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File photo. A magnitude 5 earthquake struck the southern island of Crete on Friday just before midday, hours after a stronger tremor rattled the same area earlier in the morning, authorities said. According to the National Observatory of Athens’ Geodynamics Institute, the latest quake hit about 18 kilometers south of Lasithi at a depth of …
French President Emmanuel Macron arrives for the EU Summit in Nicosia, Cyprus, Friday. [AP] NICOSIA – French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday tasked their defense ministries with continuing to work on the contentious Franco-German FCAS fighter jet project, officials said. Plans to develop a futuristic air combat system together with …
Frontex officers from the Italian Guardia Di Finanza OPV Osum patrol by speedboat on the Aegean Sea near Iraklio, Crete, February 16, 2026. [AP] Greece joined Cyprus, Italy and Malta on Friday in urging a coordinated European response to potential migration pressures linked to the conflict in the Middle East, warning against a repeat of …
Greece is preparing to ban under-15s from social media. [Louisa Gouliamaki/Reuters] Turkish lawmakers passed a bill late Wednesday that includes restricting access to social media platforms for children under 15, state media reported. The legislation is the latest in a global trend to protect young people from dangerous online activity. Its passage comes a week …
[Tripadvisor] Greece has secured a prominent place in global travel rankings, with four of its beaches named among Tripadvisor’s Travelers’ Choice Awards “Best of the Best Beaches” for 2026, including two in the top three worldwide. The annual list, compiled from millions of traveler reviews and ratings over a 12-month period, represents fewer than 1% …
A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of Crete on Friday morning. According to the Institute of Geodynamics at the National Observatory of Athens, the quake occurred at 6.18 a.m., approximately 23 km south-southwest of Lasithi, at a depth of 9.7 km. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Source link
European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kovesi said Thursday that allegations surrounding Greece’s agricultural payments body OPEKEPE point to “corruption, nepotism and clientelism,” urging focus on what occurred and who is responsible. Speaking at the Delphi Economic Forum, Kovesi said attempts to shift attention toward her or the European Public Prosecutor’s Office distract from the substance of …
The European Commission on Thursday proceeded with the disbursement of €1.18 billion from the Recovery and Resilience Facility to Greece, following the positive assessment of a related double request submitted by Greece last December. After Thursday’s disbursement, Greece has now received €24.6 billion from the RRF, amounting to 68.5% of the total budget. The double …
Such instances are relatively rarely seen in Cyprus. Cyprus has recorded the lowest share of women in managerial roles across the European Union, according to new 2024 figures from Eurostat, pointing to a continuing gender imbalance in leadership positions. Across the EU, women held 35.2% of managerial jobs in 2024, an increase from 31.8% in …
There are no queens in the Mushroom Kingdom. Only princesses. Until recently, Princess Peach, the ruling sovereign of Nintendo’s fictional world, was less a leader and more a recurring captive, sometimes relegated to cages suspended over bubbling lava. Hints of a more complex personality were relegated to spinoff games in series like Paper Mario, where …