Politics

UN peacekeepers on Friday were assaulted while trying to block the unauthorised construction of a road from the Turkish Cypriot side inside the buffer zone near Pyla, UNFICYP said. In an announcement, the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) reported assaults against peacekeepers and damage to UN vehicles “by …

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The foreign ministers of Greece and Croatia, George Gerapetritis and Gordan Grlić Radman, spoke on the phone on Sunday following the jailing on remand of dozens of Croatian football fans arrested for the violence in the Athens district of Nea Philadelphia. According to diplomatic sources on Monday, the Croatian minister …

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Greece’s Defense Ministry will distribute tablets to conscripts in the context of a program to “upgrade digital skills in the military service.” The cost for 10,000 tablets has been calculated to be over 56 million euros, that is over 5,600 euros per table excluding VAT. The initial announcement for the …

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The mayor of Nafplio has admitted throwing feces and garbage at the home of a rival candidate and thus ahead of the upcoming local elections in October. The battle for the mayor-ship in Nafplio, western Peloponnese, has gone out of control with the current mayor, Dimitris Kostouros, to have left …

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“If the Greek authorities were able to detain all 100 through some kind of “artificial detention”, this would contain elements of revenge or attribution of collective responsibility,” Croatian president Zoran Milanovic said with regards the detention of dozens of Croatian hooligans so far, involved in attacks outside the AEK stadium …

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The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen enjoys a few days on the island of Crete as a guest of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis During her three-day private visit to Crete, von der Leyen and her husband are hosted at Mitsotakis’ summer house in Akrotiri by …

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The Russian Embassy in Cyprus will soon start providing consular services in the Turkish occupied of Cyprus, according to a telegram from the Russian state news agency TASS, citing an embassy spokesperson. “We will start providing consular services in the northern part of the city of Nicosia in the very …

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The Council of State cancelled the license to build a Reception and Identification Center (RIC) for migrants and asylum applicants at Plati-Vastria on Lesvos island, following a petition by the North Aegean Region, it was announced on Tuesday. Section V of the highest administrative court of Greece cancelled the project …

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Seven senior officers in the Greek Police will immediately be removed from their positions following the serious incidents between soccer hooligans in Nea Philadelphia on Monday, in which one person was killed, Citizen Protection Minister Giannis Oikonomou announced on Tuesday. A day after 29-year-old AEK fan, Michalis Κatsouris, was stabbed …

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A 29-year-old Greek man was stabbed to death by Croatian hooligans and fans of Dinamo Zagreb FC in a violent brawl in North-West Athens on Monday night. Eight people are being hospitalized due to injuries, among them a 17-year-old boy with serious head injuries, state broadcaster ERT reported. The brawl …

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Greece intends to “enrich” its cooperation with the Israeli defense industry, for the mutual benefit of society and the economy in both countries, Defense Minister Nikos Dendias stressed after meeting his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant in Tel Aviv on Monday. “We will work very closely with Israel in research and …

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A report outlining the findings of a Sworn Administrative Inquiry into a wildfire that spread and caused explosions in an ammunition depot at the 111 Combat Wing in Nea Anchialos was delivered to Defence Minister Nikos Dendias on Friday, by Hellenic National Defence General Staff chief, General Konstantinos Floros. According …

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Some conclusions are reportedly emerging from an administrative inquiry (EDE) confirming that the explosions at the ammunition depot on a Hellenic Air Force base last Friday in central Greece were caused by the general-purpose air-to-ground bombs (iron bombs) stored in above-ground facilities that were exposed to the heat load of …

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In a quick visit to Egypt on Thursday, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with  President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and called this meeting “brief but productive.” It is the first visit of Mitsotakis to Egypt after his re-election in June and the formation of his new government. Egypt and Greece share …

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An amendment to assess the potential for additional bases or an expanded US military presence specifically on Greek islands, has been passed at the US House of Representatives. This amendment comes in the context of the expanded defense cooperation agreement signed by the United States and Greece in October 2021, …

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Reports claiming that minority schools in the Eastern Macedonia-Thrace region are closing are inaccurate and false, the regional deputy director for education Marigoula Kosmidou said on Wednesday. She stressed that any suspension of their operation was due to a lack of pupils. “Minority schools don’t ‘close’ but their operation is …

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides reiterated on Monday their commitment to seek a peace settlement for the Mediterranean island based on the UN-sanctioned premises for a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation. “Athens and Nicosia, Nicosia and Athens, continue in absolute coordination, whether at the level of the …

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Exhausted firefighters after the multi-day battle with the fires in Rhodes, were seen sleeping on the floor or chairs of the ferry taking them back from the island to Piraeus. The pictures were published by Seasonal Firefighters on Facebook, who complained complained about the travel circumstances during a journey that …

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Ruling New Democracy officially withdrew its support to Attica Regional Governor Giorgos Patoulis on Monday morning. Ahead of the local elections in October, the press office of ND announced the deputy Defense Minister, Nikos Hardalias, as its candidate. Reason for Patoulis’ support withdrawal was a short video showing him relaxing …

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Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Vassilis Kikilias, announced the hiring of 500 new firefighters and outlined the priorities for strengthening the  Civil Protection over the next period. In an interview with Sunday edition of newspaper to vima.gr, Minister Kikilias said “our first priority is the recruitment of more …

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