francine: what is your biggest dream for greece?mitsotakis: to become a global protagonist in those areas where we can be a protagonist, and to be able to catch up in those areas where we are still laggards. and to address what i consider to be the three big challenges, which is the environment, the digital challenge, the opportunities and threats of ai. but, for me, the most important challenge is income inequality. at the end of the day, i want to look at the goals we delivered. i will be happy if i see less inequality rather than more. it's always a risk in rapidly-growing economies that you actually have more inequality. we have been able to lower inequality over the past four years, because we have actively supported those in need. at the end of the day, it is about giving opportunity to those who are less privileged. this is what really excites me and makes me work harder when i feel tired. francine: prime minister, do you think that is why people voted for you, or is it because they didn't have a real alternative? pm mitsotak

francine: what is your biggest dream for greece?mitsotakis: to become a protagonist -- a global protagonist in those areas where we can be a protagonist, and to be able to catch up in those areas where we are still laggards. and to address what i consider to be the three big challenges, which is the environment, the digital challenge, the opportunities and threats of ai. pirate prime minister, do about giving opportunity to those who are less privileged. this is what really excites me and makes me work harder when i feel tired. francine: prime minister, do you think that is why people voted for you, or is it because they didn't have a real alternative? pm mitsotakis: i think that maybe in 2019, people voted for us because they were fed up with the previous government. in this election, i am pretty sure people voted for us because they bought into our story and our vision for the future. again, it is unusual to see this level of support in a western democracy, in a multiparty system. so, i think they placed their trust in us, and we

we can just react to the news out of greece. claire, your thoughts?— out of greece.o see such a progressive piece of— thoughts? it's great to see such a progressive piece of legislation i progressive piece of legislation being passed in greece and congratulations to the campaigners there. and it's great to have some good news because there is a lot of very difficult issues going on in the world right now. so it's great that the progress for a quality marches on.— that the progress for a qualityj marches on._ i that the progress for a quality - marches on._ i think marches on. your thoughts? i think this is a number— marches on. your thoughts? i think this is a number of— marches on. your thoughts? i think this is a number ofjurisdictions - this is a number ofjurisdictions here _ this is a number ofjurisdictions here in— this is a number ofjurisdictions here in the _ this is a number ofjurisdictions here in the us _ this is a number ofjurisdictions here in the us where _ this is a number ofjurisdictions here in the us where this - this is a number ofjurisdictions - he

greece legalizes same-sex marriage, a first for an orthodox country.eek parliament passed a law legalizing same-sex marriage. surveys show that greek society remains a country of traditional family values continues to lag behind other western countries on gender equality. 69% of respondents are against same-sex parenthood. the greek orthodox church, which has more than 80% of the population, said the bill puts the rights of gay adults above the interests of unborn children. conservative greek. has long lagged behind much of europe in lgbt rights, but that is about to change. the country's parliament is expected to legalize same-sex marriage. this is an important step towards equality for all, but it is primarily aimed at protecting the children of same-sex couples. children should have the same rights as all other children around the world. this is an important milestone in the field of human rights, reflecting today's greece, a progressive and democratic country passionately committed to european values. one of the biggest problems was recognizing onl

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so it's a historic day for greece to say, the least, i would say. and, but there's been plenty of controversy, right? so how contentious has this bill be, as indeed this has been a significant step for grace problem. as i said, we could say really historic, 1st of all, greece was very slow in adopting and doing that a change. and this is mainly due to one the financial crisis of course and listened demick. but still, although mitchell thought he's in the beginning, he was in favor. all the initial um, he, he didn't really do it quickly and let's not forget, here he was re elected recently. so displayed is control here. right now it's not your same sex marriage. so that's been legalized, right, because it also there are also changes around parental rights. so can you tell us more about these changes? that's correct. it's not just about the parental rights. so the aim is to, to provide equal rights to the same sex couples, but also there was a change in having a children. so here they have the right to adopt. however, they don't have access to medical

