Two Greek Canadair CL-415 firefighting aircraft have joined the battle against devastating wildfires sweeping across Spain, operating under the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM). The two aircraft took off on Sunday, July 26, from the Torrejón military air base near Madrid and immediately joined firefighting operations in the Burgohondo area of Ávila province, around …
If there are some people in Greece who considered the brazen “recommendation” of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to US President Donald Trump not to grant Turkey F-35 aircraft to be in the service of Greek interests, they have another thing coming. Source link
Greece’s Migration and Asylum Minister Thanos Plevris declared on Sunday that the government will not permit a permanent migration route to form between Libya and Crete. He warned that Athens is prepared to activate every available measure if pressure increases. Speaking to the state news agency ANA-MPA, Plevris noted that sea arrivals from Libya are …
A Norwegian company has filed complaints alleging that technical specifications in a €210 million tender for 4,000 recycling machines unfairly favor certain competitors. Source link
Back in January 2025, Greek opposition party PASOK had proposed for president former minister Tasos Giannitsis, who has been identified in the collective conscience with the –visionary and futile – attempt to reform the social security system back in 2001. Source link
He clinches another national championship with the best ever performance by a Greek jumper. Source link
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis has called for restraint in public discussion of relations with Turkey, emphasizing that geography means the two countries must coexist despite longstanding disputes. In an interview with Greece’s OPEN television (around 24–25 July 2026), he said: “We are destined to live side by side with Turkey… The two peoples want good …
Recent polls have indicated that corruption is the second-biggest problem weighing on citizens after the rising cost of living, which consistently ranks first. This is a development that can be attributed either to a sharp rise in corruption cases or to the greater publicity such phenomena receive. The continuing trials linked to the OPEKEPE farm …
Greek long jumper Miltiadis Tentoglou equalled the national record of 8.66 metres held by Louis Tsatoumas since 2007, recorded the world’s best performance of 2026, and won gold at the Panhellenic Championships in Volos. 𝝡𝝚𝝘𝝖𝝨 𝝩𝝚𝝢𝝩𝝤𝝘𝝠𝝤𝝪 Ο σπουδαίος Έλληνας άλτης πέταξε στα 8 μέτρα και 66 εκατοστά κι έπιασε το θρυλικό πανελλήνιο ρεκόρ του Λούη …
Every civilization that has produced writing has done something remarkable. Egyptian hieroglyphs encoded meaning with breathtaking beauty. Mesopotamian cuneiform pressed administrative precision into clay. The Phoenicians created an elegant system of consonantal signs that served their mercantile world across the Mediterranean. These are not lesser achievements. They are different achievements, built for different purposes. This …