Man arrested in Zacharo rape investigation
A man has been arrested on suspicion of raping a woman near Zacharo in the Peloponnesian region of Ilia, local media reports say.
EU tweaks Russia oil sanctions plan in bid to win over reluctant states, sources say
The European Commission has proposed changes to its planned embargo on Russian oil in a bid to win over reluctant states, three EU sources told Reuters on Friday.
Three hurl sticks at patrol car in Athens
Three people attacked a police patrol car with sticks outside the Athens University of Economics and Business, on Patission Street on Thursday afternoon.
Europe’s quest to replace Russian gas faces plenty of hurdles
Russia’s natural gas supplies have become a tool of leverage in its conflict with Europe over the Russian invasion of Ukraine. And the stakes are high for Europe, which relies on Russia for 40% of the gas that warms and lights its homes and businesses.
Kymina man sentenced for beheading pigeon
A 50-year-old man who beheaded a pigeon in Kymina, Thessaloniki, in northern Greece, in 2019 has been sentenced to 12 months in prison, suspended for three years, and fined 5,000 euros.
Hungary cannot support new EU sanctions against Russia in present form, Orban says
Hungary cannot support the European Union’s new sanctions package, which includes an embargo on oil imports, in its present form, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday.
Greeks divided over EU sanctions against Russia, survey shows
Only 29 percent of Greeks approve of the European Union’s response to Russia’s war against Ukraine, according to a Eurobarometer survey in all member states published on Thursday. The same poll shows a vast majority of respondents are in favor of providing humanitarian support to the victims of war.
Power subsidy for the middle class
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced a suspension of the adjustment clauses and a 60% rebate on extra electricity costs for homeowners and tenants from December to May, among other support measures.
Demand for travel keeps increasing, says KLM’s CEO
For Pieter Elbers, the chief executive of KLM (the Dutch arm of Air France-KLM) for the last eight years, the most difficult period was not while the planes were in the air, but when they were grounded due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Goldman’s further investment in Greek tourism
Goldman Sachs is investing another 130 million euros in Greece for the acquisition and upgrading of three hotel units from the GHotels group, which belongs to the Grigoriadis family, Kathimerini understands.