thus, greece became the first orthodox country to legalize same-sex marriage.out this with the deputy chairman of the synodal department of the moscow patriarchate for the relationship of the church with society and the media, vakhtang kipshidze. vakhtan vladimirovich, hello. hello. tell me how to the rps in the orthodox world as a whole reacted to the fact that greece allowed same-sex marriage, thus becoming the first orthodox country to legalize such unions. you know, i don’t yet know about the reaction in the rest of the orthodox world, but i think that all religious figures who have preserved some representation of traditional values, of course, will not support this decision. as for our reaction, then... i can say that we can only sympathize with the ladsk orthodox church, which, as we know, spoke out openly against the adoption of this bill, recalling that such legislative changes completely contradict the christian idea of ​​the family, which, as we know, is true not only for orthodox christians, but also for christians of other faiths, can only consist

and the greeks of asia minor were forced to leave their places, their homeland and flee to greece.ies was the family of an old man, and this is how the family ended up in greece in the city of cavalry. our wonderful excursion ended, and i approached, everyone went to the bus in between, and i approached our guide, and began to ask her some questions about the elder. then she led me separately to one place - from which such a wonderful view opened up, a mountain gorge between two mountains and a mountain river, in the distance i saw a monastery called shtomiu, in which the elder stayed for several years, he restored this monastery. the faraseots loved the church and had an ascetic spirit. the last bright and perfect expression of following this tradition was the parish priest of the village, saint arsenius of capadocia. seeing his holy life and many miracles, not only christians, but also muslims flocked to him. the ancestors of elder paisius were distinguished by special reverence, his grandmothers, haji christine belonged to a small temple in honor of the holy archangel michael. t

it would make greece the 1st orthodox christian country to legalize the same sex marriage. i do see that a change in greece is marriage most would be life changing for constantino's ends were like us. he currently lives in london with his husband and 2 adopted children . but if laws allow in his native greece, if he wants to take his family home, the minute this bill gets voted empowerment and fingers crossed the well. we are planning on registering ourselves as a married couple so we can just transfer our my certificate over degrees. i know were interested in the kits and on that opens up the path for us to move back is approved. the bill would from same 6 couples marriage rights as well as parental rights. it's lisa, right. it's been a long road to get to the stage with the orthodox church. family opposed representing greece is dominant. faith, the church, i use the marriage bill would confuse parental roles. and we can the traditional family or previous governments have shied away from confrontation with the church. the bill looks likely to pass and despite the loud oppo

as greece is orthodox church, staunchly opposed to the change. the landmark of all was drafted by great prime minister to the customer to pack is to urge to parliament to say yes to a quantity ahead of the vote to suffer more on this, i'm joined in the studio by dw correspondence. sophia, cliff talking is usually in athens, but we have the pleasure of having you here in, in berlin. good to see a, sophia. so it's a historic day for greece to say, the least, i would say am, but there's been plenty of controversy, right? so how contentious has this bill be, as indeed this has been a significant step for grace problem. as i said, we could say really historic, 1st of all, greece was very slow in adopting and doing that change. and this is mainly due to one, the financial crisis of course, and the pandemic, but is still a low mix with the keys in the beginning. he was in favor all the initial he, he didn't really do it quickly and let's not forget, here he was re elected recently. so displayed is control here. right now it's not your same sex marriage,

, so greece will not supply s-300 missiles to ukraine.nformation about the supply, which had previously appeared online, was denied by a greek spokesman. government pavlos marinakis, quoting marinakis, there should be a limit to fake news, especially when it affects the country's interests and its international image, there is no such thing, and i categorically deny it, there was not even the intention that greece would risk the country's defensive armament. well, the news is not too much good, but let's keep our finger on the pulse of information. thank you, mr. valery, valery ryabykh, executive director of the consulting agency defense express is working. now live on the tv channel , we are going further, we are going further, but before that we go on a short break and after it we will definitely come back to you, so stay with us, there are discounts on bronchialik 10% in pharmacies, plantain, bam and savings kratal contains natural components that take good care of your heart. kratal improves blood supply and functional condition myoca

but if laws allow in his native greece, if you wants to take his family home, the minute this bill gets voted empowerment and fingers crossed the well. we are planning on registering ourselves as a married couple. so we can just transfer our marriage certificate over degrees and though we're just so the kids and done that opens up the path for us to move back. it's approved the bill would grum, same 6 capitals marriage rights as well as parental rights. it's been a long road to get to the stage with the orthodox church. family opposed representing greece is dominant. faith the church, i use the marriage bill would confuse parental roles and we can the traditional family or previous governments have shied away from confrontation with the church. the bill looks likely to pass and despite the loud opposition, public opinion is narrowly supportive of the change. as the dynamic evolution of society society's progress and interpretations of the constitution must be made on the evolution of society. the arguments made a game all contrived, and there is, in fact, a political disagreement not ha

