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The undeclared war with Turkey cost Greece dearly. During the 100 day crisis involving Ankara's oil and gas research vessel "Oruc Reis" the Greek Navy was deployed to constantly monitor the Aegean.

Preparations for mass vaccinations comes as the identification of a highly infectious new strain of the coronavirus in Britain caused chaos across the region, with countries shutting off travel ties with the UK and disrupting trade ahead of Christmas.

Those of us who are on the same side agree that the paramount goal is to end the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic even if we have different views on the requisite strategy, on the prioritisation of objectives, or on how to rebuild the country the day after.

Money from the EU Recovery Fund offers this capability especially in the direction of "green" development, which is the future of the European economy.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is quite rightly thrashing out measures with targeted assistance for the middle class that will be a central part of the national reconstruction plan on the basis of which Greece will receive EU Recovery Fund liquidity.

The residents of the Aegean islands that are the point of entry for most migrants are also relieved because those residing in Reception and Identification Centres has fallen by 62 percent.

The United States expects to have immunized 100 million people with the coronavirus vaccine by the end of March, the chief adviser for the U.S.

Competition across the continent came to a halt in March as the impact of the pandemic was felt, but by June domestic competitions were back under way across Europe — albeit without fans and in controlled ‘bio-secure’ stadiums.

The United States, Italy and Spain were the top exporters of arms to Turkey from 2015-2019, according the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

Poorer central and eastern European states seeking further guarantees of EU support to help them make the mammoth investments needed to slash emissions.

In an exclusive interview with in.gr, tanea.gr, and tovima.gr, Professor Gkikas Magiorkinis details the major obstacles that arise in the effort to inform an often distrustful public about COVID-19.

The Council oF State, Greece’s supreme administrative court, ruled that it is legal to expel from daycare centres and kindergartens children whose parents refuse to vaccinate them because the Constitution says the state must protect public heath.

'The skirmish two days ago at a Nato foreign ministers’ teleconference between US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu does not alter the facts, nor does it signal a shift in Washington’s stance towards Ankara.'

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ effort to mobilise his ministers to speed up reforms is of enormous importance for the foreseeable future.

Unbelievable things in Velontrom, with referee Jesús Gil Manzano giving two penalties in favor of Marseille in 20 minutes (55 ‘, 75’), one worse than the other and the French team turning the game with Olympiacos from 0-1 at 2-1!

Ιt is clear that the German chancellor is aiming for something more that the (definitive?) return of the Turkish research vessel “Oruc Reis” to its base. She has underlined that the EU has channeled much effort into improving its relations with Turkey.

One month after the day that the island of Samos was hit by a very strong earthquake the residents of the island are still confronted with major problems caused by the 6.9 on the Richter scale temblor in their daily lives,

It will be impossible to station a police contingent outside of all Patras churches and the last thing the government wants is clashes between police and faithful.

The EU recovery fund creates substantial and realistic prospects for a re-structuring and re-orientation (assuming that there was an orientation in the first place) of the battered Greece economy.

Vangelis Marniakis spoke clearly of a distortion of the result of the Olympiakos – Manchester City match. There was an obvious foul before City’s goal.

It took much time and toil for women to find their voice. Yet even in 2020 the meting out of justice for a beating, rape, or murder remains a challenge for any court.

A new ICU unit with 14 beds was created at the State Hospital of Nikaia – E. Marinakis, A. Frangou and ION covered the cost of the new beds

SYRIZA aims to co-opt the centre-left, Pasok-based Movement for Change (KINAL) which refused to sign on to both SYRIZA’s declaration regarding the 17 November anniversary and its statement on healthcare.

The only thing in Greece that seems not to have changed particularly over the last months in which the COVID-19 pandemic has been raging is the domestic political scene

On the international level there have been announcements that vaccines that are being developed are extremely effective and there are three of them in very advanced stages until now.

Politicians can visit the historic Athens Polytechnic campus to leave a flower, as the PM suggested, or to lay a wreath as the main opposition leader proposed.

The opposition’s comparing the government with a junta, because it banned a commemorative march, especially when it is following the recommendations of the National Committee on Public Health is entirely unjustified.

The problem is that despite various indications Turkey’s next moves remain unknown because we have not yet learned to read them properly.

Tsipras may have verbally expressed annoyance but in fact he continues to offer political cover to the phenomenon of Polakism .

The only way to deter a disaster from the second wave of the virus is to get a vaccine and religiously comply with restrictive measures.

Those who seek to circumvent the rules are not many but this juncture is particularly critical for everyone.

As in the spring lockdown, movement will be limited to essentials and citizens will have to send an SMS to get approval to leave home for a very limited number of purposes.

It has been demonstrated that the government’s abolition of university asylum has not solved the existing problems. That requires the active cooperation of the university community.