First of three FDI frigates is launched
Greece’s ambitious armaments procurement program reached another milestone Wednesday with the official launch of the frigate Kimon at Lorient, France.
Former public health chief to lead Athens’ Columbia Global Center
The Columbia Global Center in Athens, an initiative launched by the respected American university in Greece in November 2022, will be headed by Dr. Theoklis Zaoutis, a physician and researcher and most recently the president of Greece’s National Public Health Organization (EODY).
Halkidiki woman sentenced to 11 months for biting police officer
A 65-year-old woman was handed an 11-month prison sentence on Thursday for assaulting a police officer citing her for a parking offense in Halkidiki, northern Greece.
PM: Greece to seek more EU support for migration, climate change
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday said that he plans to seek an increase in the European Union budget for migration and asylum so that frontline countries receive more support, as well as for initiatives aimed at helping member-states deal with the impact of climate change.
Olive oil producers call for investigation into produce heist
Twenty five olive oil producers who stored their production in an agricultural cooperative in Polygyros, northern Greece, from where it recently disappeared have filed criminal charges against unknown persons with the security police asking authorities to investigate how this happened and who is behind it.
New measures in pipeline to ease inflation in Cyprus
Nicosia is expected to announce measures to alleviate the impact of inflation by end-October, while in early 2024 the Cypriot government plans to implement the new green tax on fuel, together with compensatory measures, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said while handing over the 2024 state budget to Parliament Speaker Annita Demetriou.
EU’s Wojciechowski says damage in flooded region ‘beyond what I imagined’
European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski said on Thursday that the damage caused in central Greece by two major storms over the last month was “beyond what I had imagined.”
Suspects in murder of Turkish gang members given time to testify
The two suspects in the murder of six Turkish nationals in Greece last month were given time until Monday to prepare their defence after appearing before a n investigative magistrate on Thursday.
Liquid gold: Why the price of olive oil is skyrocketing and what it means for Greece
Heatwaves around the Mediterranean – from Spain to Greece – have damaged olive harvests, with recent reports indicating that Europe has almost run out of local olive oil supplies.
EU wants ‘predictable, stable’ ties with Turkey
The European Union has a “vision” for a “more predictable, stable relationship” with Turkey, European Council President Charles Michel said on Wednesday during a discussion with journalists from major European media outlets in Brussels. “On the EU side, there is a relatively clear vision of what we would like from Turkey: […]