Coast Guard Search and Rescue operation near Pylos
Τhe Joint Rescue and Coordination Center (EKSEDA) is conducting widescale search and rescue operation is underway southwest of Pylos in Messinia on Thursday.
At least two investors to submit binding bids for Alexandroupolis port
At least two investors are expected to submit binding bids on Thursday for a majority stake in Greece’s northern port of Alexandroupolis, sources close to the process told Reuters.
Fire breaks out near Markopoulo in Attica
The Hellenic Fire Service is tackling a fire that broke out near the town of Markopoulo in Attica, close to the Athens International Airport, on Thursday. According to information released by the fire service, the blaze is burning through shrubland.
Sealed bids for Igoumenitsa port opened by TAIPED
The board of the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (TAIPED) opened the three sealed bids for a 67% stake in the port of Igoumenitsa during a meeting on Thursday.
Monkeypox cases in Greece rise to 72
A total of 72 laboratory-confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported in Greece since the start of the outbreak according to a report by the National Organization for Public Health (EODY) on Thursday. Since the last update provided last week, there were three new recorded cases of the virus.
Diaspora Greeks discover Greece
In the last two to three years, something unprecedented and particularly optimistic has happened. Thousands of our compatriots from the distant diasporas of the US, Australia and Canada have discovered Greece.
Green Weekend | Athens | September 24 & 25
The challenges of climate change and what we can do to mitigate its impact is the key theme of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center’s (snfcc.org) first Green Weekend.
Athens preparing UN response to Erdogan attack
In light of the new escalation on the part of Ankara, which this time came from the podium of the United Nations General Assembly in New York with the unsubstantiated accusations by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan against Greece, Athens is preparing to counter the claims with actual facts.
Transport strike held without skeleton staff
Wednesday’s 24-hour strike of Attica’s bus and trolley bus operator and the Athens Urban Rail Transport Company demonstrated conclusively once again that laws which are passed are not necessarily implemented.
Demo held to mark anniversary of Zak Kostopoulos killing
A rally and a march was held in memory of LGBTQ activist Zak Kostopoulos in central Athens on Wednesday, four years to the day he was killed.