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Deputy PM Kostis Hatzidakis elected vice president of European People’s Party

Wed, 04/30/2025 - 20:51
Deputy Prime Minister Kostis Hatzidakis has been elected Vice President of the center-right European People’s Party (EPP) during the party’s annual congress in Valencia.

Environment Ministry plans waste incineration plants

Wed, 04/30/2025 - 20:27
The Environment Ministry is advancing plans to develop six large-scale waste combustion units across Greece, aiming to reduce landfill use and enhance energy production.

Former transport minister ‘confident of innocence’ after Tempe case file sent to Parliament

Wed, 04/30/2025 - 20:02
Former Infrastructure and Transport Minister Costas Karamanlis has declared his confidence in his innocence following an official transfer of a Tempe train crash case file to Parliament.

Santorini’s volcano: Quiet, but not dormant

Wed, 04/30/2025 - 19:37
Santorini’s volcano may seem quiet, but scientists warn it’s not dormant.

Dictatorships: What Greece remembers, what Spain forgets

Wed, 04/30/2025 - 19:34
The April 1967 military coup in Greece was not an isolated authoritarian parenthesis in history. On the contrary, it was part of a wider geopolitical space that also included other countries in Southern Europe.

Court finds SYRIZA MP Polakis guilty of defamation

Wed, 04/30/2025 - 18:59
A court has handed former alternate health minister Pavlos Polakis a 12-month prison sentence, suspended for three years, for the defamation of Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO) executive Stamatis Poulis.

Mission before money: How Trump and Ukraine are helping Europe’s defense industry lure AI talent

Wed, 04/30/2025 - 18:41
Some European tech workers who might once have headed to the United States are looking at defense startups closer to home. Others are rushing back to Europe from jobs abroad.

Turkey jails 18 more Istanbul municipal officials in growing crackdown

Wed, 04/30/2025 - 18:25
A Turkish court has jailed pending trial 18 employees of the Istanbul municipality on corruption charges, state-owned Anadolu and other media have reported, amid a crackdown on the opposition and the city’s jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.

Greece and Kosovo explore closer economic ties

Wed, 04/30/2025 - 17:41
Thessaloniki hosted a Kosovar business delegation this week, as officials from both Greece and Kosovo highlighted growing opportunities for economic cooperation in key sectors including construction, agri-food, renewable energy and tourism.

Severe weather expected in Dodecanese and Crete, met service warns

Wed, 04/30/2025 - 17:08
The National Meteorological Service has issued an emergency bulletin warning of deteriorating weather conditions in the south of the country , with heavy rainfall and storms expected to impact the Dodecanese and Crete over the coming days.

Hellas Gold expands its scholarship program at Anatolia

Wed, 04/30/2025 - 16:44
The local subsidiary of Canadian group Eldorado Gold announced the expansion of its scholarship program, with two full scholarships at Anatolia College.

LA Chargers brings the NFL to Greece

Wed, 04/30/2025 - 16:22
The Chargers announced that the NFL has granted the LA franchise the international marketing rights of the league in Greece.

May Day to affect public transport

Wed, 04/30/2025 - 16:19
The Athens metro, buses and trolleybuses will operate from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on May Day, due to the decision of transport workers to participate in a strike, unions have said.

Volotea to fly to airports around Greece in the future

Wed, 04/30/2025 - 15:58
Aegean Airlines’ investment in Spanish Volotea eight months ago essentially marked its first investment step at a European level.

New plan targets zoning gaps

Wed, 04/30/2025 - 15:28
Less than a month after a presidential decree outlined strict new rules for defining settlement boundaries, the Environment Ministry has announced plans to bypass them – reviving previously abolished building exceptions outside town plans.

Stournaras: Crisis may be Europe’s chance

Wed, 04/30/2025 - 14:41
The crisis caused by US trade policy creates a unique opportunity for Europe to emerge as a safe haven for investment, according to Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras.

US citizen wanted for child sexual exploitation arrested in Thessaloniki

Wed, 04/30/2025 - 14:01
A 21-year-old US citizen, wanted for his alleged involvement in a US-based criminal network targeting minors online, was arrested in Thessaloniki on Monday, police have said.

Antetokounmpo confronted by opponent’s father after Pacers eliminate Bucks in NBA playoffs

Wed, 04/30/2025 - 13:39
Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton was so excited about Indiana’s improbable overtime rally that he didn’t realize what led to the postgame scuffle between his teammates and the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night.

Athens-bound road blocked after truck overturns

Wed, 04/30/2025 - 12:51
Long delays have been reported on a central thoroughfare heading into Athens after a truck carrying vegetables overturned.

Discovered by chance, a mass grave revives memories of Greece’s brutal civil war

Wed, 04/30/2025 - 12:36
It’s common to find ancient remains or objects in Greece. But hulking Yedi Kule castle was a prison where Communist sympathizers were tortured and executed during Greece’s 1946–1949 Civil War.

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