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Relentless series of tremors keeps shaking Santorini
Police cordoned off a street in the village of Oia, on the northwest tip of the island of Santorini on Wednesday.
Permanent increase in wages ‘a national goal’
The government will meet the target of raising the average wage to 1,500 euros and the minimum wage to €950 by the 2027 elections, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis asserted in a social media post on Wednesday.
Athens Airport reports 14.5% rise in passengers
Passenger traffic at Athens Airport increased by 14.5% in January, reaching 1.83 million passengers, compared to 2024. Domestic and international passenger traffic exceeded 2024 levels by 5.1% and 18.7% respectively.
Thessaloniki Summit to take place on February 17 and 18
The eighth Thessaloniki Summit will take place on February 17 and 18, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis as the guest of honor and other important figures from the fields of politics, business and the sciences attending.
Eurobank set for full control of Hellenic
February is shaping up to be a pivotal month for Hellenic Bank in Cyprus.
Patra-Pyrgos road to be completed in December, minister says
A major section of the Patra-Pyrgos road will be completed on July 31 and opened for use shortly after, while the entire road will be completed by December, the Infrastructure and Transport Ministry said on Tuesday.
Public health policy and data
No public health policy anywhere in the world can be effectively designed without reliable data.
Greens down Fener, Reds conquer Paris
The relentless pace of Euroleague games continues with another double week, with Panathinaikos and Olympiakos scoring important wins in its first half.
Mouzakitis saves the best for last, for Olympiakos
Teenage sensation Christos Mouzakitis scored in time added-on to see Olympiakos defeat archrival Panathinaikos.
Hit-and-run suspects in Crete to testify before judge
Two young men in Iraklio, Crete, were given an additional day to prepare their testimony to a judge on Wednesday over a hit-and-run that left a 25-year-old motorcycle rider with a severed leg and his 19-year-old passenger fighting for his life.
ATHEX: Moderation on bourse as traders choose to wait
The Athens bourse had a relatively calm day on Wednesday, after the previous sessions’ volatility.
Tractors blockade cities
Disgruntled farmers drove their tractors through downtown Larissa, Ioannina and Kilkis and blocked stretches of the national highway in different parts of the country on Wednesday, signaling their intent to intensify their nationwide protest actions unless their demands are met by the government.
5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Santorini, strongest in recent days
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck on Wednesday night, a few minutes after 9 p.m., in the sea area between Santorini and Amorgos islands.
The Greek Nautical Club in Alexandria
“Whenever you move a stone in Egypt, you find a Greek under it.” That is what Lord Cromer, the British high commissioner in Egypt, said at the beginning of the 20th century. And in Alexandria, in particular, you don’t need to pick up a stone, as Greek landmarks are everywhere.
EU fund to help troops move quickly is too small and poorly managed, auditors say
A European Union fund meant to help speed the deployment of troops, tanks and military equipment around the 27-nation bloc in times of conflict is too small and poorly managed to be effective, auditors have said in a report.
Rouvikonas raise banner inside Parliament in protest over Tempe disaster
Members of the self-styled anarchist group Rouvikonas raised a banner inside the Greek Parliament on Wednesday night in protest over the Tempe railway disaster.
Hundreds of Syrians drop asylum bids in Cyprus since Assad’s fall, minister says
Hundreds of Syrians who sought refuge in Cyprus after the onset of civil war over a decade ago have withdrawn asylum applications in the weeks since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Cypriot officials have said.
Police bust hi-tech passport forgery lab
Police in Athens have arrested a man accused of forging passports that he allegedly sold to migrant smuggling networks for between €600 to 900 each.
Calls for prosecution of supermarket worker in wiretapping case
Main opposition PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis and journalist Thanasis Koukakis have requested that the lawsuits they had filed against a supermarket employee accused of facilitating use of the Predator spyware in the 2022 wiretapping scandal be reopened on the grounds that he provided false testimony in the previous investigation.