Minister for National Defence

Dendias visiting Kos and Patmos with Armed Forces chief

Defence Minister Nikos Dendias will visit the islands of Kos and Patmos on Wednesday and Thursday, he ministry said.

Dendias will visit military guard posts, accompanied by Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff, General Dimitrios Choupis, and Chief of Hellenic Army General Staff, Lieutenant General Georgios Kostidis. 

Greek PM seeks to avoid snap polls before May amid friction

Despite the return of speculation about early elections due to the ongoing friction within the ruling coalition, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appears intent on sticking to his plan of either seeing out his government's four-year term in office or heading to the polls in May, to coincide with local and European elections.

Greek PM seeks to avoid early polls

Despite the return of speculation about early elections due to the ongoing friction within the ruling coalition, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appears intent on sticking to his plan of either seeing out his government's four-year term in office or heading to the polls in May, to coincide with local and European elections.

Greek PM rejects proposal by ND leader for special inquiry regarding Defence Minister Kammenos over Noor-1 case

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras unleashed a scathing attack against the leader of Greece’s major opposition party New Democracy, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, during the former’s address in the Greek plenum, Wednesday. Mr.