Greeks advised to avoid travel to Iran, Israel, Palestinian territories
The Foreign Ministry on Friday issued a travel advisory for Greek travelers to avoid all but absolutely necessary visits to Iran, Israel and the Palestinian territories.
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February 27, 2026 Like a horse, Belgium-China relations “are strong”
By Martin Banks China’s ambassador to Belgium has conceded that his country’s economy has faced “challenges.”
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February 24, 2026 Modern military training comes into force with new recruits
The new military service model in the Greek Armed Forces comes into effect on Tuesday with new conscripts reporting to their units between February 24 and 27.
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February 19, 2026 Greece seeks role in IMEC, Mitsotakis tells Modi
Greece wants to participate in the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has told his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, at a meeting on Thursday on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.
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February 12, 2026 Mitsotakis calls on Turkey to remove threats from bilateral relations
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday urged Turkey to remove any threats to Greek-Turkish relations.
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February 2, 2026 NATO helped keep the peace, ex-leader says
In an interview with Kathimerini, former NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, has defended his policy of neutrality in the disputes that arose between nominal allies Greece and Turkey, and took credit for creating a deterrence procedure that, according to him, averted serious escalation of tensions.
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February 1, 2026 PM defends higher defense spending
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said citizens understand the need for increased defense spending, as he attended a meeting of leaders of the European People’s Party in Zagreb.
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January 21, 2026 Greece, Israel deepen defense partnership
The depth of cooperation between Greece and Israel was underscored on Tuesday by a meeting in Athens between the two countries’ defense ministers, held less than a month after a trilateral gathering in Jerusalem and bilateral contacts between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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January 18, 2026 PM: Hellenic Navy’s first FDI frigate a ‘historic milestone’
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, in his weekly Sunday morning post, described the official integration this week of the first FDI Belharra frigate into the Hellenic Navy as a “historic milestone” for the country’s defense, emphasizing that it ensures Greece’s deterrent power “is not questioned by anyone.”
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January 16, 2026 A state-of-the-art warship anchors new era
The frigate Kimon, the first of the Navy’s FDI-class ships, arrived at the Salamis Naval Base on Thursday, welcomed by Greece’s political and military leadership. Two more ships of the class, Nearchos and Formion, are scheduled for delivery in 2026, placing three vessels into service within a year; a fourth, Themistoklis, is expected in two […]
