Businessman and philanthropist Steve Kontos has been awarded the Medal of Freedom by the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Philadelphia and Greater Delaware. This is the Federation’s highest award and one of the most prestigious awards presented in the Philadelphia tri-state area.
Valuable objects dating to the first half of the 2nd millennium BC, which likely formed parts of a gold necklace or a pendant used as a grave offering, were discovered during an excavation on Kolonna Hill in Aegina.
In the presence of Minister of Justice George Floridis, the first meeting of the committee organising Greece’s Presidency of the European Union in the second half of 2027 was held.
Turkey expressed its dissatisfaction on Thursday morning over the discussions and announcements made a few days ago in Athens between Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Emmanuel Macron during the French president’s visit. In a statement, the Turkish Ministry of Defense referred to remarks by European leaders that “target Ankara,” adding that such statements are not in line with the principles of alliance and solidarity.