Former SYRIZA finance minister set to announce leadership bid
Former SYRIZA Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos is set to announce his bid for the leadership of the party on Friday.
Beaches cluttered with sun beds, umbrellas anger Paros residents
Aerial photographs of 2022 with the corresponding concession decisions for umbrellas and beds (in green), provided by the the Paros Citizens’ Movement in order to highlight the problem with the large excess of leases and the occupation, in some cases, of entire bays.
Greece prepares for heatwave as scientists warn that global heat is in ‘uncharted territory’
Greece is currently bracing for its first major and prolonged heatwave of the summer as scientists warn that global heat is in ‘uncharted territory’. Elissavet Bargianni, the Head of the Resilience and Sustainability Department of the City of Athens and its Chief Heat Officer, joins Thanos Davelis to explore the dangers rising temperatures and climate…
Minister announces radical changes to university police
New Citizen Protection Minister Notis Mitarakis announced on Wednesdaya radical rethinking of the role and structural organization of the special university police force set up by the government in its previous term, possibly heralding its abolition.
PM axes mounted police force
Following the announcement on Wednesday by Citizen Protection Minister Notis Mitarakis that he had signed a decision creating a new mounted police force, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has reportedly blocked the decision.
Bill has something for everyone
After 14 years, the salaries of 663,000 civil servants are increasing.
Severe heat health alerts issued for Athens and other Greek cities
According to the National Observatory of Athens weather unit Meteo, the Greek capital, Athens, as well as the cities of Thessaloniki and Larissa, are expected to experience extremely high temperatures in the coming days, posing potential health risks.
Humans’ impact on the earth began a new epoch in the 1950s called the Anthropocene, scientists say
From climate change to species loss and pollution, humans have etched their impact on the Earth with such strength and permanence since the middle of the 20th century that a special team of scientists says a new geologic epoch began then.
Mitsotakis meeting with Turkish president in Vilnius
The highly anticipated meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan began on Wednesday at 12 p.m. on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Vilnius, as reported.
Erdogan’s government to discuss Sweden’s NATO ratification with nationalist ally, official says
President Tayyip Erdogan’s government will hold talks with its nationalist parliamentary ally on ratifying Sweden’s NATO accession, a senior official said on Wednesday, after the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) appeared to a take negative view on the issue.