June 25, 2020
FEATURED, Very Mix
The U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday that Novartis Hellas, a Greece-based unit of the Swiss drugmaker, entered a deferred prosecution agreement and will pay a $225 million criminal fine. Novartis will also pay $112.8 million to settle related civil charges by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Novartis …
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June 18, 2020
World
Turkish foreign and defense ministries and intelligence will soon work with US counterparts on Libya, Turkey ’s top diplomat said on Thursday. Speaking at a webinar with the US-based Turkish American National Steering Committee, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered his US counterpart Donald Trump to …
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February 9, 2020
Economy, FEATURED
Did you live to shop online cheap items from China? The times of Alibaba are over as the 40 thieves are here… Recipients of parcels from non-EU countries have to pay a 15-euro fee to the Greek Post in order to receive their package. The price increase has gone into …
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January 9, 2020
Greece, Politics
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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December 13, 2019
Greece
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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October 5, 2019
Greece, Politics
“There are limits, we cannot let anyone, Turkey, make illegal drilling,” US Secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, said during a joint press conference with his Greek counterpart, Nikos Dendias, on Saturday. The Turkish provocation against Greece and Turkey were high on the agenda Athens put on the table during meetings …
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October 4, 2019
Greece, Politics
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Athens on Friday night for a 2-day official visit. IN his first visit to Greece on October 4-6, Pompeo will meet Prime Minister Mitsotakis and members of his cabinet, Foreign Minister Dendias and Defense Minister Panagiotopoulos, ahead of the 2019 U.S.-Greece Strategic …
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June 23, 2019
Greece
Archbishop Elpidophoros of America was officially enthroned as the seventh Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. The magnificent enthronement ceremony took place at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Manhattan on Saturday, June 22, 2019. Representatives of the governments of the United States, Greece, Cyprus and …
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June 14, 2019
World
Turkey will never retreat on its deal to buy Russian S-400 missile defense systems, the country’s foreign minister said on Friday. “We will never take a step back [on the S-400s],” Mevlut Cavusoglu told Anadolu Agency’s segment Editor’s Desk in the capital Ankara. “We will continue our dedication in order …
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June 10, 2019
Sports
An increasingly number of parents in the US name their babies “Giannis” after the Greek Freak, the Bucks and NBA star Antetokounmpo. “There’s only one Giannis Antetokounmpo,” writes USToday adding that “But likely because of the NBA star, there are now plenty of Giannises.” According to baby name data released …
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April 16, 2019
Greece
Greece is considering the potential acquisition of up to 30 Lockheed Martin F-35s to replace the oldest F-16C/Ds operated by the air force. “Beyond the upgrade of the F-16 fighter jets, we are in the process of selecting a new plane for Greece, so we can gradually move to the …
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April 5, 2019
Very Mix
Customs authorities at Macedonia Airport in Thessaloniki stroke a blow against illegal human organ and tissue trade on Friday. They intercepted a female passenger carrying a complete, full-thickness corneal ring used in cornea transplants. The discovery was made whule the customs authorities were checking the baggage of passengers arriving in …
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February 3, 2019
Greece, Politics
The stance of the Greek government and ruling party SYRIZA with regards to the political crisis in Venezuela appeared to have turned into a cornerstone of the Greek-American relations. The US State Department seems to not be able to understand that the left-wing government in Athens has a deep-rooted “anti-imperialist” …
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October 5, 2018
Greece
Greece has reportedly hired a Republican veteran to lobby in favor of mutual interests with the USA in the areas of economics, trade, foreign policy and national security. The company DLA secured a $75,000 monthly contract. Greece has hired DLA Piper to a $75K monthly retainer contract to advance its …
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September 12, 2018
Greece, Politics
Greece and the United States are reportedly discussing the creation of a military base on the island of Karpathos in the South Aegean Sea, between Rhodes and Crete. Discussions are at advanced stage and if they end positive, F-22 Raptor fighter jets will be stationed there as well as Patriot …
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September 6, 2018
Greece, Politics
Not one, not twice but six times US President Donald Trump referred to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia – as the country’s official name still is – as simply “Macedonia.” In his 7-lines long message Trump was his congratulation message to the Independence Day of FYROM on September 8. …
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September 3, 2018
Greece, Politics
Dozens of red, white and blue stars are decorating Greece’s second largest city in the North Thessaloniki since the weekend. The stars in the colors of the stars of the flag of the United States that it the honored country in this year International Fair of Thessaloniki. “Stars related to …
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September 3, 2018
Greece, Politics
For 10 years, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia was struggling to get the name “North Macedonia” but also to reach an agreement with Greece that would grant them Macedonian language and identity. This is understood from a confidential document published by Wikileaks. The document has apparently compiled by then …
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July 26, 2018
Social
US-based humanitarian agency International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) and Greek partner “Apostoli” responds to the wildfires in Athens, Greece, and mobilize to assess and meet needs in East Attica, as the flames die down. International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) is responding to the fast-moving wildfires that have devastated parts of …
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May 22, 2018
Uncategorized
Greek Foreign Minister, Nikos Kotzias, met with US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo at the Department of Sate in Washington on Monday. Regional issues, especially those in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East, Cyprus, Turkey were high on the agenda, while also the issue of two Greek soldiers in …
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