Tender for property buy-and-leaseback entity
The process for the creation of the state’s Property Buy and Leaseback Entity is in its final stage.
Energy upgrade program commands major interest
The energy efficiency program “Energy Savings at Home” (“Exoikonomo Kat’ Oikon”) has enjoyed record interest, according to data announced on Thursday by the Environment and Energy Ministry.
Mitsotakis: Polls at end of gov’t term
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged his ministers to show greater commitment to their work during a cabinet meeting on Friday, reiterating that the elections will take place at the end of the government’s four-year term.
Thessaloniki youths handed suspended sentences for suspected football-related attack
A Thessaloniki court has convicted four young people for violently assaulting a student with a knife in June 2018, an incident a prosecutor blamed on rivalry between fans of rival football clubs.
Cyprus detains 2 for smuggling after 24 Syrians land in boat
Cyprus police on Friday detained two men on suspicion of helping two dozen Syrian asylum-seekers reach the east Mediterranean island nation aboard a rigid-hulled inflatable boat.
Shipping industry pushes to rescue remaining seafarers trapped in Ukraine
Just under 500 seafarers remain stuck onboard 109 ships at Ukrainian ports – skeleton crews who were left on board to enable their crew mates to be evacuated amid the conflict with Russia, shipping officials said on Friday.
4.5-magntitude earthquake strikes south of Iraklio, Crete
A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck Crete on Friday afternoon, according to data from the Athens-based Institute of Geodynamics.
Turkey acquits Bloomberg journalists over report on economy
A Turkish court on Friday acquitted two reporters for the US-based Bloomberg news agency who were accused of trying to undermine Turkey’s economic stability with a story on Turkey’s currency crisis in 2018.
Some Athens transport workers to strike on May Day
Athens metro and tram will operate as normal on May Day on Sunday but buses and trolleybuses will only run between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m., it was announced on Friday.
Greece’s energy sufficiency fully guaranteed, Mitsotakis says
Greece’s energy adequacy is fully guaranteed and gas supplies will be made in such a way as not to violate the sanctions imposed by the European Union on Russia, said Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at a meeting of his cabinet on Friday.