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International Conference on the Black Sea in Antiquity to be held in Greece, for the first time

One hundred and thirty delegates from all over the world are taking part in the 7th International Conference on the Black Sea in Antiquity to be held in Thessaloniki from September 26 to September 30, 2022, in which announcements will also be made about recent archaeological finds from Greek colonies, such as Sozopol.

September 23, 2022
Written by E.Tsiliopoulos

Turkey’s charges on migration issue are fake news

The Turkish leader’s charges against Greece are fake news and deeply disappointing, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in an interview to CNN late on Thursday from New York.

September 23, 2022
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PM Mitsotakis meets with Israel's PM Lapid

The first meeting of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis after his arrival in New York was with Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Israel Yair Lapid.

September 21, 2022
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Promoting an ambitious plan to turn Greece into an energy hub

Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, speaking in New York, sent the message that "the Mitsotakis Government is promoting an ambitious project to turn Greece into an energy hub, and through its interconnection with Egypt, to be able to provide the European market with capabilities for addressing the energy balance crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine."

September 21, 2022
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Erdogan, after Greece, picks beef with US, Europe

Tayyip Erdoğan's deals with Greece on a daily basis, while he consistently lets loose barbs against the United States as well.

September 20, 2022
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Two people injured in bridge collapse in Megara

Two machine operators were injured when part of a bridge they were working on collapsed, shortly before 9:00 on Tuesday. They were carrying out maintenance and repair work on the old bridge located at the Megara junction, at the 39th kilometre of the Athens-Corinth highway.

September 20, 2022
Written by E.Tsiliopoulos

Direct flights from USA to Greece extended into winter months

The positive messages for tourism in Greece from the US market were mentioned by the representatives of the three largest American airlines at the "Travel Leaders" economic-development forum organised in Lagonisi, Attica with the participation of the major tour operators from all over the world.

September 20, 2022
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Deal to swap BMP-1s in Greek arsenal for German-made Marders finalized

An initial agreement to send 40 Greek army BMP-1s to Ukraine in exchange for a same-number of German-made Marder infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) appears finalized.

September 19, 2022
Written by E.Tsiliopoulos

Actress Martha Karagianni, part of Greek cinema’s ‘golden age’, passes away

Veteran actress and dancer Martha Karagianni, one of the marquee protagonists during Greek cinema’s “Golden Age” in the 1960s, passed away on Sunday at the age of 82.

September 19, 2022
Written by E.Tsiliopoulos

FM Dendias in New York for the 77th UNGA session

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, is in New York in order to participate in the High-Level Week of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), according to a foreign ministry’s announcement.From Monday, September 19 to Wednesday, September 23, he will have a series of bilateral and multilateral contacts, while he is also expected to take part in some of the Prime Minister’s meetings as well.

September 19, 2022
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UAE Economy Minister Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri sees strong investment interest in Greece

The 4.0-billion-euro joint investment fund agreed last May between Greece and the United Arabs Emirates (UAE) is expected to stimulate significant investment interest from the UAE in several sectors, such as renewable energy sources, infrastructure, agriculture, technology, health care and life sciences, UAE Economy Minister Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri said in an interview with the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA), on the occasion of his presence in Thessaloniki as head of the Emirati delegation to the 86th TIF.

September 19, 2022
Written by E.Tsiliopoulos

NGO head refers to ‘mistaken belief’ that river islet where 38 asylum seekers sought rescue was Greek territory

The head of a local NGO on Wednesday referred to a “mistaken belief” by his group that an islet in the middle of the Evros (Maritsa) River – separating Greece from Turkey in the northeast Thrace province – was territory of the former.

September 16, 2022
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Spike in US tourist arrivals to Greece in 2022

The increase in regular flights offered by US airlines to Athens and Thessaloniki has helped to greatly boost tourist flows from the USA, the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) for the region of Greece said in a statement on Friday.

September 16, 2022
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Greek budget revenues significantly exceed targets in August

State budget revenues continued growing further, expanding a much needed fiscal space for the Greek government. More specifically, the finance ministry on Friday released a monthly report on budget execution which showed that budget revenues exceeded targets by 1.4 billion euros, or by 5.6 billion euros in the January-August period.

September 16, 2022
Written by E.Tsiliopoulos

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