Passengers in Bucharest coach crash returning to Greece
Several of the passengers on a tourist coach that crashed in Bucharest, killing a 53-year-old man, are returning on flights to Greece on Saturday.
Backstage view of a quiet victory on the F-16s
“If we attach such an amendment to the defense budget, you’ll be satisfied, but, for us, it will open Pandora’s box,” a top senator told Greek-American congressmen in early November, urging them to understand the sort of dangerous precedent the imposition of conditions on Turkey through the National Defense […]
Gov’t approves Sunlight’s upgrade, storage expansion
A new 102.5-million-euro strategic investment by lithium-ion battery manufacturer Sunlight Group was approved by the strategic investments committee of Greece, the Development and Investments Ministry said on Thursday.
IRS takes leaf out of AADE book
The online applications Greece has developed toward tax compliance and the limitation of tax evasion have generated interest among countries that until today no one would have thought would want to be informed on them by the Greek authorities, as well as on their results.
Founder, staff of NGO ‘Kivotos’ summoned to testify on child abuse allegations
The founder and former head of children’s charity organization Ark of the World (Kivotos tou Kosmou), Father Antonios, has been summoned to testify before a prosecutor next week on suspicion of two criminal sexual acts against underaged children hosted at the NGO, it was revealed on Friday.
Man arrested for antiquities theft in Drama
A 48-year-old man was arrested in northern town of Drama on Saturday for stealing antiquities. The suspect was detained when he was spotted inside an archaeological site in Kavala with a metal detector, searching for coins.
Three suspects in teen rape led to pre-trial detention
Three minors who appeared before an investigative magistrate on Saturday to testify in connection with the repeated sexual assault against a 15-year-old classmate were ordered to remain in prison pending trial.
Cyprus gets new pro-west archbishop
The Holy Synod in Cyprus elected a new archbishop on Sunday, staying on a pro-western course in a deeply divided Orthodox church on the island and other parts of the world.
Vocational program for labor skills
A new Labor Ministry vocational training program that will allow up to 150,000 people to improve their work skills, with an emphasis on the digital and green sectors, was launched on Thursday.
Akar urges NATO to deal with ‘spoiled’ Greece
Turkey’s Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has accused Athens of increasing tensions with Ankara in the region, while urging the NATO security alliance to deal with “spoiled” Greece.