in the fight against russia and will bring greece closer to european democracy. poland, as a sign of protest against the import of ukrainian agricultural products, farmers threw eggs at the representative office of the european commission. thousands of farmers brought out equipment on the main street of the city, lit fires and blocked roads, and protesters are threatening to make the protest indefinite if the government continues to refuse dialogue. american congressmen are confident that the biden administration has a plan to combat the russian threat to national security. usa, the speaker of the house of representatives announced this mike johnson. let me remind you that earlier in washington they stated that russia allegedly intends to place nuclear weapons in space. all information about this was presented to congressmen at a closed briefing. denis davidov will tell you what was discussed. coming out of a closed briefing , congressmen went straight to the cameras. after all, it’s a russian threat, which the white house national security advisor pumped into la

the family left the uk for things they thought they couldn't do at home. only in greece.at at work we could be ourselves to people we know without any questions or anything weird. conservative greece has long lagged behind much of europe in lgbt rights , but that is about to change. the country's parliament is expected to legalize same-sex marriage. this is an important step towards equality for all, but it is primarily aimed at protecting children from top couples. children should have the same that's all right. this is an important milestone in the field of human rights, reflecting today's greece, a progressive and democratic country passionately committed to european values. one of the biggest problems was recognizing only the biological parent as the legal guardian of children of same-sex marriages. this has long been a cause of great stress and anxiety for parents. my children are not recognized as mine in greece, even if they have an american passport. everything is done according to american laws, in norwegian. let's see with putin and it sounds pretty good it’s al

so greece would become an exception to that.ntry's tradition and religion, and the powerful orthodox church has been fiercely against this, and has written a letter for prelates to read out in church services earlier this month in which they condemn the move. and that's reflected in views across society — so a recent poll found a very slim majority in favour of the same sex marriage bill, about 55% — or between 53—55%. but the prime minister feels that this is a time for greece to to to catch up with many of its western european neighbours and to to pass a bill that would enshrine marriage equality and allow same sex—couples to adopt children. mark, as you mentioned, this is really teetering on the lines here, when it comes to public support. is the greek prime minister gambling his political future on this? i don't think so because he faces a pretty weak opposition at the moment. and the fact that he has felt confident enough to bring in this bill shows how stable he feels actually in power. he recently stormed to re—election a

we can speak to a journalist in greece. you for coming on the program. >> thank you for the invitation. lewis: what are we expecting to happen now? >> we are certain it will pass with 170 votes in favor. this is a diverse coalition for greek standards. you will have support from most of the mps of the governing party if not all. some will abstain, some will reject the bill but also support from the major opposition parties in greece. there will be parties that will not vote for it including the communist party of greece, traditional stands for years, as well as the parties on the right, but it was not expected that roughly 170 mps, which is the alleged number right now would vote for it. it is a huge success for greece which is predominately a conservative country. the biggest success i would say for this government and the bill, it has guarantee public support, the marriage equality bill, and extending adoption to same-sex couples. i think it's a major victory for the community here. as we are speaking, there are crowds ga

legalized in greece same-sex marriage.s is the first and only of the orthodox countries, the authorities who took such a step, against the will of their own people. the overwhelming majority of the country's residents categorically disagree with the parliament's decision. but our partners in the european union are for it. the greek media are now writing about this. the orthodox church in greece, which accounts for more than 80% of the population, said the draft law threatens the future of children. protesters who disagree with the new law marched in athens, people chanting, this will kill greece. but the authorities did not listen to the people. the country's prime minister, as is usual for european politicians, said that the legalization of same-sex marriages will help greece in the fight against russia and will bring greece closer to european democracy. the white house is trying to blackmail republicans because they are delaying the decision. about assistance to ukraine, the wall street journal writes about this. at the

