European Council President Antonio Costa rings the bell during a summit of the European Union and regional partners’ leaders in Nicosia (Lefkosia), Cyprus, on April 24, 2026. [Yiannis Kourtoglou/Reuters] Leaders from Cyprus, Greece, Malta and Italy met on the sidelines of an informal EU summit in Ayia Napa on Friday, issuing a joint declaration to …
Domestic and gender-based violence cases in Greece have declined by 15% in 2026 due to bolstered enforcement and new reporting tools, Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis said Saturday. Speaking at the Delphi Economic Forum, Chrysochoidis noted that police currently receive 100 to 120 domestic violence complaints daily. In 2025, authorities referred 19,500 cases to court, …
Greek Parliament Speaker Nikitas Kaklamanis met Friday with Archbishop Elpidophoros of America at the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese in New York, as part of celebrations marking Greek Independence Day and the annual parade on Fifth Avenue. Kaklamanis’ visit is the first by a Greek Parliament speaker to the United States in 18 years. …
Officials and visitors from Australia, New Zealand and Turkey gathered in northwest Turkey on Saturday to commemorate the 111th anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli. The solemn ceremony began at 5.30 a.m. local time near a beach where the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, or Anzacs, first landed at Gallipoli at dawn on April …
[Reuters] Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and French President Emmanuel Macron are visiting the French-built Greek naval frigate Kimon in the port of Piraeus. The Saturday morning visit is also being attended by the defense and deputy foreign ministers of both countries as well as Greek military commanders, including the chief of the Hellenic National Defense …
[InTime News] The soaring fuel prices have turned more commuters in Athens to public transport, as data from the company operating the metro and the tram in the capital (STASY) show a considerable 12.3% annual increase in tickets punched last month. This has taken the overall growth in tickets validated over the first quarter of …
Greece ranks fourth on the list of the most popular countries for Europeans to vacation this summer. It shares this position with Portugal; while Spain and Italy, which are in first and second place respectively, appear significantly stronger compared to the previous year. This is a development attributed in part to their comparatively greater distance …
File photo. A well-known judo champion, who was not named, was arrested after police found €1.15 million in cash in supermarket bags in his car, prompting an investigation by the Anti‑Narcotics Unit and the Organized Crime Directorate into the money’s origin. Officers stopped him late Wednesday on the Athens-Corinth highway near Kiato, where the cash …
The Greek and French presidents struck a tone of strategic urgency and historical continuity at a state dinner at the Presidential Mansion in Athens on Friday, as both emphasized closer cooperation amid mounting geopolitical pressures. President Konstantinos Tassoulas described Greek-French ties as “a model of cooperation for all of Europe,” arguing that longstanding assumptions about …
The Eugenides Foundation is hosting on Thursday, April 30, a high-level meeting on the implementation of EU Industrial Maritime & Port Strategies. Keynote speakers include European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism Apostolos Tzitzikostas and Greek Shipping Minister Vassilis Kikilias. For more information go to www.eef.edu.gr. Source link