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Greek police seize counterfeit medicines, arrest 30 in Europol operation
Anabolic steroids, hormones, and a “huge quantity” of erectile dysfunction pills, along with a lab for their production, were among the items seized by Greek Police (ELAS) as part of Europol’s Shield V operation targeting the trade of counterfeit medicines and related products, Kathimerini has learned.
Tulsi Gabbard’s hearing and political transformation
Georgia Logothetis, HALC’s managing director, joins Thanos Davelis to look into Tulsi Gabbard’s political transformation from a Democrat to President Donald Trump's nominee to serve as director of national intelligence, her past criticism of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and where she stands on Hellenic issues, and the broader takeaways from her hearing and the hearings of other key nominees for Cabinet positions.
Greek shipping magnates topped newbuild tanker orders in 2024
Greeks accounted for over a quarter of all orders, in a record year for sector.
Energy exports hike domestic electricity bills
Greece became a net exporter of electricity last year, but at a cost for Greek energy consumers.
Estudiantina of Melbourne to launch debut album with ‘Journey to Rebetika’ at Brunswick Ballroom
Melbourne’s Greek music scene is set for a landmark event as Estudiantina of Melbourne celebrates the launch of their debut album at Brunswick Ballroom on Sunday, March 9, as part of the Brunswick Music Festival, The Greek Herald reports.
Ex-MEP faces legal battle over personal data leak
The Athens Single-Member Court of First Instance heard the first 12 of 193 lawsuits filed against former New Democracy MEP Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou over the alleged leak of personal data belonging to Greeks living abroad.
Greece president vote inconclusive after second round
The Greek parliament has failed to elect a new president in the second of four rounds of voting.
Klavdia to represent Greece at Eurovision 2025 with ‘Asteromata’
Greek singer Klavdia will represent Greece at the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland, with her emotional ballad “Asteromata” (Starry Eyes), after winning the country’s first national final since 2017. The contest will take place from May 13 to 17.
Turkey eyes missiles amid Greek concerns
Turkey is moving forward with plans to bolster its air force by acquiring fourth-generation Eurofighter Typhoon jets, complete with advanced weapons systems, including Meteor missiles, according to reports in Turkish media.
Video surfaces of freight train before deadly Tempe crash
A newly surfaced video showing the movement of the cargo train involved in the Tempe rail disaster has emerged, providing the first visual documentation of the freight train’s journey before its fatal collision with a passenger train on 28 February 2023, which killed 57 people.
Delphi Brussels Forum, in partnership with Kathimerini, tackles the big issues
The shifting priorities and key issues facing the European Union, from its foreign policy and security to its infrastructure and enlargement, were some of the topics discussed at the Third Delphi Brussels Forum, which took place in Brussels on Thursday, organized by the Delphi Economic Forum in collaboration with Kathimerini English Edition.
Beacon of Hellenism laid to rest
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (r) and his Albanian counterpart Edi Rama (l) were among the many who attended the funeral on Thursday of Archbishop Anastasios, head of the Orthodox Church of Albania, who died at the age of 95 in Tirana on Saturday.
France, Germany, others urge EU Commission to protect elections in Europe from foreign interference
France, Germany and 10 other European Union countries want the European Commission to use its powers under the Digital Services Act to protect the integrity of European elections from foreign interference, a letter signed by the 12 countries showed.
Storage is for the big players
The new market for electricity storage is showing signs of rationalization, with only major energy groups continuing to pursue such investments.
Hellenic Train faces growing scrutiny
Hellenic Train, the private operator of Greece’s railway system, is facing growing legal and political pressure after the deadly train collision in late February 2023, marking one of the darkest chapters in its history since its privatization by Italy’s Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane in 2017.
EFKA to concede eight assets
The process of utilizing the property of the Single Social Security Entity (EFKA) is picking up pace again.
Migration agenda changing
Poland’s informal interior ministers’ summit in Warsaw focused on accelerating migrant returns, with little discussion on hosting or integration programs.
Greek household deposits rise by €2.5 billion in December
In December 2024, deposits placed by households and private nonprofit institutions increased by nearly 2.5 billion euros to reach €150.3 billion at the end of the year, the Bank of Greece announced on Wednesday.
Cyprus had a banking boom in 2024
Cyprus ended 2024 with a surge in banking activity, as both loans and deposits saw substantial increases.
Astronomers are keeping an eye on this asteroid’s odds of hitting Earth
You may hear about a large asteroid headed toward Earth. Don’t panic. Just after Christmas Day, astronomers spotted something zipping away from Earth: a rock somewhere between 130 feet and 330 feet long that they named 2024 YR4.