The mayor of Sparta, the ancient Greek city in the Peloponnese, announced on Wednesday that Gerard Butler, who played King Leonidas in the Hollywood blockbuster “300” will visit the town in March. Petros Doukas said that Butler will be a guest of honor in the festivities marking 2,500 years since …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky promised widescale reforms during his election campaign last year, which aimed to battle widespread corruption, increase transparency, reduce oligarchic influence, and improve the economy in Ukraine overall. But almost a year after his landslide victories in the presidential and parliamentary elections, voices in the opposition have …

France will stand by Greece and Cyprus, supporting both in their disputes with Turkey over maritime zones in the Mediterranean, French Defence Minister Florence Parly was quoted saying in a Greek newspaper on Sunday. Greece and Turkey are at odds over a host of issues ranging from mineral rights in …

Blue passports will be issued for the first time in almost three decades from next month to mark Britain’s departure from the EU, the government has announced. They will replace the standard-issue burgundy passports that were rolled out across EU countries from 1988. The home secretary, Priti Patel, welcomed the …

MOSCOW. Russian President Vladimir Putin has refused to grant the newly-appointed government any time for warming up. “All of these people are competent, they all are well informed and know their job. Many of them worked, one way or another, on the National Projects and national development goals, so they are …

French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Tuesday that France would crack down on Islamist separatism and would end a system in which foreign countries send imams to preach in French mosques. The aim, Macron said, is to “reduce foreign influence” and “ensure that the laws of the Republic are respected …

Michel Barnier has warned Sajid Javid and Boris Johnson that “they should not kid themselves” that Brussels will give a special deal to the City of London after a photograph emerged of the UK’s opening negotiating position on the new post-Brexit arrangements. A briefing paper, snapped by a long-lens camera …

Tο 2025 ενδέχεται να είναι μια χρονιά ορόσημο για τους εκδότες των εφημερίδων στη Γερμανία. Σε πέντε χρόνια από σήμερα τα κέρδη των ψηφιακών τους εκδόσεων αναμένεται να εξισορροπούν τις απώλειες που καταγράφουν από τις μειωμένες πωλήσεις των εφημερίδων τους. Αυτό τουλάχιστον προκύπτει από έρευνα που πραγματοποίησε ο Σύνδεσμος Γερμανών …

European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi presented proposals on how to strengthen the EU accession process to Foreign Affairs Committee MEPs on Wednesday. The issue of EU enlargement is a top priority for this Commission, stressed Enlargement Commissioner Várhelyi on Wednesday in the European Parliament, presenting a methodology …

ECB President Christine Lagarde, on Thursday fielded questions from the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee on the review of the bank’s monetary policy. In her opening remarks, Ms Lagarde set out the ECB’s outlook for the Euro area characterised by sluggish growth and sought to justify how the ECB’s actions, …