Turkish fighter jets infringe on Athens FIR
A pair of Turkish F-16s entered the Athens Flight Information Region (FIR) on Wednesday without having submitted a flight plan, said the Hellenic National Defence General Staff (HNDGS).
ASE fails to hold on to early gains
The stock market could not hold on to early gains Wednesday after deteriorating Purchase Managers’ Index (PMI) numbers soured the mood in European markets.
Messolonghi By Locals | Messolonghi | August 25-27
Seeking to share their culture and history, a group of Messolonghi locals have created an itinerary of routes around the historic western Greek town and other initiatives.
Curfew in forested Halkidiki areas
Vice-Regional Governor of Halkidiki, Katerina Zografou, announced on Wednesday a pedestrian and vehicle curfew from 8 am to 8 pm on Thursday in wooded areas of Halkidiki that are at high risk for wildfires.
Bickering in the ashes
The scenes that unfolded on our television screens on Tuesday morning were truly heart-wrenching.
Refiners start paying their windfall taxes
Greece’s two oil refineries, HELLENiQ Energy and Motor Oil paid a first installment of a one-off windfall tax on their 2022 profits in July, officials have told Kathimerini.
Mount Parnitha wildfire spreads to national forest region
The wildfire at Mount Parnitha in Attica, has spread to the mountain’s national forest region, the Fire Brigade’s spokesperson Yiannis Artopios announced late afternoon on Wednesday.
Fires reach UNESCO World Heritage monastery
The monastery of Osios Loukas in central Greece, one of the most important Byzantine monuments in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has been engulfed in flames on Wednesday. There are significant firefighting forces on scene to avert the total destruction of the site.
PM releases statement expressing gratitude for European firefighting support
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis released a statement on social media on Wednesday expressing his gratitude to the countries that dispatched firefighting forces to Greece to combat the recent wildfires that are burning across the country.
Planners propose state aid for old natural gas providers
With three new and more efficient natural gas units joining the national grid in 2025, the financial survival of older ones is at stake.