The archaeological site of the Ancient Nemea will become the second heritage attraction in Greece to be awarded the EU’s Heritage Label, the Culture Ministry announced on Friday. The award ceremony will take place on June 13 in Brussels. Located near the city of Corinth in Peloponnese, Nemea is steeped …

Hellenic Explosive Technology (ELTEK) confirmed the death of three of its employees during an explosion at the company’s factory at Grevena, northern Greece, on Monday morning. In its statement, ELTEK expressed “our grief for the loss of our colleagues and our deepest condolences to their loved ones. Right now our …

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar revealed on Thursday that Turkey has proposed “joint exploitation of the wealth-producing Aegean Sea with Greece.” He added he has received positive response. Speaking to journalists after the extraordinary meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels, Akar said: “This is important in terms of the …

The Greek branches of Greenpeace and WWF and a number of marine life protection organizations have sounded alarm as three whales stranded on the island of Corfu in the Ionian Sea. The incident took place in the last few days and it coincides with the operation of the seismic research …

63 people were rescued and another 16 lost their lives when a boat carrying migrants capsized off the island of Paros on Friday night. At least one person is missing. It is the third shipwreck in the Aegean Sea in 72 hours where over 30 people have died. The boat …

With a demarche Greece is to strongly protest the harassment of French research vessel “Nautical Geo” by Turkish vessels as well as and the issue of an irregular navtex that claims the continental shelf of Turkey reaches 6 nautical miles east of the island of Crete. “This continued Turkish stance …

Greece opened a new holding camp for migrants on Saturday on the island of Samos, close to Turkey, and said other new facilities would follow in coming months as it tightens migration policy. The minister opening the camp said it would offer “lost dignity” to those seeking protection. Aid groups …

Europe had its warmest summer on record this year, though only by a small margin over two previous highest temperatures for June-August, European Union scientists said on Tuesday. The EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said the average surface air temperature in June-August was close to 1.0C above the 1991-2020 average, …

All 11 passengers and 7 crew members from the British-flagged shipwreck have been rescued and transported to the island of Milos, the Greek Coast Guard said early Thursday afternoon. One person was slightly injured in the head when the 28-meter-long chartered yacht sank and everybody found himself in the water, …

A Turkish retired admiral who was member of the exploratory talks interpreted the international Law a la turca and claimed that Greece will lose sovereignty over the 21 islands in the Aegean Sea it has armed. In an interview with pro-government newspaper Sotzu retired Vice Admiral Can Erenoglu said that …

Thousands of wildlife, farming animals, pets, stray cats and dogs were burned to death or injured at the forest fire on Gerania Mountains and West Attica last week. Volunteers who went there to help found a landscape of horror, while the government and the mainstream media cheered that there were …

The multinational military exercise “Iniohos 2021” concluded on Friday with an impressive flight show over Athens and the Acropolis. The exercise took place between April 12 and April 22 across the Athens Flight Information Region and with participation of the Greek Armed Forces and the Air Force from six countries. …

Friday evening, Greek television channels were showing retail store owners in Thessaloniki zealously preparing their shops for the re-opening on Monday. Friday night, the smiles disappeared and optimism was replaced by anger. At an extraordinary meeting a couple of hours in between, the country’s epidemiologists had decided that the virus …

The first meeting of the foreign ministers of the Philia Forum was held on Thursday in Athens with the participation of Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Cyprus, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and France. The Forum, organised in the framework of the promotion and consolidation of multilateral ties of friendship and cooperation …

Exploratory talks between Greece and Turkey resumed in Istanbul on Monday morning after they were interrupted in March 2016. The talks are not negotiations but a mere record of “bilateral disputes” they could discuss in the future even in the event of seeking a solution at the International Court of …

Just a few days before exploratory talks between Greece and Turkey resume, Ankara reiterated its “casus belli” threats. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu threatened on Friday that if Greece expands its territorial waters to 12 nautical miles in the Aegean Sea this will be “occasion for war”. Speaking to Turkish journalists …

The next steps of the Greek foreign policy include the extension of territorial waters South and East of the island of Crete, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias told the Plenary of the Parliament on Tuesday morning. “The prime minister has already taken position on the expansion of territorial waters in Crete …

The Committee on National Defense and Foreign Affairs in Parliament approved the draft bill extending the Greek territorial waters in the Ionian Sea to 12 nautical miles. The approval in principle came from all parties except the Communist Party, which voted “present”. Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias who was present at …

The Presidential Decree on the closure of the bays and the marking of straight baselines in the Ionian Sea region and the Ionian Islands up to Cape Tainaro in the Peloponnese came into force on Sunday after it was published in the official gazette. The publishing is one more step …

The planets Jupiter and Saturn will be coming together in a so-called “Great Conjunction” or the “Christmas Star” on Monday, December 21, 2020. Although millions of miles away from each other, they appear to the naked eye like a single, bright star. It is a rare phenomenon that last time …