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Polakis calls for new SYRIZA leadership vote amid rising tensions
Lawmaker Pavlos Polakis has called for a new leadership contest in the main opposition party through a grassroots vote during an ongoing meeting of SYRIZA’s political secretariat on Thursday.
Turkish arrivals in North Aegean islands break record
A total of 372,495 tourists from Turkey visited the islands of the North Aegean since April this year, when the seven-day “visa express” was granted to nationals of the neighboring country, according to data from the General Police Directorate of the region on Thursday.
Marina Satti | Athens | September 8
Marina Satti brings her electrifying live show to the Lycabettus Theater on Sunday.
Thessaly nears completion of cleanup after mass fish deaths; swimming ban remains
Thessaly authorities are nearing completion of cleanup efforts in the Pagasetic Gulf after removing nearly 280 tons of dead fish.
Local hotel rates keep growing
The average price of Greek hotels posted a fresh13.7% annual increase in July, reaching 174 euros from €153 in the same month last year. At the same time, occupancy increased marginally to 82.8%, a level considered as very healthy.
AI app enlisted to review contracts for land registry
An artificial intelligence application that will reduce the time required for the legal review of contracts submitted to the land registry was presented on Wednesday by the minister of digital governance.
Drunk passenger forces emergency landing on Kos-bound flight
An EasyJet flight from London Gatwick to the Greek island of Kos was forced to make an emergency landing in Munich after a drunk passenger attempted to enter the cockpit.
Contributions of self-employed no longer dependent on inflation rate
Next week, the method of calculating the social security contributions of 800,000 freelancers, self-employed and farmers will be determined.
Blind Forgiveness | Athens | September 12-14
The world premiere of “Blind Forgiveness” will take the stage at Athens’ Pallas Theater (5 Voukourestiou).
US, Britain, EU to sign agreement on AI standards, FT reports
The US, Britain and the EU are expected to sign the first international treaty on the use of AI that is legally binding, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
Three minors arrested for bullying, robbery on Zakynthos
Three minors, ages 13 and 14, were arrested on the island of Zakynthos for bullying and stealing from a 14-year-old classmate over several months.
Legendary lyricist honored in tribute concert
Lyricist Lefteris Papadopoulos (center), whose name has been inextricably linked to the golden age of Greek music, enters the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens accompanied by singer Giorgos Dalaras for the concert-tribute to his long career on Wednesday.
Plan to shield property owners from rent-shirking tenants
Seeking to encourage more owners to put their shuttered properties back onto the rental market, the government plans to set up a register of tenants who don’t pay their rent.
Shepherd finds human skeleton in remote area of Crete
A human skeleton was found Wednesday by a shepherd in a remote area near Anatoli, Ierapetra, Crete.
Anthony Scaramucci: This election will be ‘a kind of referendum’ on Trump
It was a political romance that turned into political hatred. It happened to many of Donald Trump’s associates who were close to him in the White House.
Is there a clear ‘Harris Doctrine’?
Endy Zemenides, the Executive Director of the Hellenic American Leadership Council, joins Thanos Davelis to look into Vice President Harris’ foreign policy track record, and break down what Greece and Cyprus should expect in the event that Kamala Harris is sworn in as the 47th President of the United States.
Accident causes major delays on Kifissos Avenue, Attiki Odos
Heavy traffic was reported Thursday morning on Kifisssos Avenue due to an accident near the Tris Gefyres area, causing delays from the KTEL bus station heading north.
Temporal Transferences | Athens | September 12 – October 12
Roma Gallery (5 Roma, roma-gallery.com) presents “Temporal Transferences,” featuring French poet and artist Jean Cocteau’s reflective paintings alongside new works by French artist Mylene Jampanoi.
One injured in three-vehicle accident in Vouliagmeni
A traffic accident occurred just before midnight Wednesday in Limanakia, a seaside area of Vouliagmeni.
Extension to the deadline for IRIS link
There are close to 530,000 freelancers and self-employed people who have linked their business account to the IRIS direct payment system, through which they can accept payments from their clients in real time.