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Theodorikakos: Greece seeks a meaningful role in Europe’s semiconductor industry

The Ministry of Development on Friday has launched a public consultation on the draft National Strategy for Semiconductors and Microelectronics 2026-2030, aiming to strengthen Greece’s presence in one of the most important sectors of modern technology. According to the ministry’s…

Display by Zeus F-16 fighter jet concludes 28th October military parade in Thessaloniki

A display by an F-16 fighter jet from the Zeus demonstration team over Thessaloniki brought the military parade marking Greece’s 28th of October national anniversary to a close on Wednesday. “One word changes history. And for the Greeks, that word…

French-flagged ‘Abeille Marengo’ in Crete to start surveys for GSI power cables

The French-flagged offshore support vessel “Abeille Marengo” arrived at the port of Heraklion in Crete on Tuesday morning, from where it will carry out underwater surveys for the laying of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) submarine cables for the Crete-Cyprus electricity…

Tourism Min Kefalogianni: Crete poised to become an international tourism hub

Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni has highlighted the prospect of Crete developing into an international tourism hub, leveraging the new airport at Kastelli and its potential to accommodate direct flights from long-haul markets such as the United States and India. Speaking…

‘Turkish-Libyan memorandum is null, void, without legal foundation & produces no legal effects in terms of third states’

Greece’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Aglaia Balta, sent an official letter to the Office of the UN Secretary-General on Thursday, following the briefing of the UN Security Council on developments concerning the illegal Turkish-Libyan memorandum,  to make Greece’s…

Parliament approves social media ban for minors from January 1, 2027

The bill banning minors from using online social networking services from January 1, 2027, was approved by a majority in Parliament’s plenary session late on Thursday. Only ruling New Democracy (ND) voted in favour of the bill in principle. Among…

Diplomatic sources: Greece has sent letter to UN Secretary-General, highlighting invalidity of Turkish-Libyan memorandum

Greece has sent a letter to the United Nations, in which it emphasises the invalidity of the 2019 Turkish-Libyan memorandum recently ratified by the Libyan House of Representatives, Greek diplomatic sources said on Friday. Greece’s Permanent Representative to the UN,…

PM Mitsotakis, Crown Prince Khaled meet in Athens to bolster Greece-UAE ties

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met on Thursday with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at the Maximos Mansion. Government sources reported that during the meeting, the excellent relations between the two countries…

Foreign Ministry: Greece rejects Libyan parliament’s approval of Turkish-Libyan memorandum

Greece rejects the decision of the Libyan House of Representatives to approve the so-called 2019 Turkish-Libyan memorandum on the delimitation of maritime zones, according to the foreign ministry’s announcement. This decision does not change the fact that the memorandum remains illegal,…

Greece’s national supercomputer Daedalus ‘switched on’ in Lavrio; 85.69 petaflops in support of the country’s technological ‘sovereignty’

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday inaugurated Greece’s national supercomputer, Daedalus, in the coastal town of Lavrio, Attica, alongside Digital Governance and Artificial Intelligence Minister Dimitris Papastergiou, marking a major step in Greece’s efforts to strengthen its artificial intelligence capabilities…

Green light for the expansion and upgrade of the National Archaeological Museum

Members of the Central Council for Modern Monuments and the Central Archaeological Council have given the green light for the expansion and upgrade of the National Archaeological Museum. The councils unanimously approved the final plans, subject to observations, for the…

Defence Minister Dendias visits Hellenic Force in Saudi Arabia, comments on mission’s importance

National Defence Minister Nikos Dendias visited the facilities of the Hellenic Force in Saudi Arabia (ELDYSA) in the Yanbu region, on the sidelines of his trip to Riyadh, the Ministry of Defence said on Friday. Dendias was met by Western…