Foreign Office updates Greece travel advice that could mean a 'long jail sentence' if ignored

Travel guidance for the destination was updated on Wednesday, June 4. British tourists travelling to Greece this summer have been warned of the penalties for drug smuggling after the Foreign Office updated its travel guidance for the popular holiday …

Explaining Greece: Breaking Down the ReArm Initiative and Last Week’s SAFE Regulation; Greece’s Concerns Clarified

One focus of the podcast is the recently adopted, by the EU Council, 150-billion-euro financial instrument known as the Security Action for Europe, or SAFE, which aims to facilitate joint procurements of weapons systems and materiel in order to boost …

US holds large-scale military exercises in Greece with NATO partners

Vermont National Guard Soldiers prepare for live fire exercise in Greece

Soldiers with the 1-102nd Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Vermont Army National Guard, prepare for a platoon live-fire exercise with sand table briefings and platoon battle drills during exercise Immediate Response 25 in Greece, June …

Greece’s Small Hotels Need Support Amid Rising Costs, Says Hatzis

The president of the Hellenic Hoteliers Federation, Yiannis Hatzis, on Wednesday issued a strong appeal to the country’s political leadership to address mounting pressures on Greece’s tourism industry, particularly the growing strain on small and very …

Greece Eyes Smarter Tourism with Santorini DMMO Announcement

Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni announced the establishment of a Destination Marketing and Management Organization (DMMO) for the Municipality of Thira on Santorini, during the 6th Regional Conference of the Hellenic Hoteliers Federation held on …

Greece Faces EU Court of Justice Over Flood Risk Failure

Deadly floods that revealed state and municipal food risk management failures have led Greece to await a European Court of Justice ruling June 5 for not completing required European Union directives. The European Commission referred Greece to the court for …

Cavalry Soldiers earn their spurs in Greece

Soldiers with the 1-172nd Cavalry Regiment and 186th Brigade Support Battalion, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Vermont Army National Guard, participate in a spur ride during exercise Immediate Response 25 in Greece, June 1, 2025. Spur rides are rites …

Egypt, Greece agree to protect status of Mount Sinai monastery, after court ruling

Audio By Carbonatix ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece and Egypt have agreed to safeguard the status of one of the world’s oldest sites of Christian worship, foreign ministers of both countries said late on Wednesday, after an Egyptian court ruling last week cast …

Egypt FM Lauds Distinguished Relations with Greece

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty praised on Wednesday June 4 ,2025 the deeply rooted relations between Egypt and Greece as well as the distinguished relations binding the two countries in the political, …