Eco-groups urge deputies to drop environmental bill
Environmental groups are calling on the government to withdraw a bill tabled in Parliament last month which they say will gradually dismantle the protection of Natura 2000 sites.
European Commission VP Schinas expresses its commitment to help where needed after the train tragedy
The commitment of the European Commission to assist where necessary after the train tragedy in Tempi was expressed by the vice-president of the European Commission, Margaritis Schinas, in a press conference after the weekly meeting of the College of Commissioners. At the same time, he expressed everyone’s “pain at the unspeakable destruction”.
Police abuse reports
Minister of Citizens’ Protection Takis Theodorikakos has ordered the immediate investigation into reports of police violence during a rally and protest march in Athens on Sunday over the deadly train accident at Tempe in central Greece last week.
Deadly train crash in Greece prompts safety worries, strikes
Striking labor unions disrupted mass transit in Greece on Wednesday to protest the deaths of 57 people in the country’s worst train disaster, which exposed major safety deficiencies.
Rain or shine, there’s a strike
In the popular 1965 Greek political satire “A Matter of Earnestness” (“Iparche kai filotimo”), Andreas Mavrogialouros, an ornamental minister, visits his constituency to inaugurate an obstetrical clinic.
What’s at stake in Turkey’s upcoming elections?
President Tayyip Erdogan faces the biggest test of his 20-year rule in May elections that will decide not only who leads Turkey but how it is governed, where its economy is headed and what role it may play to ease conflict in Ukraine and the Middle East.
Syrian migrant identified among victims of Tempe train crash
DNA tests have confirmed the identity of a man’s body found in the wreckage of the passenger train involved in the train collision near Tempe in central Greece on February 28 which killed 57 people.
Call for participation in a preliminary consultation for the project “Purchase of 3 aircrafts as air-surveillance control & management centers” on behalf of the Ministry of Climate Crisis & Civil Protection
For more information, please refer to the attached document.
Call for participation in a preliminary consultation for the project “Purchase of 3 helicopters for the transportation of GSCP’s Incident Management Team & medical use” on behalf of the Ministry of Climate Crisis & Civil Protection
For more information, please refer to the attached document.
Privatizations postponed for year’s second half
At least three major denationalization plans, each at a different stage, are being de facto postponed to the second half of this year due to the upcoming announcement of general elections.