Police arrest two people for alleged human trafficking
Authorities have arrested two people for allegedly smuggling 35 migrants across the Aegean Sea using an unusual itinerary that brought them to a wildfire-afflicted island close to the mainland.
On Marianna Vardinoyannis
There are two types of philanthropy: the kind that is merely a showcase, and the kind that carries real substance. Marianna Vardinoyannis, who passed away on Monday, epitomized the latter category.
Civil servants to see raises, tax cuts equal to a month’s extra salary says PM
The new raises that will be legislated by the Finance Ministry’s bill to boost incomes and families will include raises and lower taxes resulting in an extra month’s salary per year for 650,000 civil servants, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in Parliament on Wednesday, noting that main opposition SYRIZA and PASOK will vote down the…
Practical support
Greece is still standing thanks to the dedication, professionalism and self-sacrifice of the people who stand on the front line, facing various threats.
Two die in separate blazes in Magnisia; suspect arrested for arson
Wildfires in the central Greek prefecture of Magnisia claimed the lives of two people on Wednesday, while they continued to raze forests, pastures and farms into the night.
ATHEX: Dead heat for winners and losers
The benchmark of the Greek stock market eased somewhat from the 111-month high of Tuesday, giving up just over one point on Wednesday, with stocks split down the middle between winners and losers.
Initiatives to protect environment on Greek islands
The Mihalos Foundation last weekend signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Elliniko-Argyroupoli mayor and president of the association for the protection of Mount Hymettus for the foundation to implement initiatives concerning island path networks and the protection of the environment, during the Nisyrian Dialogues conference on the island of Nisyros.
Fire threatens home in central Greek cities of Lamia and Volos
Residents in the northern sections of the central Greek city of Lamia, at Fthiotis region, were ordered to evacuate their homes late afternoon Wednesday, as a fire has crossed the Lamia-Domokos road and is heading to the area of Nea Magnissia, a few miles east of the major city.
Koura | Thesprotia | July 27-28
As part of the “All of Greece, One Culture” initiative by the Ministry of Culture, the Thesprotia Ephorate of Antiquities will host the theatrical performance “Koura” at the Ancient Theater of Gitana.
New big fires break out in central Greece, settlements evacuated
More wildfires broke out Wednesday in the central mainland of Greece, triggering a precautionary evacuation order for some outskirts of the town of Lamia.