...neighboring Albania this week to discuss bolstering security for this summer's Athens Games. Public Order Minister Giorgos Voulgarakis will meet with counterpart Igli Toska and Albanian Prime Minister Fatos Nano on Wednesday, in the first of a series...

...their guard down during the Olympics despite the lack of a clear terrorist threat so far. Public Order Minister Giorgos Voulgarakis addressed 1,500 police officers assigned to help secure the northern port of Thessaloniki during the Aug. 13-29...

...Greece's image and its security efforts for the Olympics, the public order minister said Tuesday. The minister, Giorgos Voulgarakis, was in Washington for talks on efforts to safeguard the games when the bombings occurred May 5, the start of...

...costly security network in Olympic history. "For us, the Olympic Games start today," Public Order Minister Giorgos Voulgarakis said. "They start today for the Greek police, the armed forces and the coast guard." Voulgarakis said officials...

...without problems. "The planning of security for the Olympic Games is going smoothly," said Public Order Minister Giorgos Voulgarakis after leading an Olympic security meeting that included organizing committee officials. But the meeting focused...

...the games' air of celebration, the country's top law enforcement official said Monday. Public Order Minister Giorgos Voulgarakis also said Greece's NATO allies will help safeguard the nation's airspace and offer intelligence on possible...

...crime, not just during the Olympics but afterward, too," Giorgos Voulgarakis said. Voulgarakis met Albanian Public Order Minister Igli...illegal commerce is an open wound," Public Order Minister Giorgos Voulgarakis said.

...U.S. Vice Adm. Henry Ulrich, who directs the Navy's 6th Fleet, held talks with Public Order Minister Giorgos Voulgarakis in an unannounced visit just three days after Greece formally requested help from its NATO allies to safeguard...

...hijackings to a "dirty bomb" attack. "We will have many such meetings in the future," Public Order Minister Giorgos Voulgarakis said. Olympic security is costing Athens a record $800 million for the Aug. 13-29 games. Greece last week...

...and evaluate the country's ability to offer a secure environment in Olympic venues," Public Order Minister Giorgos Voulgarakis said. "We are very pleased with the way things are developing." The drill was observed by senior officials...