Supermarkets want tax cuts
Supermarket chains are calling on the government to reduce taxation on some basic food items in order to ease the burden on consumers.
Dendias: EU must address East Med threats
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on Thursday urged European Union governments to identify and address potential threats for the bloc in the eastern Mediterranean region.
Erdogan says Turkey committed to EU membership, calls for ‘direct’ dialogue with Greece
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that Turkey remains committed to full membership in the European Union, for which it is a candidate country, while accusing the bloc of “injustices.”
Djokovic ‘playing by his own rules,’ says Tsitsipas
World number one Novak Djokovic has been “playing by his own rules” and has put his bid for a 21st Grand Slam title at risk by not following Australia’s Covid-19 vaccination requirements, world number four Stefanos Tsitsipas said on Thursday.
Greek crews find second body where torrent swept away migrants
Greek authorities have found the body of a woman believed to be the wife of an Iranian who drowned crossing a rain-swollen torrent, as the couple and several other migrants trekked through the hills of northern Greece to avoid police patrols.
Erdogan tells EU envoys bloc ignored Turkey’s efforts to improve ties
President Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday told ambassadors from the European Union that the bloc had not provided meaningful support in battling migration and that it had not reciprocated Turkey’s efforts to improve relations.
Moderate rise in Golden Visas
The number of residence permits issued to non-European Union citizens, known as Golden Visas, in Greece in 2021 posted a moderate increase of 10.3% from 2020, with the issue of 1,035 new five-year permits, up from 938 the previous year.
Greece says Turkey ‘distorts the reality’ of its history
Turkey “distorts the reality” when it comes to its past, Greece said on Thursday, responding to the neighbouring country’s Foreign Ministry which chided President Katerina Sakellaropoulou for mentioning the genocide of Pontic Greeks.
Wrong arrest on 1997 murder attributed to mixed up fingerprints
Greek Police (ELAS) are believed to have mixed up the fingerprints of the suspects in two seperate cases, leading to the arrest of the wrong man in connection with the murder of an infamous Russian hitman and his girlfriend in Athens in 1997.
Second missing migrant found dead in northern Greece
A woman who went missing in a mountainous area in Serres regional unit, northern Greece, on Wednesday while trying to cross a swollen torrent amid rainstorms along with a group of migrants was found dead on Thursday.