Year nine in the Ukraine war
We are not at the one-year anniversary of the war, as Western governments and media claim. This is the nine-year anniversary of the war. And that makes a big difference.
Minister announces urgent safety upgrades to the rail network
Greece’s newly-appointed transport minister on Wednesday announced a series of measures to improve the safety of the country’s railway system in the wake of the deadly train collision on February 28.
Criminal charges agains three more people
At least three new people have so far been placed in the the frame of criminal responsibility for last week’s tragic train collision in Tempe ahead of the convening of the Plenary of the Court of Appeals, which is expected to upgrade the investigations by assigning to two appellants-investigators.
Teenagers arrested after woman assaulted and robbed in Kifissia
Police have arrested two teenagers after a 69-year-old woman was assaulted and robbed in the suburb of Kifissia, north of Athens.
Europe’s draft plan to cushion power price spikes
The European Union has drafted plans to nudge countries towards using more long-term, fixed-price electricity contracts, as part of a reform of Europe’s power market designed to shield consumers from price spikes.
Kilicdaroglu emerges as the main candidate to take on Erdogan after a weekend of political drama
Expert Alan Makovsky joins me to break down whether Kemal Kilicdaroglu – who emerged as the opposition’s main candidate on Monday after a weekend of political drama – is the man to take on Turkey’s President Erdogan in the upcoming elections.
Plot thickens over fate of Ideal and Astor cinemas
The future of the Ideal and Astor, two of the Greek capital’s historic movie theaters, looks uncertain amid speculation over the intentions of the owner of the buildings housing the cinemas, the Single Social Security Entity (EFKA).
Greek workers join walkout over deadly train crash, call protests
Thousands of workers will join a nationwide strike on Wednesday in protest over Greece’s deadliest train disaster that killed 57 people, and mass demonstrations are expected to culminate outside parliament in Athens.
Turkish earthquake survivors reconsider election loyalty to Erdogan
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan could have relied on strong voter backing from Cigdemtepe and other villages and towns across southeast Turkey in the past, but a huge earthquake and a slow rescue response has made once loyal support more uncertain.
ADMIE, Hellenic Cables ink interconnection deal
Hellenic Cables, the cables segment of Cenergy Holdings, signed a contract with Greece’s Independent Power Transmission Operator (ADMIE) on Monday, in the context of the fourth phase of the Cyclades interconnection with the continental Electricity Transmission System, concerning the electrical interconnections of Lavrio-Serifos and Serifos-Milos, Greece, with a total length of 170 kilometers.