War for European unity
In Ukraine, two wars intersect. One is for the revival of a dead union, the other for the creation of a new kind of peaceful coexistence among peoples.
Ninth body recovered from smoldering Euroferry Olympia
Rescue crews recovered the body of man from a ferry that caught fire while sailing from Greece last month, authorities said on Friday, bringing to a total of nine the number of remains found.
Mitsotakis: more energy support measures to be announced next week
The government will announce additional support programs for Greek households, businesses and farmers to combat rising energy prices, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday.
Domestic worker accused of taking nude photos of children remanded to jail
A 28-year-old domestic worker accused of taking nude photographs of the children in her care and sharing the images on the internet was remanded in custody on Friday after testifying before an investigating magistrate in Athens.
Motorists urged to avoid unnecessary journeys at weekend due to snow
Motorists have been urged to avoid all unnecessary journeys in Attica, Evia, Fthiotida, Viotia, as well as central and eastern Peloponnese, due to the bad weather front affecting the country.
Turkish journalist convicted over Erdogan insult
Sedef Kabas was sentenced to two years and four months at the first hearing in Istanbul but was released after spending nearly seven weeks in prison, pending an appeal against the verdict, her lawyer said.
EU to boost military support to Kyiv, mulling new sanctions
European Union leaders said on Friday they will continue applying pressure on Russia by devising a new set of sanctions to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine while stepping up military support for Kyiv. The EU’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, said the 27 officials taking part at two-day summit outside Paris will agree to…
Boy shot during hunt succumbs to injuries
A 12-year-old boy who was shot while accompanying a relative on a hunt for wild boar two weeks ago died of his injuries on Friday. The boy, from Trikala prefecture, had been hospitalized in Larissa and later Thessaloniki
Ieronymos expresses ‘full support’ for Ukrainian people in call with Kyiv counterpart Epiphanius
Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens has assured his Ukrainian counterpart, Epiphanius, of the “full support of the Church of Greece for the suffering Orthodox people of Ukraine,” a church statement on Friday said.
Covid: 21,260 new cases, 49 deaths, 361 intubated
Health authorities announced 21,260 new coronavirus infections for the 24-hour period ending 3 p.m. Friday, a slight decline on Thursday’s figure of 21,863.