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Greek Independence Day Marked with Striking Military Parade in Athens
On Friday, Greece commemorated the 202nd anniversary of the War of Independence, which would see the country freed after almost 400 years of Ottoman rule, with a grand military parade in the capital, Athens.
Thousands of Greeks gathered in Athens...
Greek News
Greek PM Mitsotakis Apologizes for Train Tragedy
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis took to social media on Sunday to apologize for the train tragedy at Tempi that resulted in the deaths of at least 57 people.
Mitsotakis who is facing a general election this spring as prime minister,...
Greek News
Former Greek PM Kostas Karamanlis to Stand Down from Parliament
Former Greek PM Kostas Karamanlis announced on Tuesday he will stand down from Parliament and he will not seek his re-election at the general elections to be held in April.
The 67-year-old, who served as the Prime Minister of Greece...
Diplomacy
Erdogan Threatens Mitsotakis: “Behave smartly or you will see the march of crazy Turks”
Just a day after Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made assurances that Greece "will not go to war with Turkey,” his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan intensified his bellicose rhetoric during a political rally in Istanbul.
Erdogan warned Mitsotakis to...
Diplomacy
Albanian Prime Minister Apologizes for Comments About Greece
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has apologized to his Greek counterpart, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, for comments he made about Greece. Rama accused Greece of "cheating" to enter the European Union.
The comments were made just hours before the two leaders were...
Diplomacy
Secret Talks Held Over Return of Parthenon Sculptures Report Says
Private talks have taken place concerning the return of the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece according to the Greek newspaper Ta Nea. The report stated that the chairman of the British Museum, George Osborne, has discussed the status of the...
Diplomacy
Greek Prime Minister Meets With King Charles III
On Monday, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with the British monarch King Charles III at Windsor Castle, UK.
The two men reportedly discussed a number of issues, including environmentalism and possible restoration plans for the former royal estate at...
Archaeology
UNESCO Conference in Greece Delves Into Impact of Overtourism
November 17th was the 50th anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention. Marking the event is an international, two-day conference that started at Delphi, Greece.
The forum is entitled “The Next 50—The future of World Heritage in challenging times enhancing...
Diplomacy
Greece, Egypt Discuss Clean Energy Pipeline to Europe
Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the prime minister of Greece, participated in the critical discussions on climate change at the UN COP27 summit in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt on Tuesday.
Mitsotakis also took part in the high-level presentation, "Coordinating Climate Change Actions in...
Business
Greece World Champion in Improving Business Environment, Report Says
Greece has become the top country in the world in improving its business environment over the last few years, a report by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) found on Monday.
Compared with the fourth quarter of 2019, Greece’s business environment...