Cars hit pack of wild boars in Greece; 2 killed, 4 injured
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.
German envoy: Any questioning of Greece’s territorial integrity is ‘unacceptable’
Germany’s Ambassador to Greece, Ernst Reichel, reiterated on Tuesday that any questioning of Greece’s territorial integrity and sovereignty by Turkey “is unacceptable.”
Hotels snapping up the ‘Greek Breakfast’ initiative
More than one in four hotels in Greece have embraced the “Greek Breakfast,” an initiative connecting the tourism industry to the primary sector.
Age limit being raised for medically assisted reproduction
A parliamentary committee will debate on Tuesday a draft law by the Health Ministry that aims at increasing the age limit from 50 to 54 for women seeking medically assisted reproduction and updating the rules for egg freezing (or oocyte cryopreservation), including by abolishing the requirement of spousal consent.
Croatia poised to clear final hurdle for euro entry
The European Union is set on Tuesday to remove the final obstacles to Croatia adopting the euro, enabling the first expansion of the currency bloc in almost a decade.
Extremist dreams or official policy? Greece slams map showing major Greek islands as Turkish
Devlet Bahceli, the leader of the ultra-nationalist MHP in Turkey and Erdogan’s junior coalition partner, recently presented a map of the Aegean that showed many Greek islands as Turkish, including Crete.
Joint US-Greek exercise gets under way
The Poseidon’s Rage 22 bilateral military exercise, with the participation of forces from Greece and the United States, began on Monday and included 10 F-35 jets and 14 F-15s.
Demand for new tax deadline
Tax declaration submissions continue at a particularly slow pace, with taxpayers and accountants expecting another extension.
Ethnomusicologist Christopher C. King receives honorary Greek citizenship
Grammy-winning producer, writer and ethnomusicologist Christopher C. King who made the traditional music of Epirus and its famous dirges’ known all over the world, was presented with an honorary Greek citizenship at a ceremony held at Maximos Mansion, the prime minister’s office, on Monday.
EU insists on targeted support
Eurozone finance ministers gave Greece and the rest of the bloc a clear signal in the direction of fiscal adjustment on Monday after the last Eurogroup meeting before the summer vacation.