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F-35 Sale to Greece Approved by US Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Greece is one step closer to procuring the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter jet after the prospective sale was approved by US Senator Jim Risch, the most senior Republican on the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. In February, the...

Direct Flights From US to Greece Extended Into Winter Months

Direct flights from the US to Greece will be extended into the winter months, the Athens-Macedonia News Agency (AMNA) said in a report published on Tuesday. Delta, following the launch in 2022 of a direct Athens-Boston flight for the first...

Greece – USA Ties “Stronger than Ever,” Biden and Mitsotakis Affirm

President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis affirmed that the U.S. - Greece relationship is "stronger than ever" during the meeting of the two leaders at the White House on Monday. Biden congratulated Mitsotakis on 201 years of Greek...

First Direct Flight of an American Airline from the US Lands in Athens

The first direct flight of an American airline from the USA this year landed at Athens International Airport on Tuesday, opening this year's tourist season earlier than ever before. The flight took off from New York's John F. Kennedy International...

Athens Hails Adoption of the U.S.-Greece Defense Act

Greece hailed on Thursday the overwhelming and bipartisan passage of the US-Greece Defense and Interparliamentary Partnership Act by the U.S. Congress earlier in the week. Greece's Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias stated "I would especially like to express our gratitude to...

U.S. Embassy Showcases Greece’s Entrepreneurial Spirit

The U.S. Embassy in Athens is showcasing activities in support of entrepreneurship, innovation, and economic growth throughout Greece in the context of the Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW). Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt  said that supporting Greece’s long-term economic stability is a key objective of...

Greece Says Defense Deal With the US Shields from Turkey’s Aggression

Diplomatic sources in Athens said that the upgraded Mutual Defense & Cooperation Agreement (MDCA) with the US, signed in Washington on Thursday, shields Greece from Turkey's aggression. At a ceremony at the Department of State, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken described...

US, Greece Strengthen Ties by Renewing Mutual Defense Agreement

The US and Greece strengthened their bilateral ties on Thursday by opening a new round of strategic dialogue and signing the renewal of the Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement (MDCA). At a ceremony at the Department of State, US Secretary of...

US Image in Greece and Across the World Rebounds With Biden Survey Finds

The US' image has increased sharply in Greece since Joe Biden became president, according to a Pew Research Center study published Thursday. 

Blinken Slams Turkey’s Provocative Actions Against Greece

Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed his concern for Turkey's provocative actions against Greece, like violations of airspace.