Eighteen members of the United States Congress, both Democrats and Republicans, sent a letter to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging “earnest” talks for the return of the Parthenon sculptures to Greece.…
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The British Museum opened its doors on Thursday after a 163-day closure sparked by the Covid-19 pandemic. On the same day, the first visitors to the museum were protestors calling for the return…
Greece is stepping up efforts for the permanent return of the Parthenon Sculptures to Athens prior to next year’s 200th Anniversary of the Greek War of Independence of 1821, Greek Culture and Sports…
The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority over the weekend issued an aviation directive (NOTAM), regarding flights from Albania and North Macedonia. According to the NOTAM, flights from these two countries to Greece are…
The Greek government has begun giving €2,000 to asylum seekers located on various Aegean islands, to incentivise them to go back to their home countries. The Voluntary Return & Reintegration Programme (AVRR),…
On Thursday, the European Council updated the list of safe countries from which the bloc will allow non-essential travel in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. From July 31, residents of Australia, Canada, Georgia,…
Dimitrios Zimianitis has been appointed by the EU Council as Greece’s European Union prosecutor at the newly established European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO). “This is a position of high responsibility, from which…
All travellers flying Etihad Airways from August 1st around the world to Abu Dhabi, including those transferring via Abu Dhabi onto other flights, will be required to show a negative Covid-19 PCR…
The violation of sovereign rights within the Exclusive Economic Zone and the territorial waters of the Republic of Cyprus, as well as threats against Greece and most of its neighbours in the…
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with the Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya at Maximos Palace on Tuesday. The meeting focused on the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean. After presenting the Greek…
It appears that the Greek military’s strong response in dealing with Turkish plans to illegally violate Greece’s maritime waters, has caused a panic in Ankara with a spokesman for Turkish President Recep…
French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his solidarity with Cyprus and Greece in a message posted on Facebook written in Greek. “Europe needs to take a thorough look at security issues in the…
Greece’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday lodged a demarche with Turkey’s Foreign Ministry through its embassy in Ankara, following the new illegal NAVTEX issued for the maritime zone south and east of the…
Greece does not seem to expect much from the European Union with regard to the issues relating to Turkish provocation. This is because if the scenarios for the Summit in September are confirmed, it…
The Greek Foreign Minister stated that there will be a follow-up on the issue of sanctions against Turkey in August. Greece is asking the European Union for a wide list of sanctions…
The government is formally inviting foreign pensioners to shift their tax residence to Greece with the introduction of a single tax rate of 7% for their entire income obtained abroad. The scheme…
The President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, stressed the need for a national plan for the immediate use of European funds in order to rebuild the economy as soon as possible,…
“At some point, obviously, there will be changes in the government,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said during an interview on SKAI Radio, however, he added that he currently has no intentions of…
The Chairman of The EPP (European People’s Party group), a centre-right political group which is also the largest political group in the European Parliament, made a strong tweet yesterday in defence of Greece…
The European Union Member States have finally approved a list of 14 countries, considered as epidemiologically safe, after days of discussions and disagreements. As of July 1, residents of Algeria, Australia, Canada, Georgia, Japan,…