Greek Parliament

Defence Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos and French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly signed a contract today for Athens' purchase of 18 Rafale fighter jets.

The addition of the French war planes to the Greek Air Force fleet has been touted as giving the Greek Air Force a strategic boost in its deterrent force at a time of heightened tensions with Turkey.

Three employees woking in different buildings of the Greek Parliament tested positive for the novel coronavirus last week, a parliamentary source cited by state-run news agency ANA-MPA said Monday.

An agreement between Greece and Bulgaria concerning the IGB natural gas pipeline project (Gas Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria) was tabled in the Greek Parliament on Tuesday.

The agreement includes mutual commitments for the construction of the gas pipeline and for the transportation of gas after the project has been completed.

The Greek Parliament voted in favour of the extension of territorial waters to 12 nautical miles

With the Greek Parliament having successfully voted for the acquisition of 18 Rafale fighter planes from France on Thursday, the government's next priority is the upgrading of the Hellenic Navy, mainly through the acquisition of new frigates and the upgrading of existing ones.

Foreign Minister, Nikos Dendias reiterated on Wednesday that Greece's right to expand its territorial waters "is non-negotiable" and that Turkey must respect international law on this issue.

The draft bill extending Greece's western territorial waters to 12 nautical miles had its first reading at the committee level in Parliament on Tuesday.

People walk in Syntagma Square in front of the Greek Parliament, which, on Tuesday, after a five day debate, approved the 2021 budget, whose text foresees a 10.5% contraction in 2020 due to the effects of the pandemic.

Greece's purchase of Rafale fighter jets, whose acquisition is expected to be approved by the Greek Parliament next week, was discussed on Tuesday by Greek Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos and his French counterpart Florence Parly.

The Greek Parliament was lit up in orange on Wednesday evening to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

As part of the initiative, the slogan "No to violence" was projected on part of the facade.