Greece

Greek authorities believe that Turkey has started to evacuate the migrants sent to the border in the northeastern Evros region to try to cross over into Europe. Shortly after midnight on Thursday, migrants who have been camping out on the...

The Greek Defense Ministry refuted a Turkish report and video showing the neighboring country's Defense Minister Hulusi Akar allegedly flying over the Aegean Sea in a training jet. On Tuesday, the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet reported that Akar had flown over the...

On Friday, during a meeting of the Council for Foreign Affairs and Defense (KYSEA) chaired by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Lieutenant General Christos Christodoulou was appointed as the new chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (GEETHA). The appointment comes following...

Admiral Evangelos Apostolakis will become the new Greek defense minister following the resignation of Panos Kammenos on Sunday over the conditions in the Prespa agreement. Apostolakis, currently the chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (HNDGS), will resign his...

The national-large scale military exercise Parmenion 2018, planned and conducted by the Hellenic National Defense General Staff ended with absolute success. Held throughout the country, Greece's Parmenion attracted the attention of many for its impressive exercises held in the Aegean...

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff arrived in Athens on Monday for meetings with Greek defense officials. Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford is being hosted by Greek navy Adm. Evangelos Apostolakis, the chief of the Hellenic National Defense...

Members of the Rouvikonas anarchist group evaded security and invaded the courtyard of the Greek Pentagon on Friday afternoon. In an unprecedented breach of security of one of the best guarded sites in Greece, the group of about 20 anarchists...

The Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defense (KYSEA) on Monday appointed new chiefs of the Greek army, navy and air force, during a meeting at the Maximos Mansion chaired by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. The new chief of...

The frequency of violations of Greece's airspace and territorial waters along with Ankara's doubting of the Treaty of Lausanne have alerted the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (GEETHA) and diplomatic circles. Greek diplomats have been briefing high-level NATO and European...

Greece's Defense Minister Panos Kammenos concluded his two-day visit to Cyprus on Thursday and returned to Athens. Shortly before his departure, Kammenos and his Cypriot counterpart Christoforos Fokaides had a meeting with the Presidential Commissioner for Humanitarian and Overseas Affairs...

Greece "is here" for Cyprus, Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos said on Wednesday during joint statements with his Cypriot counterpart Christoforos Fokaides in Nicosia. Kammenos arrived on the island for a two-day official visit earlier the same day. The Greek...

Greek National Defense Minister Panos Kammenos held a brief meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg yesterday in Brussels, a day ahead of the Alliance Defense Ministers' meeting to be held today and which Kammenos could not attend due to...

The Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (HNDGS) since November 2011, General Mikhail Kostarakos, was officially named today as the next EU Military Committee (EUMC) chairman and he will assume his duties on November 6, 2015. During his three-year...

The easternmost parts of Greece, the islets of Strongyli, Ro and Kastelorizo, visited on Thursday the National Defense Minister, Nikos Dendias, accompanied by the Deputy Minister, Giannis Lampropoulos, the Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff, General Mikhail Kostarakos,...

The Chief, Hellenic National Defense General Staff (HNDGS), since November 2011, General Mikhail Kostarakos, was elected for a three-year term at the highest European Union military body (EUMC) on Thursday. Kostarakos was appointed to his new position by the...