US envoy extols relations with Greece in meeting with PM
The US Ambassador to Greece, George Tsunis, noted the exceptional bilateral relations between the two countries following a meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday.
Holy Fire to arrive on Saturday from Jerusalem
The Holy Fire, flown to Greece each year from the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, is set to arrive on a special Aegean Airlines flight on Saturday evening, in time for Easter midnight mass.
E-cars remain too expensive
Electric cars remain an unaffordable luxury for the majority of Greeks and Europeans in general, as in spite of state subsidies, which were also provided in Greece, the purchase cost is in some cases even double that of a conventional car.
Kaili fingerprints not found on money, lawyer says
The lawyer of Eva Kaili, the former European Parliament vice president accused of corruption who is to be released from custody and placed under house arrest, said that her fingerprints were never found on the bundles of money found in her residence by an investigator in the so-called Qatargate scandal.
Wife faces charges after setting husband alight
A 52-year-old woman is expected to appear before an Athens prosecutor after dousing her 57-year-old husband with a flammable liquid and setting him alight.
Tourism minister eyes 10% increase in revenue this year
The government hopes tourism revenue will increase by 10 percent this year, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias has said.
Easter exodus from Athens picks up pace
The annual Easter exodos of Athenians from the capital picked up pace at Attica’s ports, motorways and airports on Good Friday.
MEP Kaili vows to continue ‘fight’ upon release from prison
Eva Kaili, the former European Parliament vice president accused of corruption, has been released from custody with an ankle bracelet.
Ano Liosia: shots fired and police car rammed
Police in northeastern Athens are investigating a shooting incident and the ramming of a patrol car. The incident began shortly before midnight on Holy Thursday in the Ano Liosia district.
Museum chiefs appointed
The government has announced the names of the presidents, vice-presidents and CEOs of five museums which recently became private entities in an attempt to give them more freedom and responsibility.