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It was ratified by the Greek Parliament on 7 October 2021 by a vote of 191 for to 109 against. [8] [9] [10] The agreement came two weeks after the surprise announcement of the AUKUS security pact by Australia , United Kingdom and the United States where Australia also cancelled a €35 billion deal for 12 French diesel-electric submarines.
The Ministry of National Defence (Greek: Υπουργείο Εθνικής Άμυνας, abbreviated ΥΠΕΘΑ), is the civilian cabinet organisation responsible for managing the Hellenic Armed Forces, the leader of which is, according to the Constitution (Article 45), the President of the Republic but their administration is exercised only by the Prime Minister and the Government of Greece.
While the overall number of overseas military bases has fallen since 1945, the United States, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Russia and France still possess or utilize a substantial number of them. Smaller numbers of overseas military bases are operated by China, Iran, India, Italy, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates.
Military expenditure in Greece was reported at 3.69% of GDP in 2022, a significant increase from 1.9% in 2019. This surge in spending is largely attributed to the election of the New Democracy Party, making Greece the biggest spender on military as a percentage of GDP in all of NATO, surpassing even the United States.
2019. 2023 (June) v. t. e. The 2021 Greece wildfires were multiple wildfires in Greece in August 2021, which killed 3 people, [4] [5] injured at least 20 others and burned dozens of homes, after a historic heatwave for the country, with the highest temperatures reaching 47.1 °C (116.8 °F). Authorities evacuated several villages and towns.
Katerina Sakellaropoulou. Katerina Sakellaropoulou ( Greek: Κατερίνα Σακελλαροπούλου [kateˈrina sacelaroˈpulu]; born 30 May 1956) is a Greek judge who has been the president of Greece since 13 March 2020. [ 2] She was elected by the Hellenic Parliament to succeed Prokopis Pavlopoulos on 22 January 2020. Prior to her ...
Recorded 10 March 2022. Paul Joseph LaCamera[ 1] (born 4 September 1963) [ 2] is a United States Army four-star general and infantry officer who serves as commander of the United Nations Command, ROK/US Combined Forces Command and United States Forces Korea since 2 July 2021. [ 3] LaCamera most recently served as commanding general of United ...
Flag of an Air Force lieutenant general. This is a list of lieutenant generals in the United States Air Force since 2020.The rank of lieutenant general (or three-star general) is the second-highest rank normally achievable in the U.S. Air Force, and the first to have a specified number of appointments set by statute.