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PM: North Macedonia should use constitutional name everywhere
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reiterated on Saturday the obligation of North Macedonia's officials to use the country's constitutional name in every use, as dictated in a 2018 UN-brokered agreement between Athens and Skopje.
New electric buses come into service in Athens
Infrastructure and Transport Minister Christos Staikouras on Friday boarded and took a ride on the first of the new electric buses that came into service after being added to the fleet of the Athens public bus company, OSY SA.
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Capturing the essence
The awe-inspiring Kallimarmaro Stadium in Athens without spectators. "I'm not interested in the picturesque, touristic impression," says landscape and architecture photographer Erieta Attali. In two exhibitions in Paris, she presents unique images from Delos, the archaeological site of Olympia and the Kallimarmaro. "For me, Delos is not only the antiquities.
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Gov’t to table F-35 letter of acceptance in Parliament
In the next 20 days the Greek Parliament will be called upon to ratify the US Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) for the supply of the F-35 fighter jets, Kathimerini understands.
Athens introduces digital tool to encourage walking
Aiming to encourage walking, the Athens Municipality has introduced a digital tool with valuable data informing citizens and local authorities about the state of sidewalks and streets in the Greek capital.
Gerapetritis: Aid must flow into Gaza unimpeded
It is imperative to "halt hostilities and immediately put an end to the bloodshed and allow humanitarian aid to flow unimpeded into Gaza," Foreign Affairs Minister George Gerapetritis has said, after meeting with this Canadian counterpart in Athens.
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Mitsotakis warns North Macedonia: Violating Prespa Agreement blocks EU path
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has once again cautioned North Macedonia that violating the Prespa Agreement, which resolved the longstanding name dispute between the two neighbors, will jeopardize the Balkan country's ambitions for EU membership.
Gov’t wants EC intervention on consumer prices
The government is requesting the four interventions by the European Commission so that multinational companies do not sell their products more expensively in Greece.
Athens argues that the different pricing, without valid justification, by the multinationals conflicts with the most basic characteristic of the European Union, which is none other than the single market.
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Police officers set up tents in Syntagma Square, protest budget cuts
Police officers set up tents in Syntagma Square in front of Parliament on Friday morning to protest against budget cuts impacting their compensation for travel expenses.
A government amendment passed on April 28 mandates that police officers stationed outside urban centers serve for three months in Athens or Thessaloniki. Furthermore, it slashed the per diem from 80 to 30 euros.
Aegean offers additional seats this summer
Aegean Airlines, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, is offering a greater number of available seats during the summer season of 2024, placing particular emphasis on further reducing seasonality.
As stated by Yannis Rasoglou, director of Network and Airline Partnerships, this summer the airline will have 13.4 million seats, up 6% from last year.
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