Supreme Court receives requests from 44 parties to run in June 25 ballot
The Supreme Court will be looking into the history, makeup and platform of 44 political parties and formations that are seeking to run in the June 25 parliamentary election.
Syntagma tram affected by race on Saturday night
Segments of Athens’ tram Line 6 (Pikrodafni-Syntagma) will not operate for three hours on Saturday night to facilitate a running event in the suburb of Nea Smyrni.
Furniture store attacked in southern Athens
The police’s anti-extortion unit has taken over the investigation into the firebombing of a furniture store in the southern Athens of Alimos in the early hours of Saturday.
Turkey’s Erdogan to take oath for third term, announce new Cabinet
Turkey’s longtime president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is to be sworn in for his third term on Saturday, and all eyes are on the announcement of his new Cabinet.
Athens expresses condolences over fatal train accident in India
The Greek Foreign Ministry said that it is “deeply saddened by the tragic loss of lives at a train collision in eastern India,” in a social media post on Friday.
Most Greeks have less than 1,000 euros in the bank
Almost three out of four Greeks have bank deposits of no more than 1,000 euros. The savings of that vast majority of depositors amount to €2.69 billion, corresponding to 1.4% of total deposits.
Adjustment clause will return to power bills
The extension by the Energy Ministry of the current system on power bills up to September 30 means that, according to the Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE), the electricity bills with the adjustment clause will be back as of October.
No Woman’s Land | Thessaloniki | To September 16
The Mount Athos Center is hosting an exhibition of photographs from an expedition to the monastic communities of Mount Athos and Meteora in 1929.
House VAT puts Nicosia in EU trouble
The European Commission has called on Cyprus to comply with EU value-added tax rules for residences by sending a reasoned opinion to Nicosia, included in the Commission’s June infringements package.
Lindos Acropolis coast not spared
Umbrellas, sun loungers and other facilities are packed onto a beach at the foot of the iconic Lindos Acropolis on Rhodes.