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Earth News

A 'pink sea': Peach blossom stuns visitors in northern Greece

Tourists from all over Europe are flocking to Veroia to catch the spectacle.

Europe News

Johannes Hahn resigns as EU special envoy for Cyprus

Hahn was appointed in May 2025 to the post of Special Envoy after months of efforts by the Cypriot leadership and the President of the country.

Earth News

Evacuated pets arrive on Greek airlift from war-torn Middle East

Fourty-five pets and their owners were repatriated to Greece after weeks of being trapped in the Middle East.

Health news

Greece launches app to stop alcohol and tobacco sales to kids

Greece now applies the age certification system favoured by the European Union

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Cinema

Stepping out: Juliette Binoche documents dance for directorial debut

The French Oscar-winning actress has chosen to make her directorial debut a documentary about the process of learning how to dance and perform alongside the celebrated choreographer Akram Khan.

Cyprus

Greek PM Mitsotakis and French President Macron visit Cyprus

French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis travelled to Cyprus for an emergency trilateral meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides amid the war in Iran.

Earth News

Greece secures €400 million in EU funding for green transition

The funding will support strategic investments that increase clean technology capacity.

Cyprus

Spain, Italy and Netherlands join European naval deployment to Cyprus

Multiple European countries have announced further deployment of naval assets to the eastern Mediterranean after a drone attack on a UK base in Cyprus. HMS Dragon is expected next week.

Culture news

Art memorial: EU Parliament pays tribute to child cancer victims

Part of the European Parliament in Brussels has been transformed into a glowing artistic tribute space this week to display colourful paintings from the Children's Oncology Unit of Makareio Hospital in Cyprus

Cyprus

Foot-and-mouth disease: Anxiety and emergency measures in Cyprus

A full mobilisation has been ordered by the Cypriot authorities for Larnaca Province.

Travel News

Greece ranked the world’s top destination for ‘dock and dine’ tourism

A study by BoatBooker revealed that Greece is the number one country for gastronomic destinations accessible exclusively by sea.

Travel News

Record arrivals and tourism revenues for Greece in 2025

According to Bank of Greece data, the upward trend in the tourism sector continued for the third consecutive year.

Greece

World’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford reaches Crete

Washington has built up its biggest military presence in the Middle East in decades as it pushes Iran for concessions on its nuclear programme.

Culture news

Abandoned Nicosia airport set to become a museum in Cyprus buffer zone

Nicosia airport, abandoned and unused for more than 50 years in the Cypriot buffer zone, is on the verge of becoming a museum thanks to a group of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots who have teamed for a transformational project.

Travel News

Why Skopelos and Andros are on the must-visit list for 2026

The author of an award-winning travel blog has included the two Greek islands on a list of 'adored' destinations.

Travel News

Milos: Greek island threatened by overdevelopment

Experts warn that ongoing coastal construction could permanently scar the island’s unique volcanic terrain.

Culture news

Macron opens new exhibitions exploring French ties with Cyprus

In the framework of the Cyprus Presidency of the European Council, the two leaders of France and Cyprus have opened two major exhibitions in Paris examining historic ties between the two countries.

Tech News

Cyprus connects to Greek supercomputer as it enters AI race

A new data centre in Cyprus will connect to the Greek artificial intelligence factory and will use the computing power of the Greek DAIDALOS system

Culture news

Europe leads inaugural celebrations for World Greek Language Day

Monday 9 February marks the inaugural celebration of World Greek Language Day and tributes have been paid from across Europe in recognition of Greece's historical impact on life, literature and thought in Western society.

Culture news

Ties that bind: Ancient Greece exhibition continues tour of China

Athens and Beijing are seeking to strengthen cultural ties as 'Journey to Ancient Greece' opens at one of China's most important archaeological museums. 'Journey to Ancient Greece' explores the prehistoric period and classical antiquity, up to the years of Alexander the Great.

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