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Greece’s Ministry of Culture has approved the tender documents for the €20.84 million restoration and reopening of the historic Apollo Theatre in Patras, paving the way for work on the landmark building 155 years after construction began in 1871. The project has a budget of €20,839,903, with the Western Greece Region contributing approximately €17 million …
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with Archbishop Makarios of Australia at the Maximos Mansion in Athens, discussing the archdiocese’s charitable and social work. Source link
Turkey has called on Greece to recognise muftis elected by the Muslim minority in Western Thrace, accusing Athens of violating religious freedoms and referring to the community as a “Turkish minority”. Education Minister Sofia Zacharaki and Didymoteicho Mufti Emin Serif (File photo) In a statement issued on October 24, 2026, Turkey’s Foreign Ministry criticised Greece’s …
The Environment Ministry is preparing to revive a building-rights transfer system that has been dormant since 2007 following annulment rulings by the Council of State, the country’s highest administrative court. Source link
Greek authorities have seized 92 luxury watches, valuable jewellery and more than €1.28 million in cash during an investigation into an alleged tax evasion scheme involving the owner of Pizza Fan, one of Greece’s major pizza chains. Police carried out the operation on Thursday, October 22, 2026, searching offices, businesses and homes in Attica and …
Archbishop Symeon of Sinai said Saturday he would sign an agreement with the Egyptian government, potentially resolving a legal dispute that has threatened the future of St Catherine’s Monastery. Source link
Greece increased its electricity exports by 70% in the first eight months of 2026, generating a €475 million trade surplus as imports fell by 27%, according to data from the Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) and the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). Despite rising electricity prices internationally and across the region amid the energy crisis, Greece …
Cyprus has questioned eastern Libya’s decision to approve a 2019 maritime memorandum with Turkey, warning that the agreement undermines the maritime rights of Greek islands. Source link
The Greece-Cyprus cable has suffered another setback. French cable maker Nexans now says production for the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) may not restart until 2028, while Cyprus’s energy regulator has pushed the project’s expected completion back a full year, to January 2031. Nexans fills its factory with other work Nexans chief executive Julien Hueber told …
Archbishop Symeon of Sinai has told Egyptian authorities the monastery intends to accept an agreement on its status, offering a possible way out of a standoff after negotiations continued until the last moment. Source link