Visa installs contactless automated ticket machines at Acropolis and other major sites
Visa on Thursday announced that six contactless automated ticket vending machines have been installed at the main entrances of the Athens Acropolis, Ancient Olympia and Epidaurus archaeological sites, as well as the Archaeological Museum of Delphi. The new service, the…
Greek FM Gerapetritis speaks on phone with Libyan counterpart Mangoush
Greek Foreign Affairs Minister George Gerapetritis spoke on the phone with his Libyan counterpart Najla Mangoush earlier on Wednesday, diplomatic sources said. Gerapetritis underlined the need to restart Athens-Tripoli relations and to establish direct channels of communication. He also highlighted…
FM Gerapetritis sends stern message to Albania over Beleri’s continued detention
Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis sent a stern message to neighbouring Albania on Tuesday that it was “shooting itself in the foot” by continuing to detain elected Himare mayor Fredi Beleri on remand, calling Beleri’s pre-trial detention “unlawful”. Speaking on an…
FM Gerapetritis sends stern message to Albania over Beleri’s continued detention
Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis sent a stern message to neighbouring Albania on Tuesday that it was “shooting itself in the foot” by continuing to detain elected Himare mayor Fredi Beleri on remand, calling Beleri’s pre-trial detention “unlawful”. Speaking on an…
Greece and Israel to work closely in defence industry R&D, says Minister Dendias
Greece intends to “enrich” its cooperation with the Israeli defence industry, for the mutual benefit of society and the economy in both countries, National Defence Minister Nikos Dendias stressed on Monday after meeting his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant in Tel…
Passenger traffic at Athens airport up 30.1% in January-July
Passenger traffic at the Athens airport took off in July, totaling 3.29 million for an increase of 16.1% compared with the same month last year and up 10.5% in comparison with July 2019. Both domestic and international passenger traffic exceeded…
Human trafficking ring delivering migrants from Turkiye to Evia dismantled
A human trafficking ring that transported migrants from Turkiye to Evia and then to the Greek mainland was dismantled by the Greek Port Authority following a tip-off, it was announced on Friday. The Port Authority chased a suspected trafficker off…
FM Gerapetritis: ‘Our concern is to maintain & strengthen strategic relationship with Egypt’
Egypt is a country with which Greece “maintains traditional ties, a country that is Greece’s strategic partner, and with which we have developed excellent bilateral relations in recent years,” Greek Foreign Affairs Minister George Gerapetritis said on Friday, after concluding…
PM Mitsotakis calls meeting with Egyptian President El-Sisi ‘brief but productive’
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis who is visiting Egypt on Thursday called his visit and meeting with Egyptian President El-Sisi “brief but productive”. “As you already know I have an excellent personal relation with President El-Sisi and I am here to…
Greece to offer one week’s free holiday to those that cut short their stay due to wildfires
For people whose holidays were cut short due to the wildfires on Rhodes, the Greek government will offer one week of free holidays next spring or autumn on the island, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Wednesday, during an interview…
Greece has shown it can handle unexpected large-scale events humanely and effectively, says top European travel agency official
Life on the island of Rhodes is resuming its regular beat, noted North Aegean Regional Director Georgios Chatzimarkos during a conference held to assess the impact of recent wildfires on the islands on Rhodes and Corfu, it was reported on…
Mitsotakis: The presence of an occupation army in an EU member-state cannot be tolerated
“Athens and Nicosia, Nicosia and Athens, continue in absolute coordination, whether at the level of the EU, or the United Nations and at the level of our bilateral and multilateral contacts to demand a fair and mutually acceptable solution, a…
