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Green power rates keep rising this month
The average charge per kilowatt-hour in June for electricity consumers who are still on green rates has increased by 6.9%.
Haftar-alligned House to examine the Libya-Turkey maritime deal
The Libyan House of Representatives, which is aligned with General Khalifa Haftar, decided on Monday to form a technical committee to study an agreement signed with Turkey by the former Government of National Accord (GNA) in 2019, regarding the demarcation of the maritime borders between the two countries, Turkish and Libyan media reported.
Man arrested for carrying knife in Athens train
A 46-year-old man was arrested on Monday for carrying a knife in a suburban train.
Hunt for law-breaking POS
The tax audit mechanism has launched a barrage of inspections and cross-checks aimed at identifying businesses and professionals across Greece that use undeclared or unconnected POS payment systems.
Greece at the heart of exciting developments on the energy front
From the “Vertical Gas Corridor” to projects in the Eastern Mediterranean, Greece is stepping up its efforts on the energy front.
Marginal decline in economic sentiment
The economic sentiment in Greece weakened marginally in May, with the relevant index easing to 107.0 points from 107.4 points in the previous month.
Black balloons released after Mati fire trial delivers guilty verdict
Relatives of the people who died at the devastating fires of July 23, 2018 at the seaside Athens resort of Mati released 120 black balloons outside the Court of Appeals in Athens, after the judges upheld the guilty verdict for the six men accused in first instance and convicted four more officials.
Rush to upgrade Kalamata airport
A race is under way to ensure that the ‘Captain Vassilis Konstantakopoulos’ Airport in Kalamata will be in a position to serve the increased passenger traffic expected this summer.
Airbnb outpaces Greek hotel industry
Short-term rental platforms have officially surpassed Greece’s traditional hotel industry, with more than one million beds now available through services like Airbnb compared to 895,000 beds in hotels, according to new data from the Hellenic Association of Tourism Enterprises (INSETE).
Less tax with more checks?
The Greek government’s intention to reduce the burden from the change in the way the income of freelance professionals is taxed is offering a breather to thousands of them.
New law seeks to keep teens away from tobacco, alcohol without ID
Nearly all Greek 16-year-olds (92%) say alcohol is easy to obtain, while 77% report the same for e-cigarettes and 65% for traditional cigarettes, according to the 2024 European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD).
Appeasing Erdogan, losing the Med
Prayers in occupied mosques today, drones over Cyprus tomorrow. Turkey’s ambiguity and ties with Iran threaten NATO and Greek-Cypriot security.
Bulgaria is close to joining the euro currency but faces disinformation and fear
Bulgaria is close to realizing its decades-old goal of joining the euro currency union and deepening ties with the more prosperous countries of Western Europe.
PM presses rectors on campus security
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis delivered stern warnings to Greek university leaders Monday, as his government presented 11 measures to combat lawlessness and violence on campuses.
Appeal court widens guilty verdicts in Mati fire trial
Ten out of the 21 defendants were convicted in a trial over a deadly wildfire in northeast of Athens in July 2018, in one of Greece’s most anticipated court decisions.
Ankara eyeing Aegean in new exercise
Turkey on Monday announced the launch of a joint search and rescue exercise called Star of Anatolia 2025 in what it claims are international waters and airspace of the Aegean Sea, according to Turkish state television and the Anadolu news agency.
Europe’s top human rights watchdog slams police violence against Roma in Greece
The problem of police violence against Roma in Greece “goes beyond a series of isolated incidents and reflects deeply embedded racism,” a senior official with Europe’s top human rights watchdog has said.
Citizens get single ID via Personal Number
Marking a significant shift in how citizens interact with state services, the issuance of citizen identification numbers begins on Tuesday, as the country moves to reduce bureaucracy and improve digital services.
One dead, dozens injured in Turkey as quake hits Mediterranean coast
At least one person has died after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey’s west coast in the middle of the night.
Turkish analysts downplay significance of ‘casus belli’
Turkish officials and analysts believe that Greece’s demand that Turkey remove its threat to wage war on Greece if the latter extends its territorial waters in the Aegean Sea if it is to take part in EU defense procurement projects is a negotiating ploy, and a rather weak one at that.