Police on alert after couple goes missing in Lefkada
Police on the island of Lefkada in western Greece were searching for a man and a woman that went missing on their way to a honey producer’s shop on Wednesday, local press reported.
Energy is in the spotlight as Europe gears up for ‘week of truth’
This week is largely seen as crucial for European leaders as they work to make sure rising energy prices and short supplies do not further tank their struggling economies while keeping all 27 members united in their opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Mitsotakis heading to Brussels for make-or-break summit on energy crisis
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is heading to Brussels on Thursday to participate in a crucial EU summit that seeks to adopt joint measures to contain an energy crisis that has already dented the bloc’s economy.
Tassos Mantzavinos | Athens | To December 12, 2023
A selection of more than 100 drawings, paintings and wood and fabric compositions attest to Tassos Mantzavinos’ enduring fascination with Byzantine art in a show at the institution dedicated to the subject.
Wise use of extra fiscal space
The Finance Ministry has decided to do everything in its power to hit the primary budget deficit target of 1.7% of gross domestic product – or even better – this year, in order to secure the confidence of the markets and postpone until 2023 any new benefits, due to the elections, according to sources.
Greek-French deal to avoid double taxation heads to Parliament
A Greek-French treaty to prevent double taxation was approved in its first reading by parties in the Parliament on Wednesday and will head to plenary for final ratification.
First known map of nightsky found in old parchment
The legendary star catalog drafted by ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus which had been feared lost has been found hidden in a medieval parchment that originated in the library of the Greek Orthodox Monastery of St Catherine in Sinai, Egypt.
Louis Pasteur Tribute | Athens | October 20 – November 19
The French Institute of Athens (ifa.gr) is paying tribute to one of the world’s greatest pioneers in biology, microbiology and chemistry, with an exhibition on the occasion of the bicentenary of his birth.
Pilot killed in small plane crash near Thiva
A 79-year-old pilot was killed on Wednesday when his single-engine airplane crashed at noon near the highway connecting Athens to the central Greek city of Lamia, in the vicinity of Perneri airport in Thiva.
Crete counting cost of weekend floods
More than 50 businesses and dozens of homes were damaged during last Saturday’s deadly flood in the area of Iraklio on the island of Crete, according to the data available so far.