News from Greece

«My dear Colleagues, I am really very happy to be here today for our first quadrilateral meeting.  As I have repeatedly stated, it was and it is always a joy for me to be in Cyprus. And of course, the greatest of pleasure to meet and exchange views with close friends...

«My dear Minister, dear Charbel, it is a great pleasure to welcome you to Athens. I am very pleased that we had the opportunity for a very productive exchange of views. First yesterday, when we had our trilateral meeting with our Cypriot colleague, Nikos Christodoulides, and then this morning, when we...

“We share with Italy common positions on the entire European agenda”, stressed Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, following his meeting in Rome with his counterpart, State Secretary to the Prime Minister’s Office for European Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, which was held at the Prime Ministerial Mansion (Palazzo Chigi). The focus...

“Your Excellency the Minister, my dear Mevlüt, I would like to thank President Erdoğan and you, of course, my old friend – thank you for reminding when and how we met, many years ago – for today’s hospitality. And I would also like to thank you for the great honour you do...

“I am very pleased and moved to be meeting today with His All Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. I would like to convey the warm greetings and respects of the Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who has already conveyed his condolences, as have I, for the unfortunate passing of the Patriarch’s...

Dear Deputy Prime Minister, good day and thank you for your hospitality today [greeting in Arabic]. I am here in Libya just a week after Prime Minister Mitsotakis’ visit to Tripoli, on which I accompanied him. My visit to Benghazi today is a follow-up to that visit and marks our full...

I am very pleased at the convening of the first trilateral meeting between Greece, Cyprus and Serbia, here in Belgrade. And I, too, thank you for your warm hospitality. I am sorry that the pandemic kept us from meeting until now in this context, but I think we agreed to...

Greece aims to create new business opportunities thanks to its nascent cannabis economy. The use of medical cannabis in Greece was legalised in 2017, while the prohibition of its production was...

For Greek “metalheads”, Rotting Christ needs no introduction; the same goes for many more music fans worldwide. The band’s core, brothers Sakis (vocals/guitars) and Themis Tolis...

Greece, boasting one of the oldest cinematic traditions in Europe, is for more than one reasons a film friendly country; its unique light and locations as well as its versatile architecture have...

Johanna Hanink is Associate Professor of Classics at Brown University, US. Her work focuses on ancient theater and performance, the cultural life of classical Athens, and the idea of the "Greek...

Did you know that Greece offers many studying opportunities at Master’s degree level exclusively in English? In Greece you can find some challenging and innovative fully English-taught Master's...

Central Bridge @Trikala (photo:Kouris©Greece-is) Built in the Thessalian plain in the middle of Greece, the medium-sized provincial city of Trikala is a unique destination for those who want to...

The Greek islands, well known for their sunny beaches and clear blue waters, attract outdoor enthusiasts not only for activities such as diving, scuba diving, snorkeling, wind surfing, sailing or...