Nikos Hardalias
Aegina water pipeline not sabotaged, mayor says
Aegina's water pipeline was not sabotaged, as previously believed, but rather burst due to technical faults, the island's mayor Giannis Zorbas said during municipal council meeting on Wednesday.
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A Greek island is without drinking water after pipeline damage that authorities blame on sabotage
Residents of the Greek island of Aegina have spent several days without drinkable water running in their homes after an alleged act of sabotage disabled an undersea pipeline from the mainland, authorities in Athens said Tuesday.
Damage to Aegina water pipeline ‘no coincidence’
The Attica Regional Authority has attributed the latest damage to the underwater pipeline for Aegina island in the Saronic Gulf to sabotage.
It was the fourth time that the pipeline has suffered damage and now there are indications that an explosive device was used.
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Major parties seeking fresh impetus
Local elections frequently take on the characteristics of a referendum and serve as a platform to convey a message that voters wish to express.
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Attica Regional Governor announces he will not stand in upcoming elections
The Regional Governor of Attica Giorgios Patoulis announced on Monday that he would not be standing in the upcoming local elections after New Democracy, who supported him in the previous election, endorsed current Deputy Defense Minister Nikos Hardalias.
Hardalias to run for Attica regional governor with ND support
Nikos Hardalias, the current deputy defense minister, will be running for the position of Attica regional governor in the upcoming local elections, supported by New Democracy. The announcement was made on Monday.
Deputy defense minister and army chief in Cyprus to mark invasion anniversary
Deputy Defense Minister Nikos Hardalias and Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff General Konstantinos Floros travelled to Cyprus on Thursday to attend the memorial services marking 49 years since the invasion of the island by Turkish Forces in 1974.
Ankara says Greek officials need permission to visit eastern Aegean islands, cites 953 Greek ‘violations’
After months of declarations from top Turkish government officials that Greece's sovereignty over a number of its islands in the eastern Mediterranean is contingent upon Athens demilitarising them, now Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar has reportedly decided that he wishes to forbid Deputy Defence Minister Nikos Hardalias from visiting the said islands without Ankara's permission.
Greece sends defence, humanitarian, aid to Ukraine
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has decided to send defensive military equipment and humanitarian aid to Ukraine following an emergency meeting that he chaired this morning with Defence Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Konstantinos Floros.
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PM Mitsotakis chairs meeting on civil defence action plan, asks for close cooperation
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis chaired a meeting on Wednesday on the close cooperation required between the ministries of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Environment and Energy and National Defence with respect to actions for the restoration of fire-stricken areas - especially flood protection - and the timely preparation of the 2022 firefighting period.