ECONOMIST – Dendias: Greece will have strongest Armed Forces ever, after Agenda 2030 reforms
Greece spends over 2% of its GDP for defense, and this is a ticket to survival, National Defense Minister Nikos Dendias told the 28th Annual Economist Government Roundtable in a panel on Tuesday. “We are not simply spending. We are…
Digital work card implemented fully in retail trade and industry as of Monday
The next step in the unrolling of the Digital Work Card began on Monday, with its full implementation in retail trade and industry from July 1. These sectors were already included in the measure since January 1, 2024, while the…
Mount Pelion steam tourist train resumes daily service starting July 1
The Mount Pelion steam tourist train will operate daily, starting Monday, July 1. The Pelion train will depart from Ano Lechonia at 10:00 AM (3800) and return from Milies at 3:00 PM (3801) with a 15-minute stop in Ano Gatzea…
Sakellaropoulou opens conference on climate resilience, stresses need to support Thrace
President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Friday emphasised the need to support Thrace as she declared the start of the two-day conference on “Climate Resilience and Local Community”, organised in Alexandroupolis by the Eugenides Foundation following her own…
Forty new beaches to be added to Greece’s ‘Untrodden Beaches’ list
The number of protected so-called “untrodden” beaches in Greece – known as ‘Apatites Paralies’ – has been increased by 40 to reach a total of 238, the environment and energy ministry announced on Friday. The enlargment of the list was…
Mendoni: Acropolis Museum ideal to house Parthenon Sculptures – Inauguration of ‘Museum beneath the Museum’
A new museum beneath the Acropolis Museum was opened to the public on Tuesday, in the presence of the President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou. “Museum beneath the Museum” offers visitors significantly enhanced opportunities for understanding and interpreting the…
Threats against Cyprus ‘entirely unacceptable’, diplomatic sources say
“Greece does not accept recommendations on how to exercise its policy and protect its national interests,” diplomatic sources stressed on Tuesday, in response to press reports about the supposed involvement of the Cyprus Republic in the crisis in the Middle…
Diplomatic sources for the Prespa Agreement – erga omnes is unquestionable
“Legal texts are not interpreted based on any person’s presumed will and desires but according to their letter and spirit. The technical legal term erga omnes, which is the core of the Prespa Agreement, is not open to any dispute,”…
FM Gerapetritis: North Macedonia’s leaders’ decision not to use the country’s constitutional name domestically violates the Prespa Agreement
The decision by the new state and political leadership of North Macedonia “not to use in domestic public statements the country’s constitutional name” systematically and persistently is a “flagrant violation of the Prespa Agreement, which foresees the uniform use of…
Greece participating in the Beijing International Book Fair
Greece will once again be present at the Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF), participating this year with modern and interesting publications, as well as a rich programme of parallel activities. The Greek stand, organised and staffed for the second consecutive…
FM Gerapetritis: Greece at the forefront of efforts for EU accession of Western Balkans
Greece will continue to support the accession of Western Balkan countries in Europe, Foreign Affairs Minister George Gerapetritis asserted in statements to national broadcaster ERT, following a ministerial meeting of the EU ‘Friends of the Western Balkans’ group held in…
Greece and the Philippines share values and a long maritime tradition, FM Gerapetritis says
Greek Foreign Affairs Minister George Gerapetritis and his visiting counterpart from the Philippines Enrique Manalo referred to the ties of friendship and common values linking Greece and the Philippines, in Athens on Thursday. At a joint press conference, Gerapetritis said…
