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The Greece-France strategic defense collaboration agreement was ratified in a parliamentary vote on Thursday evening. There were 191 votes in favor and 109 against the new pact. The ruling New Democracy, Movement for Change (KINAL) and Greek Solution parties approved the...

Lawmakers in Greece are debating on Thursday the recently signed defense agreement with France in a deal described by PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis as "historic." The deal, signed in Paris on September 28, states that Greece will buy three advanced frigates,...

Greece's PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis defended on Friday the first enclosed migrant facility on Samos Island, which has been decried as "prison" by some humanitarian groups, saying that it is a modern facility for the temporary accommodation of asylum seekers. Visiting...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday that Greece has no intention of engaging in an arms race with Turkey, following the agreement with France to buy at least three frigates. “I do not intend to enter into an...

Greece and France sealed a "strategic partnership" on Tuesday with an agreement for the sale of three frigates, with the option for a fourth. At the signing ceremony in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron said the agreement is part of...

French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis opened an exhibition marking 200 years of Greece's independence at the Louvre, Paris on Monday. Mitsotakis, who is visiting France to announce a major, multibillion-euro military deal in Paris on Tuesday...

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday in New York that the growth of the Greek economy may exceed an impressive 5.9 percent for the entire year. In an interview for Bloomberg television, Mitsotakis hit an optimistic note on...

Leaders from nine Mediterranean nations held a summit in Athens called the EUMED 9 on Friday afternoon to address issues such as climate change, migration, Turkey and Afghanistan, among others. The EUMED 9 enabled representatives from Spain, Portugal, France, Italy,...

Greece announced on Saturday it will buy six more Rafale fighter jets from France bringing the total the number of French fighters sold to Athens to 24. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis revealed plans to acquire an additional six Rafales. "I...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reshuffled his cabinet on Tuesday as his conservative government has come under criticism over its handing of the pandemic and the catastrophic August fires. Government spokesperson Yiannis Economou announced the following changes in the cabinet,...