The European Union’s executive on Wednesday made a fresh 3.5 billion euros ($3.7 billion) from regional development funds available to host Ukrainian refugees after some 6.2 million fled to the bloc since Russia invaded its neighbor.
NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo (c), his brothers and their mother Veronica attended the first official screening of the movie “Rise,” documenting the rags-to-riches tale of the Nigerian-Greek family.
Common sense should prevail over time and diplomatic activity between Russia and Greece in Moscow and Athens become normalized, Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova noted at a press briefing.
Over the past few weeks, the Turkish leadership has been putting forward a series of unconscionable, historically flawed and extremely dangerous theories, which are aimed at undermining Greece’s position in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean.
The Biden administration threw its support on Wednesday behind the potential sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, a day after Ankara lifted a veto of NATO membership for Finland and Sweden.
It’s going to be a hot couple of days at the Release Athens Festival at Water Square in Palaio Faliro on Athens’ southern coast, starting with English synth-pop sensations the Pet Shop Boys.
A 55-year-old man was remanded in custody following his hearing with a prosecutor on Wednesday after he was accused of murdering his wife, from who he had been separated, at her home on Friday. The man is charged with homicide with intent as well as several other charges.
Greek health authorities announced 16,115 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, down from 20,084 on Tuesday, and 9 virus-related deaths. The National Organization for Public Health (EODY) also stated that there are currently 95 intubated patients being treated in Intensive Care Units.
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias met with his Swedish and Finnish counterparts, Ann Linde and Pekka Haavisto respectively, on Wednesday on the sidelines of the NATO summit taking place in Madrid. Dendias reiterated Greece’s support for the accession of both Nordic countries to NATO.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has made it clear that NATO’s mission to protect territorial integrity, human rights and international law is not merely empty rhetoric, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis underlined while addressing the NATO Summit in Madrid on Wednesday, noting also that the sanctions decided on must be implemented by all NATO member states