Two men arrested in Crete over domestic violence, harassment
Two men were arrested in the city of Iraklio, eastern Crete, following accusations of domestic violence and harassment by two women.
Kurdish PKK leader appeals to ECHR against Greece
Over 20 years after his kidnapping by Turkish secret agents in Kenya and imprisonment in Turkey on terrorism charges, Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan has appealed against Greece to the European Court of Human Rights.
Storm Ariel causes power cuts in Thessaloniki, closes Skopelos schools
Several districts of Greece’s second largest city experienced power cuts while authorities on the island of Skopelos had to close schools following heavy overnight rainfall in the region, state-run news agency AMNA reported.
Expression of Interest (Phase A) of the Competitive Dialogue Procedure for the award of the Public Private Partnership contract for the project “Construction and Operation of the Court of First Instance and the Prosecutor’s Office of Athens through PPP according to the provisions of Law 3389/2005”
The HRADF Project Preparation Facility (PPF) was appointed by the Governmental Committee on Projects of Strategic Importance, pursuant to Law 4799/2021 as responsible for maturing, carry out the tender processes and monitoring the implementation of the project ‘Upgrade of the Infrastructure of the Judicial System / Construction of the Court of First Instance and the…
Searching for votes beyond Greek shores
Given the data so far, the government’s aim with the bill it introduced in April 2021 to convince Greeks of the diaspora to vote in the national election has not borne fruit.
Civil marriage licenses now issued online at my.gov.gr
Civil marriage licenses can now be requested online at the country’s municipal authorities and be issued at a person’s digital inbox (at my.gov.gr), the government’s public services platform, it was announced on Wednesday.
Hellenism and the Jewish community: A success story
The deepening relationship between Greece and Israel, which over the course of the last 12 years has acquired strategic characteristics, complements – essentially follows – the visionary cooperation that the Greek and Jewish communities in America have developed over decades.
EU warns Musk to beef up Twitter controls ahead of new rules
A top European Union official warned Elon Musk on Wednesday that Twitter needs to beef up measures to protect users from hate speech, misinformation and other harmful content to avoid violating new rules that threaten tech giants with big fines or even a ban in the 27-nation bloc.
Shaping the future of Greek tourism with top leaders
“Greece has been globally recognized for its hospitality, its natural beauty, its culture, its history, its people. With its dynamic presence in all forums, it co-shapes the future of tourism with all the important leaders of the market,” Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said from the Global Leaders Dialogues conference held in Riyadh, highlighting the priority…
Greece can quadruple gas export capacity by 2025
Greece is becoming a European gas corridor and can nearly quadruple its gas export capacity to neighboring countries in the coming years thanks to new infrastructure under development, Maria Rita Galli, the chief executive of the country’s gas grid operator DESFA, said on Wednesday.