Samos refugees take part in emergency response drill
A group of 20 refugees took part in a simulation and emergency response exercise on the eastern Aegean island of Samos last week. The scenario involved earthquakes and wildfires
EU now far less dependent on Russian gas
In the past year, the European Union has vastly reduced its dependence on Russian natural gas, replacing it mostly with liquefied natural gas (LNG), research shows.
Explosion at fish cannery kills 2, injures 1
Two men were killed and another slightly injured early Sunday afternoon after an explosion at a combined fish farm/cannery business in the northwestern city of Preveza.
Arc Festival | Athens | September 6 – October 2
Seeking to reflect people’s need to feel a sense of belonging in an environment of global turmoil this year’s Arc for Dance festival has been titled “Fall into Place.”
Entry requirements for military academies lowered
The Ministry of Education has decided to lower the minimum scores required for entry into Greece’s military academies in 2023, after many of the positions reserved for new students remained unfilled because not enough candidates had the required grades.
US Embassy, consular services in Greece to be closed Monday
The US Embassy in Athens and its Consular Section, the US Consulate General in Thessaloniki, and all US government offices in Greece will be closed on Monday in observance of Labor Day, a US federal holiday.
The six key points that will determine the TIF package
A few days before the unveiling of the so-called “TIF package” that will be announced on September 10 by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, government officials state that no measures has been “locked in” yet and many things will depend on next week’s developments.
Man shot dead in Athens neighborhood
A man was shot dead in the early hours of Sunday morning in the Athens neighborhood of Petralona. According to early information from the scene, unidentified assailants shot and fatally wounded the man. The man has not yet been identified.
Operation to locate missing tourist on Crete underway
A search and rescue operation has been launched on Sunday on the island of Crete to locate a missing 53-year-old German tourist. The missing person had set out on Friday morning on a hike.
Athens bracing for months of tension with Ankara
Government officials are prepared for a period of high tensions with Turkey that could last at least until the latter’s parliamentary and presidential elections, set for June 2023.