Skrekas briefs Tsunis on energy contingency plans
Energy and Environment Minister Kostas Skrekas briefed US Ambassador George Tsunis on Tuesday on the government’s contingency plan in the event of Russia cutting off its supply of natural gas.
An obsession with elections
At the end of 2014 things were pretty much as described by the vice-president of the former SYRIZA-Independent Greeks government coalition, Yannis Dragasakis, in his recent article “The truth about 2015” (in Efimerida ton Syntakton newspaper, published on July 9.).
Τurning a crisis into an opportunity
It was nearly 10 years ago when I flew to Athens together with US President Bill Clinton and a group of friends, united for a common cause. At the time, Greece was in crisis and a newly elected government was in power.
Cars hit wild boars, 2 people killed in road pileup
A three-car pileup caused by a pack of wild boars in northern Greece killed two people and left four more hospitalized, police said Tuesday.
Greek FM visits Odessa
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on Tuesday visited the Ukrainian port city of Odessa, which has become a strategic flashpoint in Russia’s invasion of the former Soviet republic, where he met with local officials and members of the Greek diaspora.
500-year-old icon looted from divided Cyprus repatriated
A 500-year-old Orthodox icon that was looted from a church in the breakaway north of ethnically divided Cyprus has been returned to the island.
Islanders get advanced telemedicine services
Residents of the Aegean islands suffering from neurodegenerative illnesses have had access to specialized health services for the past 16 months without having to leave their homes.
Villas attract foreign buyers
Some investors from abroad go a step further, as they look for land for the development of luxury holiday complexes, multiplying their financial footprint and added value to the Greek economy compared to a simple purchase and sale.
Woman suffers anaphylactic reaction on sailboat
A woman had to be transferred to hospital on Tuesday after suffering a serious allergic reaction while on a sailboat off the coast of the island of Milos, in the southern Aegean.
Prosecutor appeals ex-regional governor’s acquittal over Mandra flood
A prosecutor on Tuesday appealed against a court ruling acquitting former Attica governor Rena Dourou and four more people of criminal charges related to the 2017 flood that claimed 25 lives in Mandra, west of the capital.