Greek authorities said police were continuing searches in Athens and other parts of the country Wednesday following the arrest of two suspects accused of planning an attack at Jewish center in a busy downtown area of the Greek capital.
Since the tragic earthquakes in Turkey it appears that a sense of calm is prevailing in the Aegean – at least for the moment – that has led to an improvement in ties between Greece and Turkey and a decrease in threats and provocations from Ankara.
The historic Hellenic Navy vessel Velos, a Niki-class destroyer that now operates as a museum, was reported to have sustained damage during the storm that struck the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki on Tuesday.
The creation of Greece’s fifth largest bank, which would be near the level of the four systemic lenders, will likely get closer this week with the signing of a memorandum of understanding by Thrivest and the shareholders of Attica Bank regarding the participation of the former in the lender.
The procurement of Israeli-made Spike-NLOS missile systems for the needs of the Armed Forces was approved at Wednesday’s regular meeting of the Council for Foreign Affairs and Defense (KYSEA), chaired by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Antiquities found during the construction of the metro system in the northern port city of Thessaloniki are being put back into place following their controversial extraction for the needs of the much-delayed project about a year ago.
Non-EU migrant workers on Greek farms will have their permits extended to the end of the year, Migration and Asylum Minister Notis Mitarakis said in Parliament on Monday.
Archbishop Elpidophoros of America will represent the Greek-American community at the White House’s celebration of Greek Independence Day.
A law passed by the previous leftist-led government giving the vote to people whose 17th birthday falls within the calendar year of an election, a year earlier than previously, means that people as young as 16 years and 5 months will be eligible to cast ballots. It also means a larger than usual cohort of…
The demand for luxury homes in various regions of Greece last year recorded by Sotheby’s International Realty reached 10.4 billion euros.