According to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 665 people lost their lives in traffic accidents in 2024, while Greece remains among the European Union countries with the highest rates of road fatalities. Data from the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) ranks Greece seventh across the bloc for traffic-related deaths.
The seventh round of the FIA World Rally Championship represents the largest Rally1 field since Greece’s WRC return in 2021, with 12 top-tier cars competing across 17 special stages totaling 345.76 kilometers.
The European Council adopted on Tuesday a regulation setting up the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) instrument.
For entry into the country, the bill provides for a stricter framework in line with the guidelines of the new European regulation on migration, which is set to come into effect in 2026
This new authority will be designed along the lines of similar authorities elsewhere - mainly in Scandinavian countries, with Sweden being the closest example to what the government is trying to do in Greece, he said.
“I think 5% is frankly very challenging,” Mitsotakis said in a CNBC interview. “For hard defense spending, 3.5% is likely the maximum that could be reasonably accepted.”
