Teen shot at traffic policeman in Ioannina
A teenager who fired at a traffic police officer with an air pistol was arrested on Sunday in Ioannina, northwestern Greece, local authorities said on Monday.
After the anger
People’s anger after the deadly train collision is justified – but it is also a bad adviser. It is obvious that the elections could not be held in a climate of collective mourning and anger.
Cannabis haul in Igoumenitsa
Two people were arrested in the town of Igoumenitsa, Western Greece for the possession of 67 kilograms of raw cannabis contained in packages in their car.
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New nationwide strike on Thursday
The General Confederation of Greek Workers ,the Civil Servants’ Confederation, and the Panhellenic Maritime Federation have all called for a further nationwide strike on Thursday over the deadly rail collision at Tempe.
The Sisyphean task of transforming Greece
This is not an easy country; not by a long chalk. A part of it looks and may also be European. Another is deeply Balkan and looks, in fact, a lot like what the international literature would call a “failed state.”
President Sakellaropoulou emphasizes Cyprus top foreign issue priority in meeting with Cypriot counterpart
“The Cyprus issue is a constant concern and a top national priority of Greek foreign policy,” the President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou said on Monday, welcoming the President of the Republic of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides to the Presidential Mansion on his first official visit to Athens after assuming his new duties.
Fire breaks out in abandoned Thessaloniki factory
A fire has broken out in an abandoned Thessaloniki factory on Monday afternoon, outside the area of Sindos.
Greek inflation slowed to 6.1% in February
The Greek annual inflation rate slowed further to 6.1% in February from 7% in January and 7.2% in February 2022, the Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Monday. However, this development is attributed solely to a drop in electricity prices while the consumer price index in foods and food items jumped 14.8% in the month.
3.4 magnitude earthquake strikes near Evia
A 3.4 magnitude earthquake struck to the north of the island of Evia on Monday afternoon, with its epicenter located 11 kilometers north of Artemisio. According to the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens, the earthquake was at a depth of 11.5 kilometers.