“Nobody is above the law,” Economy and Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis has stressed, in the context of the spat between his ministry and taxi unions over the obligation of cabbies to inform passengers that fares can be paid by card.

The country’s bank bailout fund HFSF will start the process to sell a stake of up to 12% in National Bank of Greece early next week, two officials with knowledge of the matter have said.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was honored with the Global Citizen Award by the Atlantic Council during a ceremony in New York on Monday.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry submitted a demarche to its Greek counterpart over Greek Coast Guard vessels that came within a few dozen meters of the Turkish shores in recent days, while chasing away migrant smugglers, according to information obtained by Kathimerini.

Lena Argiri, the Washington, DC correspondent for ERT - the Greek Public Broadcasting Company - and Kathimerini, joins Thanos Davelis to look into her latest scoop from Washington, DC on a US proposal that could see a resolution to the Russian S-400 missile issue with Turkey and possibly open the door for Ankara to rejoin the F-35 program. 

A driverless car designed by three students from the Model Gymnasium of Anavryta in Maroussi, northern Athens, won the Race Car Challenge international competition, organized at MIT by the Beaver Works Summer Institute (BWSI) in Boston. 

A 65-year-old principal in Achaia, southern Greece, was arrested for allegedly sexually harassing a 14-year-old female student. 

Turkey’s effort to get CAATSA sanctions lifted to pave the way for its acquisition of F-35 fighter jets from the United States was confirmed by its president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in his speech in New York and by his foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, in an interview last week to the state-run Anadolu Agency in which he referred to a quest for a “creative formula” on the issue.

The reactions of foreign tourism organizations to the recent measures taken by the Greek government for the sector are taking an institutional form.

The Environment Ministry has approved the new national plan for the management of hazardous waste of industrial, medical and other materials.

The Greek F-35 program is on track, with the signing of the contract between Lockheed Martin and the US government for the start of production expected to take place next, J.R. McDonald, Lockheed Martin's Vice President for F-35 Business Development, told Kathimerini.

The Bank of Greece forecasts slightly accelerated growth rates in 2024-2025.

An alleged smuggler who transported migrants in an inflatable boat that sank off the coast of Samos on Monday has been identified, arrested and will be brought before a prosecutor on Tuesday.

The Bank of Greece projects an acceleration in the growth of the Greek economy for 2024 and 2025, reaching 2.2% and 2.5% respectively, driven mainly by investments (supported by European funds) and private consumption.

Greenpeace has called on the Greek government to honor the commitments it made in April, at the Our Ocean Conference, noting that Athens has not ratified the UN Oceans Treaty nor established new marine protected areas.

Macron inquired about the interests of Nexans and the 1.4-billion-euro contract for the installation of the underwater cable.

Expectations are low ahead of Tuesday’s meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. 

Minister of Rural Development and Food Kostas Tsiaras emphasized the need to reassess EU funding allocated for tackling zoonotic diseases during the Council of Ministers for Agriculture and Fisheries in Brussels on Monday.

 Authorities conducted 9,059 labor inspections on hospitality companies between May and August, issuing 8.11 million euros in fines.

The European Union has decided to mobilize the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Greece and France, relating to six natural disasters that occurred in 2023.