Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos ruled out that Greece will send Leopard tanks to Ukraine, just hours before his Ukrainian counterpart Oleksiy Reznikov arrived in Athens on Thursday. “We will help Ukraine if we have possibilities from the stock,” Panagiotopoulos said. Speaking a the Committee on National Defense and Foreign Affairs …
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Greek Defense Minister to visit Τurkey, meet counterpart Akar
Greece’s Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos and his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar will meet next week in the earthquake-stricken areas in southeast Turkey. The meeting is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 and Panagiotopoulos’ visit will be accompanied with a dispatch of new humanitarian aid for the earthquake-stricken …
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Greek, Israeli defense ministers stress importance of ties
The defense ministers of Israel and Greece on Friday stressed the importance of maintaining strong alliances to tackle global and regional threats, citing challenges such as the war in Ukraine and ongoing tension in the eastern Mediterranean. “The world is changing,” Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said after meeting in …
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Ex Radio Arvyla co-host arrested over “revenge porn” videos
Former co-host of popular Radio Arvyla TV show, Stathis Panagiotopoulos was arrested on Wednesday after more victims of “revenge porn” publications filed complaints.Panagiotopoulos surrendered himself to the Police Devision for Cyber Crime in the afternoon, after a public prosecutor issued an arrest order against him. Panagiotopoulos is expected to remain …
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“What is threatened is not demilitarized,” says Greek Defense Minister
National Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos expressed the clear Greek position on the demilitarization of islands in the eastern Aegean Sea. “What is threatened is not demilitarized,” he said at the Deplhi Economic Forum on Saturday.’ Responding to the criticism of his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar for the visit of President …
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Chances for a Greek-Turkish dialogue? This is never going to happen
Turkey has proposed a dialogue with Greece to solve bilateral issues. At the same time, it threatens with a hot pursuit should Athens try to prevent Turkey’s planned drilling for hydrocarbon south of the island of Crete No one will dare stopping our drilling. These are our sovereign rights that …
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Migration: Greece calls on NATO allies to strengthen presence in Aegean
Greek Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos called for the strengthening of NATO ‘s presence in the Aegean Sea in order to halt the migration influx from Turkey. Speaking at the two-day meeting of NATO Defense Ministers in Brussels, Panagiotopoulos called on all allies, to the best of their abilities, to contribute …
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Greece’s Defense Minister warns Turkey of “military involvement”
Defense Minister, Nikos Panagiotopoulos has warned Turkey that Greece is examining all possible scenarios to meet with its neighbor’s provocations and these included also “military involvement.” “If we need to respond, if we think the red lines have been crosses that means we are examining all scenarios, even that of …
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Turkey’s vessels south of Crete? “We’ll consider all scenarios,” warns Greek MoD
“If Turkey violates our sovereignty, we will consider all scenarios”, Greek Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos said on Friday. “We are not warmongers but we will react if deemed necessary,” he added. The threats come just hours after President Recep Erdogan said that Turkey will grant licenses for hydrocarbon exploration and …
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Greece to acquire 24 F-35 at a cost of $3billion, Defense Minister reveals
Defense Minister, Nikos Panagiotopoulos, revealed Greece’s armament plans following the official visit of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to the White House. Greece plans to acquire 24 F-35 aircraft at a total cost of 3 billion USD including the infrastructure, proceed with the upgrade of 82 F-16 and possible purchase war …
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Defense Minister under fire for saying Armed Forces also in charge of “internal security”
Defense Minister, Nikos Panagiotopoulos, was forced to clarify the role of the Greek Armed Forces in the national security of the country. He came under the fire of opposition for having said during a debate in Parliament that “the Armed Forces were in charge for the external and the internal …
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Greece to start production of own UAVs, to acquire 5 from US, Israel
National Defense Minister, Nikos Panagiotopoulos, said that Greece will soon start to manufacture its own Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). Speaking at the Parliament on Friday, he also revealed that the country will acquire three UAVs from the US and two from Israel. Panagiotopoulos said that he had contacts with the …
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We will ‘seal’ Evros river for refugees,” says Greek Defense Minister
“We will seal the Evros river for refugees and will step up measures in the Aegean Sea,” Greek Defense Minister, Nikos Panagiotopoulos, said on Monday. Stressing that it is not thousands who cross the border from Turkey in North-East Greece but much less, he added “no one will soon pass …
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Sleepless on a frozen lake: Young bear strolls and plays in Kastoria (videos, picts)
An amazing young brown bear has the Greek media and the internet cheer. Instead of resting in the fluffy “winter sleep”, the young bear decided to take a walk or two on the frozen lake of Kastoria in north western Greece. The bear first appeared on the frozen lake four …
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GD Requests Ministry Data about Number of Foreign Families Receiving Child Benefits
That’s interesting and worrying at the same time. I personally didn’t know how many foreigner families with more than two children live in Greece for more than ten years the criteria for receiving child benefit. Neither was I interested, nor did I care about. But now after the release of data by the …
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