Three people were injured, one more seriously, after being struck by a collapsing canopy at a port shelter on the Ionian island of Kefalonia on Thursday.
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Turkey’s leadership expressed annoyance at Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ speech on Tuesday to the Joint Session of US Congress, with Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay slamming it as “theater” and “a show.”
The head of a now-defunct centrist liberal party responded on Thursday to former prime minister Antonis Samaras, who said that ruling New Democracy must not be allowed to “become Potami.”
The search for a missing hiker on Mount Dirfi resumed at first light on Thursday morning on the island of Evia after a stormy night that saw the emergency services receive dozens of calls for assistance.
Greece and the US will announce an initiative on the seas in June, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said Wednesday.
A Greek court on Wednesday cleared an Afghan refugee of criminal charges related to the death of his son, aged 6, who drowned during a sea crossing from the Turkish coast in November 2020.
When Finland and Sweden signaled they were thinking of making the historic decision joining NATO, the alliance expected a tough response from Moscow, not from one of its own.
The president of the Smile of the Child nonprofit child welfare organization, Costas Yiannopoulos, has launched a scathing attack against Deputy Labor and Social Affairs Minister Domna Michailidou over a ministerial decision last week setting the operating conditions for child protection structures, making the prospect of deinstitutionalization in Greece more visible.
NATO envoys failed to reach a consensus on Wednesday about whether to start membership talks with Finland and Sweden, diplomats said, as Turkey renewed its objections to the two Nordic countries joining.
A 26-year-old asylum seeker from Afghanistan whose his five-year-old son drowned while crossing with him on a dinghy from Turkey to Greece in 2020 was acquitted on Wednesday of charges of endangering the life of his child.
Italy will take over the leadership of a new NATO combat unit that is being set up in Bulgaria to bolster the alliance’s defences on its eastern flank amid the war in Ukraine, the Bulgarian government said on Wednesday.
A 48-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday in connection to the remains of a woman found in an abandoned suitcase near the area of Vilia in Attica in late December. The 38-year-old woman had been declared missing on October 17, 2021.
An increase in the means for fighting forest fires, the permanent installation of European firefighters in Greece during the summer months, the creation of forest commando units, more forest patrols and the systematic implementation of aerial surveillance measures are included in the new operation plan for the fire service that was presented on Tuesday at a press conference held by Civil Protection Minister Christos Stylianides.
Refugees from Ukraine who reside in Attica can board buses, trolleys, metro and tram trains, free of charge for 90 days as of Wednesday according to a statement released by the Athens Urban Transport Organization (OASA).
Health Minister Thanos Plevris on Wednesday announced end the mandatory wearing of face masks in airplanes and indoor public venues from June 1, as the country lifts restrictions imposed to curb the spread of Covid-19 ahead of the summer.
Greek health authorities announced 4,626 new reported cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday (down from 6,252 on Tuesday) and 19 virus-related deaths. The National Organization for Public Health (EODY) also stated that there are currently 161 intubated patients being treated in Intensive Care Units.
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday he expected Turkey’s NATO allies to understand its sensitivities on security, having surprised the allies last week by saying he would not view Sweden and Finland’s applications to join the bloc positively.
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias has expressed confidence that the United States views Greece as a reliable partner, while criticizing “erratic” Turkey for pursuing revisionist policies in violation of international law.
Motorcycles and speeding are the most aggravating factors in terms of road safety in Greece, with data showing the average death rate of 36% from motorcycle accidents is double the EU’s 18%.
Main opposition SYRIZA and PASOK-KINAL said the government’s top foreign policy priority is to prevent the sale of F-16s and new equipment to Turkey and not the purchase by Greece of F-35 fighter jets.
The full text of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ speech to a Joint Session of the US Congress on Tuesday.
The confirmation by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during his meeting with US President Joe Biden on Monday that Greece is eyeing the purchase of advanced US-built F-35 fighters drew a sharp reaction from Turkey.
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