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SYRIZA’s internal clashes continue as Kasselakis proposes changes to parliamentary group leadership

Wed, 08/28/2024 - 00:42
At the meeting of SYRIZA's parliamentary group on Tuesday, party leader Stefanos Kasselakis proposed several changes to the parliamentary group leadership positions.

Church of Greece condemns ‘mockery’ at Paris Olympics

Wed, 08/28/2024 - 00:26
The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics contained “scenes of mockery of predominantly Christian religious symbols and persons” that “provoked the religious sentiment and faith of billions of people,” the Orthodox Church of Greece has said. 

Experts urge Greece to invest in marine parks

Wed, 08/28/2024 - 00:03
Greece could mitigate the effects of overfishing and environmentally damaging activities and reap significant revenue by investing in marine parks, according to a report by the international organization Pristine Seas, delivered last month to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. 

Can refugees become entrepreneurs in Greece? Hamza’s business journey

Tue, 08/27/2024 - 23:44
Can refugees become entrepreneurs in Greece? In their quest to rebuild their lives, those seeking safety in Greece often strive for decent employment or endeavor to establish their own businesses, utilizing their skills and talents.

Man, 44, remanded for repeated rape of girl, 16

Tue, 08/27/2024 - 22:51
A 44-year-old man has been remanded in custody pending trial on charges of the repeated rape of a 16-year-old girl in Athens’ Kolonos district.

14-year-old arrested for school arson in northern Greece

Tue, 08/27/2024 - 22:08
A 14-year-old is accused of starting a fire on Sunday night at a primary school in Serres, northern Greece

Ryanair to cut capacity at Berlin airport citing high access costs

Tue, 08/27/2024 - 21:35
Low-cost airline also said it will cut six routes serving Brussels, Krakow, Riga, Luxembourg, Kaunas in Lithuania and Hania on the island of Crete.

Mayor shuts all playgrounds due to safety concerns

Tue, 08/27/2024 - 20:54
A mayor in a northeastern municipality has shut down all 11 playgrounds in his area because none of them have a safety certificate.

Tsapanidou to take vacant parliamentary seat amidst tensions in SYRIZA

Tue, 08/27/2024 - 20:20
Former SYRIZA spokesperson Popi Tsapanidou announced in a Facebook post on Tuesday that she will take the seat of Othon Iliopoulos following his resignation as a member of parliament in early August.

Investigation launched in dead fish in Volos

Tue, 08/27/2024 - 20:10
A prosecutor in Volos has ordered a preliminary investigation into how thousands of fish died and have come to fill the city’s harbor.

European Commission offers financial support of €101.5 mln for 2023 floods

Tue, 08/27/2024 - 19:39
The European Commission is proposing financial support worth €101.5 million for Greece to support recovery efforts following the floods caused by storms Daniel and Elias last year.

Tourist stranded on remote Corfu beach

Tue, 08/27/2024 - 19:35
An operation was launched on Tuesday to rescue a tourist after she became stranded on a remote beach on the Ionian island of Corfu.

PM pledges Thessaloniki metro delivery on November 30

Tue, 08/27/2024 - 18:15
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday pledged that the long-delayed Thessaloniki metro will finally be delivered to the people of the northern port city on November 30.

Panathinaikos soccer stadium gets green light from city

Tue, 08/27/2024 - 17:20
The Athens municipal authority has approved the construction license that gives the green light for work to begin on a new soccer stadium for the Greek capital’s biggest club, Panathinaikos.

Alien species a mounting threat to seas’ biodiversity

Tue, 08/27/2024 - 16:27
The nets and longlines of fishermen in the southern Dodecanese islands and Crete are increasingly bringing in fewer fish, of which most are non-native species. 

Wildfire on Mt Pangaio rages for sixth day

Tue, 08/27/2024 - 15:17
A wildfire in a relatively remote part of Mount Pangaio in Kavala, northeastern Greece, was burning for a sixth consecutive day on Tuesday, destroying valuable forest and brushland.

Hellenic Cadastre entering new era

Tue, 08/27/2024 - 14:42
Aiming to simplify the procedures of property transfer, registration or correction procedures, the Ministry of Digital Governance has submitted a draft law to a two-week public consultation with the objective of having the new Hellenic Cadastre up and running within 2025.

Retirements affecting spending

Tue, 08/27/2024 - 14:18
The European Union’s tight directives about increases in spending and an extra €550 million spending on pensions are the main reasons the government cannot promise much in the way of handouts.

Two arrested over racially motivated attack on Thessaloniki bus

Tue, 08/27/2024 - 13:52
Two suspects, a woman aged 37 and a man, 36, are facing hate crime charges in the northern port city of Thessaloniki after assaulting a fellow bus passenger because of her race.

Ethereal trees that defy conventional form on Aegina

Tue, 08/27/2024 - 13:02
If there is one thing Anastasis Ioannou remembers from his childhood, it’s his father stuck among his easels of oils and watercolors, wielding a paintbrush or pencil.

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