Seismologist Vassilis Papazachos dead at 92
Greek seismologist Vassilis Papazachos died on Thursday morning at the age of 92, state-run broadcaster ERT reported.
Indares family acquitted of charges of violence against officers
A court in Athens acquitted a director and his two sons of violence against police officers and other misdemeanours during a raid to evacuate a squat in the central district of Koukaki in December 2019.
Draft law for crimes against children submitted to Parliament
The Justice Ministry on Thursday submitted a new draft law for ratification that places crimes against children in a category of their own.
EU countries, lawmakers likely to clinch deal next week on satellite internet system, sources say
EU countries and European Parliament lawmakers are likely to reach a deal on a 6-billion-euro ($6 billion) satellite internet system next week, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, driven by the bloc’s push to cut its dependency on foreign companies and the Ukraine war.
Athenian democracy makes us reflect on war and peace
In France and Australia, November 11 is commemorated as the day when the First World War ended. For both countries, it remains a day of reflection. As an Australian I am not alone in having a great-grandfather who, after surviving Gallipoli, was gravely wounded in France’s trenches.
Three arrested with seven kilos of cannabis in Patras
Greece’s anti-drug unit arrested three people and seized more than seven kilos of cannabis in the southern city of Patras on Thursday.
Amendment on ‘household basket’ to be tabled in parliament
Development and Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis is expected to table an amendment dealing with the problems ascertained during the first week of the launch of the so-called “household basket” – a set of products protected from inflation – on Thursday in parliament.
Athens delivers demarche to Ankara over Greek official’s entry ban
Greece delivered a demarche to Turkey on Wednesday to protest the denial of entry to a regional governor in Izmir last Saturday.
Eight protesters who clashed with police to appear before prosecutor
Eight people who clashed with police after a march through central Thessaloniki, northern Greece, against surging inflation on Wednesday will be led before a prosecutor on Thursday.
Exxon Mobil started seismic surveys off the Peloponnese, Crete
Exxon Mobil has started conducting seismic surveys in two blocks southwest of the Peloponnese peninsula and the island of Crete on Thursday, Greek Environment and Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas announced on Thursday.