Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Dendias lays out military revamp scheme

Defense Minister Nikos Dendias laid out the plans to modernize the country's armed forces further on Thursday during a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

Dendias said that part of the military's upgrades will adhere to the United Nations' Agenda 2030 for sustainable development, adding that innovation will play a key role in its implementation.

A year after Greece’s worst train disaster, railway safety fears persist

After 57 people were killed in Greece's worst train disaster a year ago, the government promised to fix a system crumbling from decades of neglect.

"Trains will resume operations with safety at the maximum possible level," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said weeks after the crash.

Archbishop orders inquiry into rant against lawmaker

Amid the backlash from some clerics over Parliament's recent ratification of a bill legalizing same-sex marriage, Archbishop Ieronymos ordered an ecclesiastical inquiry on Tuesday concerning the archimandrite of the Holy Archdiocese of Athens, Father Seraphim Dimitriou, over his recent behavior toward a socialist MP.

PM to attend Ukraine summit on Monday

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be attending a meeting of European leaders and government representatives in Paris on Monday to discuss Ukraine, his office said.

The summit will be hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron, in an effort to send a message to Moscow that there is no "Ukraine fatigue" in Europe.

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