Category: GREECE

  • Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation to Strengthen Research across Greece

    Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation to Strengthen Research across Greece

    The European Investment Bank has agreed to provide 180 million euros to support the creation and first operations of the new Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (ELIDEK). The creation of the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation was formally announced on 15 July 2016 at a signature ceremony in Athens, attended by representatives from across the Greek…

  • Joint Communiqué – Rhodes Security and Stability Conference, Rhodes, 08.09-09.2016

    Joint Communiqué – Rhodes Security and Stability Conference, Rhodes, 08.09-09.2016

    The first Informal Ministerial Meeting of the Rhodes Security and Stability Conference provided the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and High Officials of Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Slovakia -in her capacity as President of the Council of the European Union-, Tunisia and United Arab Emirates with the opportunity to exchange views on…

  • Cyprus-Greece “value security” says Egypt’s FM Sameh Shoukry

    Cyprus-Greece “value security” says Egypt’s FM Sameh Shoukry

    Egypt’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Sameh Shoukry, told Independent Balkan News Agency on Sunday that the tripartite with Greece and Cyprus shows that the two countries “value security and understand the potential dangers for instability in Egypt.” Shoukry was speaking after Cyprus and Egypt signed a landmark deal to transport natural gas from Cyprus’ EEZ to Egypt on…

  • First ‘Made in Greece’ Drone Presented at Thessaloniki Fair

    First ‘Made in Greece’ Drone Presented at Thessaloniki Fair

    The first unmanned aerial vehicle bearing the “Made in Greece” stamp presented at the 81st Thessaloniki International Fair. The HCUAV RX-1 is 4 meters long, takes off at a speed of 2.8 meters per second and can develop a speed of 190 km per hour. With a range of 150 km and autonomy 11 hours, it…