Greece Launches National Aerial Rescue and Air Ambulance Plan

Greece has approved a new National Aerial Rescue and Air Ambulance Plan (ESEDA) as part of a comprehensive effort to enhance emergency response capabilities across the country, reports AMNA. The plan was developed through a coordinated decision by the …

Klavdia: Greece Completes Second Eurovision Rehearsal

While in the far reaches of the Balkans, last year’s representative for Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest, Marina Satti, was recounting the highs of her Eurovision experience in a televised interview, this year’s representative, Klavdia, was completing …

Israel Now Seen Backpedaling from Cyprus-Greece Electricity Link

NICOSIA – The flip-flopping fate of the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) project to bring an electricity link from Israel through Cyprus to Greece is in limbo again with Israel reportedly rethinking whether to take part in favor of stopping it at Cyprus. …

Greece Buying Airbus H215s for Firefighting Operations

Greece Pushes, Exxon, Chevron to Speed Energy Hunt off Crete, Pelopponnese

ATHENS – Anxious to determine if there’s potential for lucrative sources, Greece is squeezing American energy giants, who’ve been licensed to explore for hydrocarbons, to step up the hunt south of Crete and the Peloponnese. Environment and Energy Minister …

Greece’s Ferry Boat Companies Probed for High Price Fixing Scheme

ATHENS – Like a milk cartel before them that was broken up, Greece’s ferry boat companies are being investigated for operating as an oligopoly and fixing high prices with growing demand for seats during record tourism. Greece’s Competition Commission began …

Israel, Greece to Offer Large Submarine Drone for Hellenic Navy

Israel and Greece have signed a memorandum of understanding to offer a large-class unmanned underwater system for the Hellenic Navy. Announced at an international defense exhibit in Athens, the collaboration will support potential deliveries of Tel Aviv’s …

U.S. Lawmakers Warn Trump Over Erdogan Aggression Toward Greece

WASHINGTON – A group of American lawmakers from both parties has told President Donald Trump to beware of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s gamesmanship they said threatens NATO and Greece, with which the United States has a military deal. Trump is …

Greece–Korea Relations: Greek Municipality Papagou–Cholargos Forms Sister-City Bond with Yeoju

Mayor Ilias Apostolopoulos of Papagou–Cholargos and Mayor Lee Chung-woo of Yeoju. Photo source: Papagou–Cholargos Municipality The Municipality of Papagou–Cholargos, located in the North Athens regional unit of Attica, has officially forged a sister-city …

Greece Becomes Third EU Country to Ratify Global Treaty for Ocean Protection

The agreement to preserve the health of the world’s oceans was agreed upon by the world’s governments—after ten years of discussions and debate—in 2023, and one of its key goals is to help meet the global “30-by-30” target. Credit: deeje / CC BY-SA 2.0 …