On 10 September 2026 Greece hosted the historic UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors Gathering in Athens. A highlight of the summit was a major fundraising gala dinner held at the Acropolis Museum to benefit the UNESCO Culture Fund with the specific aim of supporting international efforts to combat the illicit trafficking of cultural property and support the …
Left-wing former prime minister Alexis Tsipras, whose new ELAS party is second in opinion polls, on Tuesday repeated claims that the governing conservatives exploited European Union farm subsidies to boost their electoral support. Source link
Greek prosecutors have requested access to the digital communications of six people as investigators continue examining the circumstances surrounding the death of singer Giorgos Mazonakis. The prosecutor is seeking the lifting of telephone secrecy for six mobile phones, along with access to a hard drive and USB device, with investigators expected to examine digital communications …
Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis on Tuesday said he has referred allegations concerning the head of Greece’s biggest medical association’s business dealings to the country’s independent transparency watchdog. Source link
Bulgaria has reached what Prime Minister Rumen Radev described as a “historic agreement” with Greece to return the remains of Tsar Samuel, one of Bulgaria’s most prominent medieval rulers. Radev made the announcement on Tuesday, September 29, at the start of a Bulgarian government meeting, saying the agreement followed intensive negotiations between Bulgaria and Greece. …
European Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner unveiled a broad plan on Tuesday to strengthen controls on the European Union’s external borders in the wake of a chaotic surge of migrants into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. Source link
Italian newspaper Il Foglio reports that Saddam Haftar, deputy commander of forces in eastern Libya and son of Khalifa Haftar, held a secret meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during Netanyahu’s visit to the United Arab Emirates. Israel, Libya and the UAE have not confirmed the encounter. What Il Foglio says happened Il Foglio …
Part of the skull of a prehistoric rhinoceros that lived on what is now Crete up to 8.5 million years ago has been discovered during excavations on the southern island. Source link
Greece’s national supercomputer Daedalus will be officially inaugurated on October 19, Digital Governance and Artificial Intelligence Minister Dimitris Papastergiou announced on Tuesday. Greece Daedalus supercomputer The inauguration will take place at the Lavrion Technological Cultural Park, marking a major step in Greece’s plans to expand its high performance computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure. Papastergiou made …
Authorities in Athens have uncovered a new case of industrial waste ending up in the heavily polluted Kifissos River that traverses the capital, police said Tuesday and announced one arrest. Source link