European Parliament on Turkiye – EU accession process cannot resume under the current circumstances
“Turkiye’s EU accession process cannot resume under the current circumstances,” according to the European Parliament’s (EP) annual report for 2023, which also urged Turkiye and the EU institutions and member-states to “break the current deadlock” and seek a “realistic framework”…
Gerapetritis: The European perspective of the Western Balkans of the utmost importance for Greece
“The European perspective of the Western Balkans is an issue of the utmost importance for Greek diplomacy,” Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis said on Wednesday, in a keynote speech at the international conference on the topic organised by the Hellenic Foundation…
Director Lanthimos wins Venice’s Golden Lion award; congratulations
Director Yorgos Lanthimos won the 80th Venice International Film Festival’s Golden Lion award for his film “Poor Things”. The film stars Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe and Mark Ruffalo, and is based on a book by Alasdair Gray, with the screenplay…
Gentiloni welcomes Greece’s return to investment grade
“The fact that Greece returned to the investment grade is good news, for the EU, the eurozone and especially for Greece,” European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni said on Monday. “ This positive news is very important since in the…
TFTD 2023: Women should enter AI field and speak up at meetings, Chubb executive says
Women should listen less, speak more, and sit at the center of a work table exuding self-confidence, Executive Vice President of Chubb Group Julie Dillman said on Thursday during the Thessaloniki Future Thinking Dialogues (TFTD 2023) conference, held in Thessaloniki….
TFTD 2023: Artificial Intelligence fields that Greece could become a leader in
Greece and Europe need to face the new reality created by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and take steps in the fields of increasing computing power, intelligent algorithms and data, Yannis Mastrogeorgiou, Special Secretary for Strategic Foresight at the Presidency of the…
48 migrants rescued after stranding at Sitia, NE Crete; two arrested as human traffickers
Port Authority, Fire Brigade emergency rescue team EMAK, and Greek police officers located and rescued 48 migrants who had disembarked from a sail boat stranded at a rocky coast of Sitia, northeastern Crete, a statement by the Port Authority said…
Greek Armed Forces host children of Ukrainian fighters at facilities in Thessaloniki, Rodopi
The fourth scheduled hosting of children of deceased or actively fighting Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel took place from August 23 to September 3, the Hellenic National Defence General Staff said on Tuesday. HNDGS said that following a request by Ukrainian…
Timed ticketing system introduced at the Acropolis to improve crowding
A new system of timed entrance to the site of the Acropolis went into effect, with Culture Minister Lina Mendoni telling Alpha TV the system will protect the monument and make it easier for visitors to enjoy the experience. the…
FM Gerapetritis and Turkish counterpart Fidan agree on restart of political dialogue, positive agenda and CBMs
Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan decided at their meeting in Ankara on Tuesday the restart of the political dialogue, the positive agenda and the Confidence Building Measures. Gerapetritis said that it is important to build…
Mitsotakis, Christodoulides, Netanyahu committed to expanding trade, and collaboration with India
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis referred to the potential to extend the trilateral Greece-Cyprus-Israel cooperation through the participation of other countries such as India, in statements after the end of the meeting with Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides and Israeli Prime Minister…
Greece files demarche with NATO over Twitter posting by LANDCOM in Izmir, diplomatic sources
Greece filed a demarche with NATO’s General Secretariat to protest a congratulatory message to Turkiye posted on social media by the Headquarters of the Allied Land Command (LANDCOM) in Izmir, according to diplomatic sources. The order for the demarche through…
