Strong winds stoking large blaze on Kythira
Firefighters were battling strong winds as they tried to bring a large blaze under control on the island of Kythira, off the southeastern tip of the Peloponnese, on Tuesday.
Online auditing of spending
The state has cut in half the time required for payments to third parties and suppliers, and at the same time it is monitoring all of its spending electronically, knowing precisely at all stages the actions and disbursements made by public bodies.
EU to unveil new responses to energy crisis
The European Union’s next steps for addressing the continent’s worsening energy crisis following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are expected to be unveiled next week, the European commissioner for energy said on Tuesday.
Turkish president issues fresh threat against Greece
“Greece needs to think about what kind of relationship it wants with Turkey. As I always say, we might come one night,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, in the latest threat from Ankara against Greece.
Strong winds keep ferryboats tied at ports
Powerful winds blowing in the Aegean Sea and other parts of the country caused delays and cancellations at the Greek capital’s ports on Tuesday, leaving many islands cut off from the mainland.
Paris ‘clear and supportive’ on Greek sovereignty
Cooperation between the armed forces of France and Greece is a strategic partnership that also benefits their allies, is the message French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna sends in an exclusive interview with Kathimerini, ahead of a visit on Tuesday.
Speculation rife about electoral law change
Remarks in recent days by government spokesman Giannis Oikonomou and Minister of State Giorgos Gerapetritis have fueled speculation over a possible change to the country’s electoral law.
EU plans to build firefighting fleet faster after summer of climate crises
The European Union and its member states agreed on Monday to speed up plans to establish an EU fleet of firefighting aircraft, after rampaging wildfires across Europe this summer exhausted the bloc’s capacity to respond.
Briton released pending trial over flight disruption
A British man who faces charges of disrupting an easyJet flight from London to Cyprus has been released with no restrictive conditions pending his trial in Greece.
Campus police make debut
Officers of the newly formed campus police report for duty on the first day of the force’s launch at the Zografou campus of Athens University, on Monday.