he tells us how greece, a secret service was involved in press freedom violations. we were inquiring some specific cases or for domestic legislation, overland special government, who was more than hoping who's not fussing a to distinguish economy. crime, greece in several articles for the financial times. co. congress criticize the fact that the new laws had made it virtually impossible to prosecute money laundering and tax evasion in greece. initially, he said the government trying to pressure the newspaper and hold his report. at the same time talk has told us he himself was targeted by the secret service of the same period of time they, while i was on the 7th with a commission at technology big weekend, we say have started, looks pretty mental infections with the present. the discoveries made by a co caucus and several other colleagues showed that journalists, the opposition leader and even government ministers, had been wire tapped. the spice software predator had been covertly installed on their smartphones. it was a nationwide scandal. the secret service of mu

the late king constantine of greece who died injanuary last the late king constantine of greece who diediam's godfather. the prince of wales has pulled out of attending a memorial service for the late king constantine of greece at windsor castle due to a personal matter. teachers are being urged to do more to support children with allergies, as new figures show over half have suffered an allergic reaction or "near miss" while at school. helen blythe began campaigning after her five—year—old son benedict died following an allergic reaction at school. our reporter fi lamdin has been to meet her. he really loved school. and i think with any parent, you don't really know how it's going to go. and the first week he was there, he came home and cried. what would you like to learn? and he cried because he realised that he didn't have to go to school at the weekend, and he really wanted to. he felt like he'd found his place and the opportunity to learn and to sort of play, and he made some really lovely friends really early on. and he was very bright. yeah, he was really bright. he'd wake up at s

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a landmark vote in greece — it could become the first orthodox majority country to legalise same sexarriage. hello, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. israeli forces have confirmed they've conducted a military operation inside the largest functioning hospital the israel defense forces says it has credible information that the bodies of hostages taken during hamas s 7th october attack on israel may be in the facility. a be in the facility. trauma surgeon has contacted thi bbc a trauma surgeon has contacted the bbc to see tanks and snipers were surrounding the hospital from all sides. israel describes it as a "precise and limited" operation at the nasser hospital in khan younis. hamas — which is designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government — has called israel's claim "lies". jenny hill sent this report from jerusalem. where there should be healing and hope, chaos and injury. shouting. this is the nasser hospital in khan younis. corridors filled with smoke and panic. "we are being attacked by israel," this doctor shouts. he che

poland, moldova, greece, italy, spain, france. farmers demand support from the authorities.n costs are rising, and there is also a wave of cheap imports, including from ukraine. and the question is not only about cost, but about product quality. ukrainian grain, the farmer emphasizes, should not be sent to the flour mill, but to be scrapped. protesters take equipment out into the street and block roads. but this, for example, is footage from italy, a line of tractors with national flags. the farmers are dissatisfied and honk their horns. true, at some point the action. greece, they passed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage adoption of children by such couples, 176 parliamentarians spoke in favor of this, those who opposed it were in a significant minority, of all orthodox countries, greece was the first where they decided to legalize same-sex same-sex families, these plans were actively supported by the united states, where the fashion for tolerance has long gone beyond borderline reasonable. now the states are spreading their ideas abroad. the ilad orthodox church has repe

crowds celebrated a milestone mine at the same 6 car. 6 suppose is watched the vote from outside, greece is tell them. this thing with pride is the results came through the story. they were so very happy with this result. we've been waiting for it for a very long time and finally loved wins. everything. the bill head faced strong opposition from greece is of the adults christian church. despite the criticism, greek public opinion on same sex marriage is narrowly in favor and column, and the change managed to gonna read the see can since least swing social democratic and conservative lawmakers will suppose that the motion, which was lead like reese's prime minister, you submitted the meta to deem it is a theme joy because starting tomorrow and not a barrier between us is removed to create a breach of co existence is in a free state method with free citizens and that's what it's pointing to. the new law also strengthens kareem too writes the same 6 couples. while critics say there is still room for improvement. it is a big state for the predominantly orthodox christian nation. the 1st to s

