Greek diplomatic sources on Wednesday rejected Turkish Foreign Ministry comments made on the anniversary of an atrocity against Turkish civilians in 1821, in the first months of the Greek War of Independence. Source link
Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides directly confronted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over the Cyprus issue during his address to the 81st United Nations General Assembly, accusing Ankara of hypocrisy for invoking international law while maintaining its military presence in the island’s north. Christodoulides said he had listened closely to Erdoğan’s UN speech, in which the …
Talks between the Greek government and the British Museum on the potential repatriation of the Parthenon Sculptures from London have collapsed, Britain’s Telegraph daily reported Wednesday. Source link
Thirteen EU member states are calling on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to put new legislation on hold for a year and focus instead on cutting red tape and simplifying rules already on the books. Austria is leading the initiative, backed by Germany, Poland, Denmark, Italy and eight other member states. The governments …
A police officer has been arrested in the central city of Volos accused of taking bribes from motorists to give them back vehicle license plates that had been removed for traffic violations. Source link
Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides has urged Chevron to accelerate work on the Aphrodite gas field, saying the project must now move decisively from planning to implementation. Christodoulides met Chevron’s President of Base Assets and Emerging Countries, Javier La Rosa, in New York on Tuesday, where he described the development of Aphrodite as a strategic priority …
Turkey’s capital markets regulator said on Wednesday that almost half a million investors hold stakes in more than 100 Turkish investment funds worth around $18 billion which authorities last week ordered to be liquidated during a market selloff. Source link
The asylum recognition rate in Greece fell to 37% during the first eight months of 2026, compared with 72% in 2024 and 58% in 2025, according to sources from the Ministry of Migration and Asylum. The same sources said that even nationalities previously considered to have a refugee profile, including citizens of Afghanistan and Sudan …
Critics of a provision added to a fisheries bill before Greece’s Parliament warn it could be invoked by defendants in cases linked to the OPEKEPE farm subsidy scandal, raising concerns it could function as an amnesty for conduct tied to 2018-2022. Source link
Organic farming now accounts for around 11% of agricultural land across the European Union, while Greece has reached 17.2%, according to European Commission data. The EU has set a target of having at least 25% of its agricultural land under organic farming by 2030, alongside a significant increase in organic aquaculture. September 23 marks EU …