuesday, the White House said, a day after Ankara backed Sweden joining the NATO military alliance.
Restart attempt with Turkey via US
Washington is cultivating conditions to promote a political settlement at the highest level in order for Greece and Turkey to move within a new framework, which includes new balances in Aegean armaments, negotiations for the resolution of disputes, and the consolidation of the atmosphere of calm in a region of the Eastern Mediterranean deemed critical…
US to move ahead with transfer of F-16 jets to Turkey
US President Joe Biden’s administration will move ahead with the transfer of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey in consultation with Congress, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday, a day after Ankara gave the green light for Sweden to join NATO.