Greece

Greece is home to Pavlos, son of the former King Constantine, who, along with his brother Nikolaos and other family members, filed an application to regain Greek citizenship at the Athens Registry Office, stating that he chooses the surname De Grece.

Greece is entering a new era. Leaving behind the financial crisis, the country has undergone a profound transformation and is now seen as a rising diplomatic and economic power in Southeast Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean. From once a calamity, Greece has become a success story. With this transformation, new thinking is needed to shape Greece's new narrative.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will travel to Brussels on Wednesday after attending a ceremony in Ioannina in northwestern Greece, where he will participate in the signing of the contract for the expansion of the Ionian Highway (Ionias Odos), a vital infrastructure project linking Ioannina and Kakavija in Albania.

Greece's parliament has just approved the 2025 budget, with Prime Minister Mitsotakis highlighting measures designed to help mostly lower income households in the face of rising costs.This also includes measures that relate to Greece's banking sector which have received a lot of media attention.

Greece is overhauling its military infrastructure, with the first phase of a sweeping reorganization set to close 10 non-critical army camps and merge five units by December 31.

Government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis began the daily press briefing on Monday noting the passing of the 2025 state budget and observing that "Greece is continuing on a path of responsibility and not mortgaging the future of the next generations. We will not return to the dark days of bankruptcy.

Tourism spending in Greece increased by 14% in the period from October 2023 to September 2024 compared to previous 12-month period, according to Visa.

The Hellenic National Defense General Staff (GEETHA) announced on Monday the planned decommissioning of several military camps across Greece as part of Defense Minister Nikos Dendias' initiative to reorganize the armed forces.

The narrative of stability was the central theme of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' speech on Sunday evening during the vote on Greece's 2025 annual budget, which projects a growth rate of 2.3% for the coming year.

For decades, Greece's mountain villages have faced a steady exodus, their inhabitants trading altitude for the comforts of lowland cities.