ROME – Pope Francis has decided to return to Greece three fragments of the Parthenon that have been held in the Vatican museums for centuries. The pope will donate the pieces to Ieronymos II, archbishop [Read More]
ANKARA – Turkey said on Saturday that its warplanes gave a “necessary response” to an attempt by Greek aircraft to “block” a Turkish-NATO mission in the Aegean. “Combat and support aircraft of our Air Force [Read More]
ATHENS – Greek parliament ratified on Saturday the 2023 state budget, which foresees 1.8 percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth and a 5 percent inflation rate for the year. Initial estimates of 2.1 percent and [Read More]
The Kalavryta massacre, or the Holocaust of Kalavryta, was the near-extermination of the male population and the total destruction of the town of Kalavryta, Axis-occupied Greece, by the 117th Jäger Division (Wehrmacht) during World War [Read More]
1969: Olympic Airways Flight 954 strikes a mountain outside of Keratea, Greece, killing 90 people in the worst crash of a Douglas DC-6 in history. All 85 passengers and 5 crew on board died in [Read More]
ATHENS – Greece’s economy grew by 2.8 percent in the third quarter (Q3) of 2022 compared with the same period in 2021, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said on Wednesday. On a quarterly basis, the [Read More]
Today, the Eurogroup discussed Greece’s progress with specific reform steps agreed between the European institutions and the Greek authorities to be completed by the autumn of this year, on the basis of the first post-programme [Read More]
1973 – Georgios Papadopoulos, head of the military Regime of the Colonels in Greece, is ousted in a hardliners’ coup led by Brigadier General Dimitrios Ioannidis. Papadopoulos was tried for his part in the crimes [Read More]
ATHENS – The “household basket” measure of lower-priced staple goods launched by the Greek government in early November to cushion the impact of inflation has proven beneficial to consumers, Development and Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis [Read More]
A new project financed by the Commission’s Technical Support Instrument (TSI) will improve Greece’s resilience to tackle natural and environmental disasters. Greece is suffering from an increasing number of incidents due to extreme weather causing [Read More]
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