, there is a scandal that greece allegedly promised weapons , for some reason everyone thought that it about an anti-aircraft missile complex, and greece now says that no, we will not give 300, but who said that greece at the same time weapons it will not be given, if you even look there. to buy, as far as we understand, are different things, and in general, if we talk about the price of one 155-th projectile, we are now simply in the story that when it would seem that you can ooh and aah as much as you want, that a 155m projectile costs $ 800, but we currently have the story like this, we either have shells, or we don’t have them, because again, even destroying instead of artillery shells with strike drones is very time-consuming, so here the question is not even about price, we just need... shells somewhere to physically get, nearby with greece in general, turkey is still a major producer, it would seem that it would be a very obvious decision for the european union to buy the same, well, not a whole 1 million shells, but the necessary amount from the turks, well, here you can sell p

in greece, 400 people gathered in the central square of athens to protest against the legalization of same-sex marriage. in the coming days, the country's parliament will begin discussing a bill designed to legalize civil marriages for same-sex couples and give them the right to adoption. the rally participants emphasized that the country must return to its peasants. yum and traditions however, experts agree that the bill will be approved next week. several greek political parties have said they will make it viable. it is not hidden that the innovation was actually imposed on the united states. if approved by the parliament, greece will become the first orthodox country to allow same-sex marriage. deepfakes pose a serious threat to the truth. they are also used by the political elite of the west and its satellites. why is this the most dangerous threat to truth? where not russians almost disrupted the elections, where did they help become president, what professions can artificial intelligence bury, when to expect a tsunami of disinformation, most importantly, how to recognize a numbe

let's move on to greece.on become the first country with a christian orthodox—majority, to legalise same—sex marriage. parliament is due to vote on the measure later on thursday. the bill has been introduced by the country's centre—right prime minister. but, around a third of his own mps are expected to rebel. that means he'll need the support of the left—wing opposition for it to pass. let's speak to professor aristeides chatzes who teaches legal theory at the university of athens. goad the university of athens. good mornin: the university of athens. good morning from _ the university of athens. good morning from athens. - the university of athens. good morning from athens. what i the university of athens. good - morning from athens. what chance does this bill _ morning from athens. what chance does this bill have _ morning from athens. what chance does this bill have to _ morning from athens. what chance does this bill have to actually - morning from athens. what chance does this bill have to actually pass|

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the communist party of greece as well as the parties on the far right. 100 roughly, 170 mps, allegedly would vote for it. it's a huge success for greece, which is predominantly conservative country. the biggest is facet —— a success it is guaranteed public support. i think it's a major victory for the community here. there are crowds gathered outside the parliament in the square in downtown ethics waited with bated breath. a big day. hike downtown ethics waited with bated breath. a big day.— breath. a big day. niko efstathiou, thank ou breath. a big day. niko efstathiou, thank you very _ breath. a big day. niko efstathiou, thank you very much _ breath. a big day. niko efstathiou, thank you very much for _ breath. a big day. niko efstathiou, thank you very much for that. i the white house national security spokesman has confirmed that classified reports of a national security threat in the us pertain to russia's anti—satellite capability. us media, citing officials, had spoken of the development of a space—based nuclear capable weapon, but mr kirby hasn't

i note that it cannot be said that greece does not have more significant problems than the rights ofticular country is among the european powers where farmers regularly protest, demanding that the authorities support the industry, and preferably before agricultural workers go bankrupt. official athens has still not responded to these calls. reacted. but they made a nod to the collective west and angered their own orthodox christians. matvey popov, anna tarasenko, come! i opened the application, selected the car brand, avita will select everything for that, five actions of oralcept for sore throat for adults and children from 3 years old. hello, we found out why i told you a thousand times about sbp, now i’ll get out and tell you about sБpay. download the sbpay app. link your bank account and you can pay for anything through an nfc sign in one touch, or using the sbp qr code, thank you for making it easy find, well, if you are too lazy to go somewhere, there is an sbp button for online purchases, well , see you later, we, alexander and dmitry kvashnin, i calculated a model of a super-

this is significant for human rights in greece, for the region and it's something activists here. i'll have been waiting for, for a long time. >> lynda labrapoolou in athens. thank you. >> japan's once bustling economy is now in a recession, its gross domestic product shrank at an annualized pace of 0.4% in the last three months of 2023. that is the second consecutive quarter of economic contraction the data from the government shows japan has lost its position as the world's third largest economy to germany. japanese customers have pulled back their spending as they contend with higher prices for food, fuel and other basic goods. and the uk is now officially in a recession that is according to the press association, which says government data shows the economy took another four at the end of last year gdp dropped by 0.3% in the fourth-quarter that followed a slight decline in the third quarter as well. and that's technically a recession, which is defined by two or more consecutive quarters of contracting outputs new analysis by goldman sachs concludes that brexit has been a bust.