Over 350 firefighters, 50 vehicles, and 12 aircraft have been mobilized by the European Commission, “helping to battle the flames across Greece,” European Commission spokesperson for Budget and Human Resources, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Balazs Ujvari said in a statement uploaded on social media on Monday.
A 67-year-old man was injured after he was attacked by a bear near the town of Arta in northern Greece on Monday. According to state broadcaster ERT, the man was walking on a hiking path near the river when he was attacked by the bear.
A discussion on the destructive wildfires will take place in Parliament next Thursday and at the ministerial cabinet the following Friday.
The Prosecutor at the Larissa Court of Appeals filed criminal charges against four former executives at the Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE) on Monday over the Tempi rail collision that left 57 people dead last February.
The head of the Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Vassilis Korkidis, on Monday welcomed India’s interest in Greek ports following the meetings between business delegations in Athens last week.
The Managing Director and Owner of the Canaves Oia Santorini hotel Markos Haidemenos has won the international ‘Hotelier of the Year’ award at the 35th ‘Virtuoso Travel Week’ held in Las Vegas this August.
As part of the effort to tackle chronic drawbacks, the Justice Ministry is expected in the coming days to present a package of measures to speed up the administration of criminal justice.
Five people, including four children, died and dozens were rescued Monday in two separate incidents involving migrant boats heading to Greek islands from nearby Turkish shores, Greek authorities said.