Ukrainian parliament thanks Greece for pledging to rebuild Mariupol’s bombed hospital
The Parliament of Ukraine thanked Greece on Friday for pledging to rebuild Mariupol’s maternity hospital, which was recently destroyed by Russian shelling.
Removal of burned vehicles from two garages on stricken ferry completed
Wreck crews have completed the removal of burned vehicles and trucks from the second and fourth garages of the Euroferry Olympia, the passenger car ferry that was destroyed in a fire last month.
Police detain former Bulgarian PM Borissov in blackmail investigation
Police in Bulgaria have detained former prime minister Boyko Borissov as part of an investigation into alleged blackmail dating back to 2014-2019, prosecutors said on Friday.
New Rafale jets to participate in celebratory flyover
Greece’s new French-made Rafale fighter jets will participate in this year’s military parade celebrating the outbreak of the Greek War of Independence on March 25.
Europe’s southern states call for common EU energy policies
The European Union’s southern countries called on Friday for the bloc to adopt common energy policies in the face of surging prices and the need to reduce dependency on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.
Ex-police officer back behind bars over teen killing
A former police officer convicted for the December 6, 2008 murder of teenager Alexis Grigoropoulos in central Athens was taken back to prison on Friday, following a decision by the Supreme Court challenging his early release.
Attica struggling as new Covid cases stay well above 20,000 mark
The Greek capital – home to roughly a third of the country’s population – has come under pressure from the pandemic again after accounting on Friday for 7,876 new confirmed Covid-19 infections from a nationwide total of 23,621.
Hit by high costs, Greek farmers stage tractor protest
Holding up vegetables and black flags, hundreds of protesting farmers blocked traffic in central Athens on Friday to demand that the government grant them additional concessions to cope with high energy costs.
No EU country can resolve the energy crisis on its own, says Greek PM
National policies are not enough and a common European intervention is needed to help deal with the ongoing energy crisis, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday.
Greece offers to rebuild bombed maternity hospital in Ukraine
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday said the country is ready to rebuild a maternity hospital destroyed last week by Russian shelling in the southeast Ukrainian city of Mariupol.