Teenager arrested over Athens mugging
Police in Athens have arrested a 16-year-old boy they believe is part of a gang that carried out a series of muggings against other teenagers in the neighborhood of Pangrati.
EU commissioner raps Turkey over overflights, Cyprus
“Disputing Greece’s sovereignty over some of its islands is counterproductive and contradicts the escalation efforts in the Eastern Mediterranean,” the European Union’s commissioner for enlargement, Oliver Varhelyi, said on Monday.
Household essentials protected from repossession in new bill
A draft law submitted to Parliament on Tuesday seeks to protect debtors from having essential assets seized when their properties are being repossessed for auction.
Energy Dialogue next week in Thessaloniki
The Institute for Energy in South East Europe (IENE) is holding its 13th SE Europe Energy Dialogue conference next week, on June 16 and 17 in Thessaloniki, in hybrid form.
West Attica factory fire contained; impact being assessed
The Attica Regional Authority on Tuesday was collecting atmospheric data from across the Greek capital to assess the impact on air quality of a large fire at a plastics plant in Aspropyrgos, west of the capital.
Season’s first large wildfire raises concerns
As Greece braces for the summer, authorities are not ruling out anything as to the causes of the first large fire on the outskirts of Athens, and particularly the second front that headed from Kremastos Lagos toward Vari in southern Attica.
Shippers struggle with sanctions on Russia
Shipowners are struggling to know what trades are still legal as a raft of sanctions against Russia and tough measures on other countries including Iran remain confusing, leading Greek shipowner George Procopiou said on Monday.
Prime minister launches Posidonia 2022
Posidonia 2022, the world’s biggest shipping fair, was launched on Monday evening, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis presiding over the official opening of the biennial event that welcomes the global maritime community back to Athens following the pandemic-induced cancellation of the 2020 event.
Russia seeks buyers for plundered Ukraine grain, US warns
Russia has bombed, blockaded and plundered the grain production capacity of Ukraine, which accounts for one-tenth of global wheat exports, resulting in dire forecasts of increased hunger and of spiking food prices around the world.
Cyprus labor minister dies in Athens after suffering brain aneurism
Cyprus’ Labor and Social Insurance Minister Zeta Emilianidou died in a hospital in the Greek capital after suffering a brain aneurism last month, the Cypriot government announced late Monday. She was 67.