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Greece’s Environment and Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou has met with Saudi Arabia’s Industry and Mineral Resources Minister Bandar bin Ibrahim Al-Khorayef to discuss strengthening strategic energy relations between the two countries. The meeting focused on the progress of the “Saudi-Greek Interconnection” project, described by the Greek ministry as an energy bridge between the Middle East and Europe that will enhance Greece’s role as a regional energy hub. The two ministers also explored cooperation prospects in the hydrogen sector, including Greece’s potential role as a gateway for transferring Saudi hydrogen production to European markets within the framework of the “South East Europe Hydrogen Corridor” initiative. Papastavrou highlighted the “constant upgrading of the bilateral str...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has shared heartfelt Epiphany greetings with Greeks at home and abroad, emphasizing themes of unity, resilience, and optimism as the nation enters 2026. In his message marking the Epiphany—known as Theophania in Greece—Mitsotakis highlighted the holiday's profound meaning, noting that it renews strength to stay resolute in a world full of uncertainties, upheavals, and unprecedented challenges. He pointed to Greece's ongoing progress, including efforts to enhance citizens' quality of life, bolster national defense, and adapt policies to shifting global dynamics while prioritizing the national interest. "At the beginning of 2026, without ignoring the difficulties, we can remain optimistic," Mitsotakis stated. "Provided we stay united and ...

(Photo credit: Adobe Stock/Aleks Taurus) For decades, Greece stood apart from most of Europe in its posture toward Israel. It recognized the Jewish state only grudgingly, aligned itself with Arab nationalist causes throughout the Cold War, and waited until 1990 — the last country in the European bloc — to establish full diplomatic relations. The Greece of former Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou embraced the Palestine Liberation Organization; the Greece of the 2000s tolerated movements like Golden Dawn that trafficked openly in antisemitic tropes. As recently as 2020, an ADL survey found that 69% of Greeks harbored antisemitic attitudes, the highest rate in Europe. Yet over little more than a decade, Greece has emerged as one of Israel’s closest partners on the continent. The pivot began a...

Greece’s political, civic and business elite gathered at the Megaron Concert Hall on Tuesday evening to honour the memory of Vardis I. Vardinogiannis, one year after the passing of the prominent Greek entrepreneur and philanthropist. The ceremony, held in a fully packed auditorium, brought together the country’s highest office holders, senior ministers, leading business figures and cultural personalities in a collective tribute to a man widely regarded as a pillar of Greek industry and social contribution. President of the Hellenic Republic Konstantinos Tasoulas opened the commemorations, praising Vardinogiannis’ lifelong commitment to integrity, national service and entrepreneurial excellence. He described the late businessman as “a model of business leadership and philanthropic action,” ...

Erion Brace Socialist Party MP Erion Braçe, during the debate in Parliament on the bilateral agreement with Italy, did not spare harsh criticism of the Greek state's behavior towards Albanian immigrants. He praised the agreement with Italy as a model of sincere and fruitful cooperation, while placing it in direct contrast to the problematic relations with Greece. " We have crossed every institutional cooperation limit with Italy. Relations are at the highest possible level. Albania is offered knowledge, technology and experience to develop the economy, health, education. There, Albanians are integrated, have businesses, have status ," said Brace. But in the same spirit, he added in a firm tone: " The higher relations with Italy rise, the more problematic relations with Greece seem. " Braç...

Photos of a 1944 Nazi massacre in Greece have emerged for first time - but their sale has sparked fury from some of Greece's leading political figures as they are offered up to buyers on eBayThe online auction has sparked a letter or protest from former Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras(Image: Greece at WWII Archives/Facebook)Shocking photos of a horrific Nazi mass execution in WW2 have gone on sale on eBay more than 80 years after the horrific atrocity - sparking a furious reaction.No photos of the massacre of hero resistance fighters in Greece had been known to exist before. Distraught relatives have already identified some of the men in the distressing pictures.Now the Greek government has been urged to step in to try and buy the photos as a tribute to the 200 men who were killed in t...

Greece’s deputy prime minister, Kostis Hatzidakis, on Tuesday presented a sweeping review of the government’s work in 2025 and a forward-looking policy blueprint for 2026, signaling new tax cuts, major infrastructure projects and a broad package of institutional reforms.Speaking at a news conference alongside Minister of State Akis Skertsos, Hatzidakis said the government’s annual accounting and the unveiling of next year’s priorities were meant to underline what he described as a culture of “measurable progress” and political accountability.“We want to do what we say, and say what we mean,” he said.Tax Relief and Pre-Election SignalsStriking a distinctly pre-election note, Hatzidakis said this year’s Thessaloniki International Fair -Greece’s traditional stage for major policy announcement...

Over the weekend, a set of stark black-and-white images was put up for sale by a collector in Belgium on eBay. The photos are of 200 Greek communists being shot by a Nazi firing squad on May 1, 1944, in the suburb of Kaisariani in Athens. And Greece will attempt to get hold of the photos.The Ministry stated on Monday that there is a high probability that the photographs are real, and it will be seeking them as historical archives.Log into Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know. Experts from Ghent, Belgium, where the collector is based, will check the images. If they pass verification, the Ministry will declare the pictures as part of the Greek heritage. They are the first visual account of the event in 70 years. The Culture Ministry decried ...

A new nationwide poll suggests that Greek voters are increasingly inclined toward political change, but remain uncertain about what should replace the current order. The survey, conducted Feb. 12-14 by GPO for the news website iefimerida.gr, finds that nearly 7 in 10 respondents would prefer a different government after the next elections. Yet that desire has not coalesced around any single opposition party, leaving the governing New Democracy party with a clear lead in voting intention despite evident public fatigue.The findings also point to a country weighing its place in a tense regional environment. Greeks are divided over the recent meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, overwhelmingly wary of Turkey, and broadly supportive of m...

The Greek government proposed the formation of a parliamentary inquiry to look into the farm subsidy scandal. Credit: Public Domain Greek government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis announced today, Monday, July 14, that the government plans to propose the establishment of a parliamentary inquiry committee to investigate the OPEKEPE (Payment and Control Agency for Guidance and Guarantee Community Aid) case, Greece’s farm subsidy scandal. The scandal, recently uncovered, concerns the period from 1998, the year the agency was founded, up to the present day. The proposal is expected to be submitted to Parliament for a vote in the coming days. Marinakis’ announcement on proposal for Greece’s OPEKEPE farm subsidy scandal During his briefing to the press, Marinakis disclosed the government’s ration...