More than 330 boxes with humanitarian aid collected by Greek boy and girl scouts for earthquake-stricken people in Turkey will depart from Lesvos island to Ayvalik, on the Turkish coast, on Thursday.
Alternate Foreign Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis said that “the improvement of Greek-Turkish relations should not be based only on tragedies but should be a constant aim of both sides”, after the conclusion of his meeting on Wednesday with visiting Polish Deputy FM responsible for European Affairs, Arkadiusz Mularczyk.
The announcement on Tuesday by PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis of a special one-off benefit of between 200 and 300 euros to pensioners who have not seen increases in their pensions is the first in a series of measures that will come before Parliament.
Experts say treating cancer in children is now achieving high rates of success, with four out of five youngsters completely cured.
Climate change will cost the economy more than €700 billion by 2100 if no measures are taken, according to a study by the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE) which suggests that tax incentives should also be given to companies investing in green actions.
A Greek ship carrying humanitarian aid to Turkey is expected to sail from the port of Piraeus to Iskenderun later on Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry announced.
The EU is suing Greece for not complying with EU rules on railway transport, it said in a statement on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with representatives of striking performing artists at the Maximos Mansion on Wednesday.
Seeking to shed light on the filmmakers who shaped Japanese cinema beyond the greats like Kurosawa, Mizoguchi and Ozu, the International Film Festival of Athens and the Embassy of Japan in Greece have put together a fascinating tribute that is currently on show at the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation.
When he heard the news about the crash of the Hellenic Air Force F-4 Phantom at sea and the deaths of the two pilots, he felt as if he had lost two family members, Anastasios Katsimbras says. He had flown the same fighters years ago.