Greece
Greece
Turkish Hackers Launch Cyberwar Against Greek Government Websites
Suspected Turkish hackers attacked the website of the Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace on Tuesday, uploading a photo of the Turkish research vessel Oruç Reis which is currently sailing over the Greek continental shelf in the eastern Mediterranean.
The...
Greece
Greek Government Cancels Thessaloniki Trade Fair, Many Other Public Events
After the country announced the presence of a total of 203 new cases of the coronavirus in Sunday, Greece decided to take swift action and introduce new measures to combat the spread of the virus this Summer on Monday.
All...
Greece
Greek Government Honors Marfin Bank Firebombing Victims
The Greek government on Saturday honored the victims of the Marfin Bank firebombing in May 2010 by placing a plaque on the site of the tragic incident.
Present at the ceremony were relatives of the victims, President of the Republic...
Greece
Greek Government Draws Up Roadmap for Reopening Tourism
"The tourism experience this summer may be slightly different from what you’ve had in previous years...(but) you can still get a fantastic experience in Greece, provided that the global epidemic is on a downward path," Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos...
Economy
Greek Government Discusses Coronavirus Impact on Tourism for 2020
The effects of the coronavirus crisis on tourism and the prospects for a dynamic restart when conditions allow dominated a video conference between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, government officials and representatives of the tourism industry on Thursday.
During the...
Economy
Eurozone Accepts Greek Government Bonds as Collateral
Greece welcomed a decision by the European Central Bank on Tuesday to accept Greek government bonds as collateral as a move “that will further boost liquidity in the economy.”
"We welcome the ECB's decision to accept Greek government bonds as...
Crime
Former Greek Government Minister Giannos Papantoniou to be Released From Prison
Former prominent Greek politician and government minister Giannos Papantoniou is set to be released from prison after spending seventeen months incarcerated there.
Papantoniou was found guilty of money laundering, a charge that he continues to deny.
The Judicial Council of the...
Greece
Greek Government Says Country Faces Massive Organized Border Violation Attempt
Stelios Petsas, the Greek government's spokesperson said on Saturday that Greece has faced ''a massive organized illegal attempt to violate its borders and has managed to endure."
Following a meeting held at Maximos Mansion in Athens, Petsas announced Greece's steps...
Greece
Greek Government Makes Desperate Attempt to Ease Tension on Aegean Islands
Greece's PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis has summoned the mayors of Lesvos and Chios to an emergency meeting on Thursday in Athens, aimed at easing tensions on the islands over the construction of new migrant centers.
The government has clearly been rocked...
Greece
Greek Government Determined to Continue "Law and Order" Campaign
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis appears to be determined to continue his campaign of law and order for Greece, which was one of his political pledges before the July elections.
He has fared well so far in this mission, but...
Greece
Greek Government Creates Bipartisan Committee Over Greek Diaspora Vote
Greece's Ministry of the Interior will soon establish a bipartisan committee to discuss the technicalities of the bill which aims to grant suffrage rights to Greeks who live abroad so that they can vote from their place of residence.
Minister...
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Greek Government To Stop Documenting Students' Citizenship and Religion
The Greek Ministry of Education announced on Tuesday that from now on, all diplomas issued by the country's secondary schools will include neither the citizenship nor the religious affiliation of the students.
This comes as a result of a recent...
Economy
Greek Government Decides to Sell 30% Stake in Athens' International Airport
The sale of a 30 percent stake in Athens' Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport was decided at a meeting of the Greece's Government Council on Economic Policy, held at the Finance Ministry on Wednesday.
Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras noted that "it is our...
Crime
Greek Government Appoints New Heads of Supreme Court
As the result of a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Iosif Tsalaganidis, currently the Supreme Court's Vice-President, was appointed to the position of Supreme Court president on Wednesday.
The cabinet also named the new chief prosecutor of...
Greece
Greek Government Nominates Law Professor as President of Competition Commission
The Greek government on Thursday nominated Ioannis Lianos, professor of Global Competition Law and Public Policy at University College London (UCL), for the presidency of the Hellenic Competition Commission.
Lianos is to replace current Commission president Vassiliki Thanou.
The government proposed...