Crete: Motorist accused of running over dog released
A 63-year-old woman accused of a hit and run involving a dog in Crete on Holy Thursday has been given conditional release after testifying to an investigating magistrate.
Free admission to monuments and sites Tuesday
Admission to archaeological sites and historical monuments across the country will be free of charge on Tuesday, International Day for Monuments and Sites, the Culture Ministry has announced.
European Parliament backs reform of EU carbon market
The European Parliament voted on Tuesday to approve sweeping reforms to the European Union’s carbon market, which are expected to hike the cost of polluting in Europe in the coming years and cut CO2 emissions faster.
SYRIZA MEP resigns following sexual harassment allegations
A Member of the European Parliament for SYRZIA has resigned from the main opposition party after parliamentary authorities received a request to lift his immunity as an MEP as part of an investigation into alleged sexual harassment dating back to three years ago.
Gov’t considering evacuating 150 Greek citizens from Sudan
The government will proceed to evacuate Greek citizens from Sudan unless a safe way out for them can be found, Deputy Foreign Minister for Diaspora Greeks Andreas Katsaniotis has said.
Mitsotakis: Military ‘prerequisite for freedom and prosperity’
The country’s “strong armed forces protect our national independence, protect our sovereign rights and our national sovereignty and are an essential prerequisite for freedom and prosperity,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said.
Request for proposal to the beneficiary for the state aid program “Technology Park ThessINTEC” and the Implementation guide, included in the National Recovery and Resilience Plan “Greece 2.0”
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Blinken calls for immediate ceasefire in Sudan
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with the two heads of the fighting armed forces in Sudan and asked for an immediate ceasefire to permit the delivery of humanitarian assistance.
Farmers in desperate need of foreign hands
Farmers in northern Greece are desperately seeking help abroad to get their fruit and other crops picked, as local youth disdain farm work and the once-reliable Albanian farmhands now prefer to chase jobs in northern European Union countries.