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Gov’t to work with Romania, Bulgaria to fight surging power prices, minister says

Mon, 09/09/2024 - 21:47
The unified EU electricity market was not working for southeastern Europe and the government will work with Romania and Bulgaria towards a permanent solution to soaring power prices in the region, Energy Minister Theodoros Skylakakis has said.

Rhodes municipality honors British couple for visiting the island over 100 times

Mon, 09/09/2024 - 21:20
The Municipality of Rhodes awarded a British couple a platinum plaque, honoring them for visiting the island over 100 times, it was announced on Monday. 

DYPA expands cooperation with Huawei for women’s employment

Mon, 09/09/2024 - 21:08
Public Employment Service (DYPA) and the Chinese tech giant Huawei signed on Monday a new Memorandum of Cooperation.

Rain and storms expected across Greece from Monday until Wednesday

Mon, 09/09/2024 - 20:31
Rain and storms are expected across the country from Monday afternoon until Wednesday evening, meteo.gr of the National Observatory of Athens announced on Monday.

Gang jailed in Thessaloniki for smuggling half ton of cocaine

Mon, 09/09/2024 - 20:15
A Thessaloniki court has handed five defendants prison sentences ranging from 8 to 15 years for their role in the smuggling of 585 kilograms of cocaine from Latin America.

EU buys too much defense equipment abroad, especially from US, a major report says

Mon, 09/09/2024 - 19:29
European Union countries are buying too much of their defense equipment abroad, almost two thirds of it in the United States, and failing to invest enough in joint military projects, a landmark report on EU competitiveness warned on Monday.

SYRIZA political drama in the spotlight

Mon, 09/09/2024 - 18:49
Developments within the main opposition SYRIZA party will be in the spotlight this week after its leader, Stefanos Kasselakis, lost a no-confidence vote over the weekend.

Turkey heads to Arab League ministerial meeting for first time in 13 years, source tells Reuters

Mon, 09/09/2024 - 18:31
Turkey will discuss the Gaza war and ties with the Arab League when its foreign minister attends a ministerial meeting of the group in Cairo on Tuesday for the first time in 13 years, a Turkish diplomatic source said on Monday.

Mitsotakis sets the agenda in Thessaloniki as SYRIZA descends into further turmoil

Mon, 09/09/2024 - 18:23
Nick Malkoutzis, the co-founder of Macropolis.gr, joins Thanos Davelis with the key takeaways from Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ keynote address at the Thessaloniki International Fair, and break down the latest turmoil in SYRIZA that saw its leader Stefanos Kasselakis lose a no-confidence vote.

PASOK presidential candidates enter final stretch ahead of Oct 6 election

Mon, 09/09/2024 - 18:07
Candidates for the presidency of PASOK socialists are entering the final stretch ahead of the October 6 election.

Rama celebrating his own goal

Mon, 09/09/2024 - 17:31
Since midday last Monday, Greek-Albanian politician Fredi Beleri has been free to carry out his duties as a representative of Greece in the European Parliament. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, for his part, may believe that he “ended” Beleri politically.

Court of Appeals postpones Lignadis trial to March 2025

Mon, 09/09/2024 - 16:59
The Court of Appeals in Athens has postponed the trial of Dimitris Lignadis, former artistic director of the National Theatre of Greece, to March 21, 2025.

Driver arrested after injuring traffic officer in Thessaloniki

Mon, 09/09/2024 - 16:17
A 55-year-old driver was arrested in the northern port city of Thessaloniki over the weekend after he injured a traffic officer with his vehicle.

Extra spending to reach 3.5 billion euros next year

Mon, 09/09/2024 - 15:57
Kostis Hatzidakis went on to speak in detail about the upcoming tax breaks.

Arms race with Turkey a Sisyphean trial

Mon, 09/09/2024 - 15:41
When, a few days ago, Turkey took delivery of its first German-built T-214 submarine with air-independent propulsion system, there was much anxious talk about how Greece is further falling behind in capability compared to its neighbor and nominal ally.

Police arrest 3 robbers posing as police officers

Mon, 09/09/2024 - 15:04
Police arrested three gang members accused of carrying out multiple home and store robberies in central Athens.

Criminal organization dismantled in €10 mln ‘carousel fraud’ VAT scam

Mon, 09/09/2024 - 14:39
Greek police have dismantled a criminal organization involved in a sophisticated “carousel fraud” scheme, which involved setting up fake companies to carry out fraudulent transactions and expenses totaling tens of millions of euros.

Greece to tax cruise ship arrivals to protect popular islands from overtourism

Mon, 09/09/2024 - 14:27
Greece plans to impose a 20-euro levy on cruise ship visitors to the islands of Santorini and Mykonos during the peak summer season, in a bid to avert overtourism, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday.

No taxis in Athens due to Monday strike

Mon, 09/09/2024 - 14:11
Athens taxis are off the streets Monday due to a 24-hour strike by the Attica Taxi Drivers’ Union (SATA).

87-year-old man arrested for attempted murder of wife

Mon, 09/09/2024 - 13:58
An 87-year-old man was arrested on Sunday morning in Palaio Faliro, south of Athens, on charges of attempting to kill his wife.

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