Bratakos appointed general secretary of PM’s office
Ioannis Bratakos, the president of the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has been appointed general secretary of the prime minister’s office.
Man remanded in custody over charges of murdering wife
A 49-year-old man who confessed to the murder of his 41-year-old wife on the island of Zakynthos has been remanded in pre-trial custody.
Tourist dies in quad crash on Rhodes
A tourist has died following an accident on a quad bike in Rhodes, the second such accident in as many days on the Dodecanese island. The young woman lost control of the quad and crashed into a wall.
Businessman (27) testifies over beach bar rape allegations
A 27-year-old businessman accused of the rape of a 19-year-old woman has testified before an investigating magistrate in Hania, Crete. The man, who was arrested on Monday, is accused of raping the woman at a beach bar in Falasarna.
Tobacco smuggling has risen despite crackdown
Tobacco smuggling remains alive and kicking despite numerous seizures of shipments of thousands of packets of contraband cigarettes and the detection of illegal factories.
Intelligence chief quits over ‘oversights,’ as close aide to PM also steps down
The head of Greece’s National Intelligence Service (EYP) stepped down on Friday, citing “oversights in the process of statutory inspections” in his letter of resignation to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Young Music Artists | Samos
The Munich-based nonprofit Schwarz Foundation presents the 12th edition of its Samos Young Artists Festival at the island’s Ancient Theater of Pythagorion.
Greece seeks a delicate balance in the Balkans amid tensions between Serbia and Kosovo
Vassilis Nedos joins Thanos Davelis to look at whether tensions could boil over between Kosovo and Serbia, and what this would mean for the region.
Updated Covid vaccines expected in the fall
Covid vaccines that have been updated to protect people against hospitalization and death from the Omicron variant of the virus are expected to receive approval by the end of the month.
Fire shuts down national highway near Elefsina toll station
A wildfire has shut down a key section of the Athens-Corinth national highway during one of the busiest times of the year for domestic holiday travel.