The restructuring of the armed forces, as reflected in the recent evaluations of senior and high-ranking officers, is a necessity arising from the lessons learned from current armed conflicts, as well as the rapid advancement of technology, according to sources from the Defense Ministry.

Greece, Cyprus and 10 other European Union countries want the European Commission to use its powers under the Digital Services Act to protect the integrity of European elections from foreign interference, a letter signed by the 12 countries, showed.

European Union enlargement “will be an important part of Europe’s answer” to the new geopolitical challenges faced by the continent, the European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos has told the Third Delphi Brussels Forum, taking place in Brussels and organized by the Delphi Economic Forum in collaboration with Kathimerini English Edition.

The Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama, delivered a 20-minute eulogy for the late Archbishop Anastasios during his funeral in Tirana on Thursday.

Greece’s near-term economic outlook remains favorable, with real GDP sustaining its robust expansion, said the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission for Greece, Joong Shik Kang, during a press conference on Thursday.

A 34-year-old Egyptian man arrested on Sunday has been sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted of being the serial flasher who harassed multiple women in Peristeri, western Athens.

European Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Suica announced a new chapter in EU policy for the region during her address at the Third Delphi Brussels Forum, held on Thursday in Brussels and organized by the Delphi Economic Forum in collaboration with Kathimerini English Edition. 

The Council of State, the country’s supreme administrative court, has intervened for a fifth time over delays concerning the demolition of illegal floors at the Coco-Mat hotel in Makrygianni, central Athens.

A 55-year-old Turkish national has been arrested in northern Greece on charges of smuggling firearms and ammunition after he was reportedly found adrift at sea in a boat carrying 61 guns and more than 2,900 rounds of ammunition. 

The funeral for the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania was held at the Orthodox cathedral in Tirana on Thursday, with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presiding. 

Henri Barkey, an adjunct senior fellow for Middle East studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and the Cohen chair in international relations at Lehigh University, joins Thanos Davelis as we look into the latest efforts to bring an end to Turkey’s 40-year Kurdish conflict.

Green energy (renewables and large hydropower plants) covered just over half of the country’s demand (50.2%).

The Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism (SHP) is holding its first-ever Lord Byron Medal ceremony on February 4, where it will bestow awards to two prominent figures for their work in promoting Greek culture, arts and letters.

The main opposition party plans to challenge the government if ongoing inquiries into the Tempe rail tragedy turn up new, damning findings, PASOK chief Nikos Androulakis said on Thursday, as public pressure mounts for a thorough and transparent investigation of the February 28, 2023, crash.

The company responsible for trains on Greece’s railway network issued an official statement on Thursday in response to mounting pressure for answers into the causes of a deadly collision that took place on February 28, 2023, and is still under investigation, almost two years later.

Providing the opening statement to the Third Delphi Brussels Forum, a Delphi Economic Forum and Kathimerini English Edition event held Thursday in Brussels, Apostolos Tzitizikostas, European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, underlined that Europe is facing challenging times due to factors such as the recent pandemic and war on the continent. 

Britain has an opportunity to right a historical wrong and do something it can be proud of by returning the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece, Stephen Fry, a prominent advocate for the reunification of the splendid Athenian artifacts, said on Wednesday.

This month marks four years since the outbreak of the Greek #MeToo movement, which forced Greek society to admit that violence against women in our country is a fact and created a force that demanded change in the rules and legislation.

The Environment Ministry is planning to revise the Regulatory Framework for Athens-Attica, with one of the key aspects of the new urban plan being the development of a new “city within a city” at the plot of the former airport in Elliniko on Athens’ southern coast. 

Two men died from their injuries while hospitalized following a motorcycle accident on Wednesday midday in the Argolida region, northeastern Peloponnese.