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Shots fired at EYP officers amid surveillance operation in Thessaloniki

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 13:10
New details have emerged about the shooting incident that took place Tuesday evening in the Thermi area of Thessaloniki, revealing that the individuals targeted were officers of the National Intelligence Service (EYP).

Return of foreign institutionals to commercial property

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 12:49
The rebound of the Greek economy after the crisis and the recovery of investment grade have allowed for the return of foreign institutional investors to Greek real estate.

Authorities investigate shooting incident in Thessaloniki

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 12:38
Greek authorities are investigating a shooting that occurred late Tuesday night in the Thermi area of Thessaloniki.

Scandal-hit farm agency shut down

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 12:08
The government announced Tuesday it will dissolve the country’s agricultural payments agency OPEKEPE and transfer its functions to the tax authority, following years of corruption scandals and European Union investigations into illegal subsidy payments.

European funds for Line 1 modernization

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 11:38
The “Transport 2021-2027” program, part of Greece’s National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF), includes the modernization of trains and infrastructure on the Piraeus-Kifissia electric railway line (Metro Line 1), with a total public expenditure of 90,382,520 euros, by decision of Alternate Minister of National Economy and Finance Nikos Papathanasis.

Restoration of the main venue of the Athens 2004 Olympics

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 10:21
The chairman of the board of directors of the Athens Olympics Sports Center (OAKA) Ioanna Batsou, and the vice chairman and CEO of METKA ATE, Dinos Benroubi, on Tuesday signed a contract worth 61.35 million euros for the structural and operational restoration of the steel structures at the main stadium and the velodrome at OAKA.

What experts want you to know about microplastics

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 09:39
Recent headlines have raised concerns about microplastics in our bodies and the harm they may be doing.

Greek bonds reach new five-year low against the German Bund

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 09:23
The yield margin of 10-year Greek bonds reached a new five-year low against the German Bund on Monday, with the spread reaching 0.42%.

Jobless rate in Cyprus at 15-yr low

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 08:00
According to fresh numbers from Eurostat, 2024 saw unemployment in Cyprus fall to its lowest level since 2009.

ATHEX: Yet another 15-year high for ATHEX

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 02:49
The improvement in the international market climate continued to benefit the Greek bourse on Tuesday.

Water contamination prompts state of emergency in Serres

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 01:58
A state of emergency has been declared in parts of northern Greece after dangerously high levels of uranium were found in the local water supply.

Tsipras abstains from CoE declaration over Israel sanctions omission

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 01:51
Former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras abstained from a vote on the declaration issued by the Political Affairs Committee of the Council of Europe (CoE) during its two-day session in Hania. His decision followed the committee’s refusal to include a reference to sanctions against Israel in the final text.

Too much winning

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 01:42
“We’re going to win. We’re going to win so much. We’re going to win at trade, we’re going to win at the border. We’re going to win so much, you’re going to be so sick and tired of winning, you’re going to come to me and go, ‘Please, please, we can’t win anymore.’”

Transparent subsidies

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 01:19
A seriously flawed system for distributing agricultural subsidies is a long-standing ailment of the Greek state.

Magnitude 4.2 earthquake strikes off coast of Pylos

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 01:12
A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck at 7.50 p.m., 10 kilometers east of the coast of Pylos, in the Peloponnese.

Gov’t to scrap subsidy agency in wake of EU fraud probe

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 01:08
Greece will dismantle OPEKEPE – the agency responsible for managing EU subsidies, including agricultural aid – and transfer its functions to the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE), the government announced Tuesday in the wake of a major EU-led fraud investigation.

Greek data protection chief resigns, cites personal reasons

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 00:12
The head of Greece’s Data Protection Authority (DPA), Konstantinos Menoudakos, announced his resignation Tuesday, citing personal reasons.

ND proposes parliamentary inquiry into former transport ministers

Wed, 05/28/2025 - 00:00
The ruling New Democracy party has submitted a proposal to establish a parliamentary investigative committee to examine the potential responsibilities of former conservative transport minister Kostas Karamanlis in the deadly 2023 Tempe railway crash.

Erdogan appoints legal team to draft new constitution, sparking fears of extended rule

Tue, 05/27/2025 - 23:08
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday he has appointed a team of legal experts to start working on a new constitution – which critics say could allow him to remain in power beyond 2028, when his current term ends.

Man arrested for murder of 48-year-old woman in Nea Halkidona

Tue, 05/27/2025 - 23:03
A 41-year-old man was arrested Tuesday in connection with the killing of a 48-year-old woman in the Athenian suburb of Nea Halkidona last week.

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