Greece

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will attempt to set in motion a European Union response to pricing policies that are driving prices in Greece higher than in richer EU countries, Minister of State Akis Skertsos confirmed in a social media post on Friday.

Prime Minister Mitsotakis expressed his confidence that his New Democracy party will win the European elections during a speech in Giannitsa, a city in northern Greece, on Friday. 

Greece ranks fourth among the top destinations in the preferences of European travelers in a survey by the European Travel Commission, which examines the mood for tourism between May and October this year.

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.

Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev expressed concern over the recent actions and rhetoric of politicians in North Macedonia, emphasizing the need to move beyond the election campaign phase. He cautioned against the potential consequences of such behavior, warning that it could lead to the country's isolation and distance from the European Union.

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.

The legality of regularizing urban planning violations in common areas of a property without the consent of all co-owners will be examined Saturday by the plenary session of the Council of State, Greece's highest administrative court.

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. 

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.

The governments of eight European Union member states said Friday the situation in Syria should be re-evaluated to allow for the voluntary return of Syrian refugees back to their homeland.