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Three traditional “kafeneia” you should visit in Pilio

Thu, 02/27/2025 - 23:02
Whether you’re in northern, central or southern Pilio, you’re never far from a traditional kafeneio for coffee, meze and great conversations.

Realty register to cut red tape

Thu, 02/27/2025 - 22:29
New online tool will impose a single square meterage for each property and facilitate sales.

SYRIZA joining main opposition PASOK in censure motion over Tempe

Thu, 02/27/2025 - 22:26
Sokratis Famellos, leader of the left-wing SYRIZA party, until recently the main opposition party, has stated that Thursday’s release of an official report into the 2023 Tempe rail disaster, pointing to a series of systemic failures and oversights, validates his party’s call for a joint motion of no confidence.

Transport Ministry responds to Tempe report

Thu, 02/27/2025 - 21:39
The Infrastructure and Transport Ministry issued a statement following the release of an independent report on the February 2023 Tempe train crash, which killed 57 people.

MIT Technology Review’s Flagship Conference Returns to Athens on March 5-6

Thu, 02/27/2025 - 20:49
EmTech Europe, the highly anticipated flagship conference of MIT Technology Review, in collaboration with Kathimerini, is set to return to Athens, promising a transformative exploration of the latest advancements in emerging technologies.

UAE’s TAQA could invest in electricity project, Cyprus energy minister says

Thu, 02/27/2025 - 20:44
Cyprus Energy Minister, George Papanastasiou, said on Thursday that Abu Dhabi’s energy and water company TAQA is interested in investing in the delivery of an international electricity connection project.

Rubio nod for India-EU corridor

Thu, 02/27/2025 - 20:22
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio indirectly referenced Greece’s role in the new India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) during a recent Breitbart interview.

Gov’t spokesperson rules out snap elections over Tempe

Thu, 02/27/2025 - 20:20
Government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis dismissed the possibility of snap elections after PASOK announced its intention to submit a motion of no confidence, accusing the government of a cover-up regarding the Tempe railway disaster.

Collision protesters: Not just a matter of how many, but who

Thu, 02/27/2025 - 19:49
More concerning than the potential for an outbreak of violence at Friday’s protests on the two-year anniversary of the Tempe railway crash is the idea that no incidents happen at all.

72-year-old woman accused of killing suspected robber in Nafplio

Thu, 02/27/2025 - 19:39
A 72-year-old woman is accused of fatally wounding a 50-year-old man who allegedly tried to rob her in Nafplio on Wednesday.

Greeks abroad joining Friday’s growing protest over Tempe disaster

Thu, 02/27/2025 - 19:37
Greek diaspora associations in different parts of Europe and as far as Australia and the United States are planning to join their voices to a nationwide protest scheduled in Greece on Friday to mark the two-year anniversary since the Tempe rail tragedy.

Illegal pools and jacuzzis exposed on Santorini caldera

Thu, 02/27/2025 - 19:18
Environmental inspectors discovered dozens of illegal pools and hot tubs built along Santorini’s caldera during routine checks in October and November 2024, Greece’s Environment Ministry announced.

Gang busted over scams

Thu, 02/27/2025 - 18:59
A criminal gang that defrauded victims out of €1.1 million through fraudulent investment schemes has been dismantled by Greek authorities.

Europe in Trump’s new world

Thu, 02/27/2025 - 18:55
Andrew Novo, a professor of strategic studies at the National Defense University in Washington, DC, joins Thanos Davelis to break down what’s at stake for Europe as the US turns its attention toward China and away from the continent, and how countries like Greece and Cyprus can react to this new reality.

PASOK to submit censure motion in wake of Tempe report, says party chief

Thu, 02/27/2025 - 18:32
Main opposition PASOK will be filing a no-confidence motion in Parliament against the conservative government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis, party chief Nikos Androulakis said on Thursday, shortly after an official report into the 2023 Tempe rail disaster pointed to a series of systemic failures and oversights.

Experts unveiling report slam handling of Tempe crash site

Thu, 02/27/2025 - 17:54
Vital information was lost by the improper handling of the accident site at Tempe in central Greece, where two trains smashed into each other head-on on the night of February 28, 2023, experts with the National Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Organization (EODASAAM) said at the unveiling of its much-anticipated report on Thursday.

Court bomb threat turns out to be a hoax

Thu, 02/27/2025 - 17:24
The bomb threat made by an unknown caller to the Athens Court of First Instance this morning turned out to be a hoax.

Western Greece and Ionian islands bracing for stormy weather

Thu, 02/27/2025 - 16:36
An alert from the 112 emergency number was issued on Thursday morning to residents of western Greece and the Ionian islands, warning of imminent storms.

Expert report on Tempe rail crash points to possible presence of ‘unknown’ flammable substance

Thu, 02/27/2025 - 16:28
A much-anticipated expert report by Greece’s National Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Organization (EODASAAM) into the 2023 Tempe train disaster just a day before its two-year anniversary, confirmed concerns that an “unknown” substance may have contributed to a massive explosion and the loss of life when two trains smashed into each other in central Greece, killing 57 passengers and crew.

Cartoon (26/02/2025)

Thu, 02/27/2025 - 15:31

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