Greece issues orange weather warning as storms, strong winds forecast
Greece’s meteorological service has issued an orange warning for severe weather on Monday, forecasting heavy rain and thunderstorms across much of the country.
Greece’s meteorological service has issued an orange warning for severe weather on Monday, forecasting heavy rain and thunderstorms across much of the country.
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.
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 […]
Greece ranked fourth worldwide among the most powerful passports, according to the latest Henley Passport Index, using data from the International Air Transport Association. Greek passport holders can travel without a visa to 185 destinations, placing the country in a shared fourth position with nine other European nations.
Significant developments serving to establish Greece’s role as the energy gateway of SE Europe, and in particular as an entry point for liquefied natural gas that will be gasified and channeled to the countries of the region through the Greek system, are expected within 2026.
After 25 years of negotiations, the European Union is proceeding on Monday with the signing of the trade agreement with the Mercosur countries in Latin America, following the approval on Friday – through a qualified majority from 15 member-states of the bloc – despite the strong reaction by European farmers.
As the impact of the Recovery and Resilience Fund (RRF) weakens, growth in Greece is expected to moderate, but it will not decline sharply, argued European Stability Mechanism (ESM) Managing Director Pierre Gramegna in an interview with Kathimerini.
New Eurogroup President and Greek Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis congratulated Bulgaria on its eurozone integration as of January 1.
The LNG terminal on the Saronic Gulf islet of Revithousa is filling up with American LNG before the end of the year, strengthening its role as a strategic energy gateway not only for the domestic market but also for the wider Southeastern Europe region.
Alternate Finance Minister Nikos Papathanasis, responsible for the Recovery and Resilience Facility, submitted two requests to the European Commission on Monday for the disbursement of funds from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), totaling €1.17 billion.
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