Greece on Wednesday announced rules for the “safe, transparent and educationally responsible” use in the country’s schools of artificial intelligence, which will be allowed for homework but not during exams or tests, or to assess pupils’ or teachers’ performance. A joint statement by the ministries of education and digital governance said the regulatory framework would …
Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel speaks at the at the “Energy Transition Summit: East Med & Southeast Europe” in Athens, organized by the Financial Times in partnership with Kathimerini. Plans for a new global trade route linking Europe with India through the Middle East offer huge economic potential and a promise of stability in …
The Rural Development and Food Ministry announced Wednesday it was scrapping all aid programs for organic beekeeping and livestock farming, amid a rash of bogus applications by farmers to receive EU subsidies. The announcement by Minister Margaritis Schinas put an end to speculation that they could restart after they were suspended in October 2025, when …
[Shutterstock] Funeral directors in Thessaloniki have volunteered to bury 25 unclaimed bodies free of charge after some had remained in cold storage for years at the city’s forensic department. According to Nestoras Nikolopoulos, head of the Association of Funeral Directors and Embalmers of Macedonia, some of the bodies had been kept in refrigeration units for …
With the Parthenon symbolizing the birth of European civilization in the background, former Italian prime minister Enrico Letta painted a picture of his ideal for the European Union’s future, at an event organized by Kathimerini on Tuesday afternoon. Source link
Turkey lifted some customs restrictions on Armenia on Wednesday, paving the way for direct trade links between the two countries in a further sign of normalising ties after over 30 years of strained relations. Turkey was one of the first countries to recognise Armenia’s independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, but it closed its …
[Giorgos Vitsaras/AMNA] Fourteen revamped trains first used in 1985 will gradually join the Athens metro fleet starting this summer and ending in 2027. They will be exclusively used on Line 1 (Piraeus-Kifissia), the system’s oldest, that is widely plagued by delays, overcrowding and, as importantly in a city with a long, hot summer, lack of …
A draft law on migration codifying new EU policy, called the “Pact on Migration and Asylum,” was posted online for public consultation Tuesday. It will be accessible until May 25. In line with the new EU policy, screening of asylum applicants will be sped up at the border, or rather the reception centers. Asylum applicants …
[Turkish Presidency/via AP] Official preparations for direct trade between Turkey and Armenia have been completed on May 11, the Turkish foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday. In a statement, spokesperson Oncu Keceli said that work on reopening border crossings between Turkey and Armenia is still going on. [Reuters] Source link
Recent comments by US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack suggesting a possible pathway for Ankara’s return to the F-35 fighter jet program have sparked strong reactions in Congress, with lawmakers questioning whether his remarks reflect official US policy toward Turkey, Israel and broader regional security issues. According to a letter circulating for signatures in the …