Discussions are under way on how to manage or mitigate a possible US withdrawal from the “European security architecture,” Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Saturday. He gave no details of the discussions, but said such a withdrawal by the United States could be “destructive” for Europe if carried out in an uncoordinated way. …
Residents of the seaside settlement of Xifia near Monemvasia are raising concerns over a major tourism investment that they say will double the size of their sparsely built community and alter its character. The project began drawing attention a year and half ago, when a fenced worksite appeared on what locals believed was protected forestland. …
All of Europe’s eyes were on Hungary this past weekend, where voters, in a historic election, brought Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s 16 years in power to an end. Orban’s close relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and his blocking of multiple EU initiatives – including an urgently needed €90 billion loan for Ukraine – had …
Makarios Lazaridis resigned as deputy agriculture minister on Saturday, saying he was stepping down to avoid distracting the government from its work, amid an ongoing dispute over his academic qualifications and political pressure within the administration. Lazaridis had been appointed in a limited cabinet reshuffle earlier this month that replaced ministers who stepped down after …
Europeans’ desire to travel in 2026 not only remains strong, but also reaches record levels, despite intense pressures from the rising cost of living and worrying developments in the Middle East. At the same time, however, they plan to limit both the duration of their trips and the amount of their spending. The Greek tourism …
File photo. The Rebrain Greece initiative, aimed at connecting Greeks abroad with job opportunities back home, will hold an event in London on May 9, Labor and Social Insurance Minister Niki Kerameus said Friday in a social media post. According to Kerameus, the event at the Hilton London Metropole will feature representatives from leading Greek …
[InTime News] A man and a woman have died in a fire at an apartment in the Athens district of Kolonos. The fire service said the fire broke out around 5.20 a.m. in a third-floor apartment on Argous and Platonos streets. Both were found inside the apartment by firefighters. Officials said two other women from …
Livestock farmers and cheese producers from the island of Lesvos walked out of an emergency government meeting on Friday, furious over vague assurances as a foot-and-mouth disease crisis entered its second month with no clear resolution. Representatives of both groups had traveled to Athens to meet with Agriculture Minister Margaritis Schinas, but left the Agriculture …
[Handout/Hellenic Police] A man has been arrested in the Athens district of Tavros for illegally dumping construction waste amid a police crackdown on the practice, authorities said Friday. Police said the 33-year-old suspect was detained Thursday by a specialized team of officers patrolling for illegal waste disposal, after he drove to a plot in Tavros …
The 11th Delphi Economic Forum is opening on Wednesday, at the ancient town in central Greece, with its five main pillars this year being geopolitics, the planet, sustainable economy and finance, the future, and people. The event concludes on Saturday, April 25. Visit def-xi.delphiforum.gr. Launching the forum will be the president of Greece, Konstantinos Tassoulas. …