Greece
Environment
Operation Olive Tree: Greece Saves Centuries-Old Trees from Destruction
More than 500 olive trees, some of which are centuries-old, have been saved so far by the almost unknown efforts of ERGOSE.
ERGOSE is a subsidiary company of TRAINOSE, the Greek Railway Operator, and its role is to construct and...
Business
Major Cruise Operators to Restart Greece Cruises in July
Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) announced its resumption of Greece cruises out of Piraeus, Greece beginning in July of this year.
Greece
Greece Starts Coronavirus Vaccination Operation
It is official: the first coronavirus vaccinations were administered in Greece and across the European Union on Sunday, December 27, 2020.
A new, brighter chapter gradually begins, offering a glimpse of hope to all those who have suffered so much...
Economy
PM Mitsotakis Meets with US Energy Secretary on Greece — US Cooperation
The spheres of Greece-US energy cooperation and US investments in Greece dominated a meeting of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and US Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette in Athens on Thursday.
Meeting for the first time, at the Greek Prime Minister's...
Culture
Greek National Opera Begins Streaming Service with Online Debut of Madama Butterfly
The Greek National Opera, with the support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, unveiled its online digital service on Wednesday, November 25, with its landmark production of Giacomo Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.”
GNO’s groundbreaking 2013 production was directed by Argentina’s Hugo De...
Greece
Greek Officer Assumes Command of EU Navy Operation in Libya
Captain Theodoros Mikropoulos has officially assumed the position of Commander at Sea for the second half of 2020 for the operation "Irini" at the Taranto naval base in Italy.
The commander's ship is the frigate "Adrias," while the naval staff...
Business
Pizza Hut Shuts Down Operations in Greece After 12 Years
Pizza Hut, the American restaurant chain and international franchise, announced on Thursday that it is closing down all its 16 stores in Greece with immediate effect.
Pizza Hut Greece sources told the Athens Macedonia News Agency (AMNA) that operations in...
Diplomacy
USA Urges Turkey To Halt Operations in the East Med
The U.S. State Department has urged Turkey on Tuesday to halt any plans for operations in the Eastern Mediterranean and to avoid steps that raise tensions in the region.
A spokesperson issued a statement saying that the "United States is...
Diplomacy
Greece, Italy Maritime Deal "Model of Cooperation" in the Mediterranean
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday hailed an agreement on maritime boundaries signed between Greece and Italy on Tuesday as “a model of cooperation and good neighborly relations.”
Speaking in Parliament, he added that “(The agreement) describes the extent...
Diplomacy
Greek Frigate Joins Operation to Enforce Libya Arms Embargo
Officials of a brand-new multinational naval task force, designated as "Operation Irini," welcomed Greece’s contribution to the force on Thursday in the form of the Hellenic Navy's Hydra-Class Frigate Spetsai.
Through Operation Irini (the Greek term for “peace”) the European...
Greece
Greek Volunteers Rescue Trapped Wolf in Dramatic Operation
Volunteers from Greece's animal welfare organization ''ARCTUROS'' launched an operation recently to save a trapped female wolf from a house's iron fence in a village near Thessaloniki.
The unfortunate, petrified animal had most likely been chased by dogs and became...
Crime
Massive Police Operation in Central Athens Results in Arrest of 129
More than one hundred and twenty-nine individuals have been taken in for questioning since a major police operation got underway in the area of Omonoia Square in central Athens on Friday.
The operation was conducted just one day after an...
Cyprus
US Calls on Turkey to Halt "Provocative" Drilling Operations Off Cyprus
The United Sates expressed its “deep concern” over Turkey’s drilling operations off Cyprus, including plans to dispatch the drill ship Yavuz south of the island, a State Department spokesman said on Tuesday.
“This provocative step raises tensions in the region....
Greece
Search Operation Launched for Lone Inhabitant of Greek Islet who has Gone Missing
Greek search and rescue teams attempted on Thursday to locate an elderly woman who is the lone resident of the islet of Kinaros in the Aegean sea, after she had gone missing for three days.
74-year-old Eirini Kotsatourchi, of "Mrs....
Crime
Greek Police Accused of Brutality in Operation to Clear Squats (video)
Greek police were accused of using excessive and even illegal force against citizens during their operation on Wednesday morning to clear three anarchist-occupied squats in central Athens.
A family living next door to a squat in the district of Koukaki...