Greece

PM Alexis Tsipras summoned an emergency Council for Foreign Affairs and Defense (KYSEA) on Friday morning. The decision to order KYSEA came on Thursday night after 31 aerial trespasses, six flights of Turkish fighter jets over Oinousses and one embroilment...

The Greek Foreign Ministry on Monday sent a clear message that the country will defend its sovereignty and national rights, formally calling on Turkey to immediately end the illegal oil and gas drilling activities which undermine the peace and...

  Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday, main opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras called on Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to officially brief the Greek nation and the political party leaders on the latest developments concerning Turkey, while accusing him of acting...

Greek security forces are attempting to stop thousands of refugees and migrants from entering Greece after Turkey's declaration that it will no longer stem the migrant flow out of their country. Since Friday, the number of migrants has surged...

The Greek government announced on Sunday that it will call an extraordinary Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defense in Athens, amid rising tensions on the country's border with Turkey. The meeting, which will be held at 18:00 local time...

The Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defense (KYSEA), Greece's supreme decision-making body on issues of foreign policy and national defense, held a meeting on Friday morning and named who would become the new leaders of the country's armed...

Greece plans to acquire three unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) from the United States with surveillance capabilities ranging from the Black Sea to Libya, Greece's Defense Minister Nikos Papagiotopoulos said on Friday. “And don't tell me that we should not inspect...

The Greek government on Saturday announced a new "robust" migration policy that, it says, will address the increase of migration flows to the Aegean islands over the last months. At a meeting of the Government Council for Foreign Affairs and...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis convened on Saturday a meeting of his top security officials as fears grow that the number of migrants crossing from Turkey is getting out of control. The session of the government council on foreign affairs...

Greece's Leader of the Opposition Kyriakos Mitsotakis issued a video statement on Monday afternoon commenting on the recent developments between the nations of Cyprus, Greece and Turkey. The leader of the New Democracy Party said that for several months now, Turkey...

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Sunday that Greece and Cyprus will push their EU partners to penalize Turkey, including the possible option of sanctions, if Ankara is verified to have started drilling for gas west of Cyprus. Addressing 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 Greek parliament's Committee on Armament Programs and Contracts revoked its agreement to sell military equipment to Saudi Arabia, in an unprecedented move by the body. The arms deal had been approved by the Government Council for Foreign Affairs and...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was aware of the proposed arms deal with Saudi Arabia from the beginning, according to leaked documents tabled in parliament by opposition MPs. The controversial agreement was the subject of a heated exchange in parliament...