Earthquake hits near island of Rhodes
A 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck near the island of Rhodes on Monday afternoon. The quake’s epicenter was identified 33 kilometers off the north-east coast of the island, at a depth of 39.8 kilometers.
Two firefighters injured in northern Greece while operating near wildfire
Two firefighters were injured, and a fire engine was damaged at the wildfire that broke out earlier on Monday at a forest area in Dialechto, Kavala in northern Greece.
PM receives Romanian counterpart at the Maximos Mansion
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met on Monday with the Prime Minister of Romania Ion-Marcel Ciolacu at the Maximos Mansion. This was the first meeting of the two country leaders after Ciolacu’s assumption of duties in Romania.
EU Commission president in Athens to attend EU enlargement talks dinner
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen uploaded a message on social media from Athens focusing on European enlargement on Monday ahead of the dinner hosted by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Athens on the issue.
Greek passenger ships getting too old
Shipping passengers must have noticed this summer that the vessels they are traveling on are getting old. Even though maintenance is good, the fact remains that the average age of Greece’s passenger shipping fleet is 31.
Erdogan: Economy team will bring inflation down to single digits
Turkey’s economy team is capable of bringing down inflation to single digits, Turkey’s President Erdogan told reporters during his flight back from Hungary on Sunday.
Evacuations ordered as wildfires ravage Greece’s central and northeast regions
Greek authorities ordered the evacuation of two villages in the central Viotia region, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) northwest of Athens, after a forest fire broke out Monday morning.
Mitsotakis meets Bosnia’s Kristo in Athens
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis held a meeting with Borjana Kristo, the chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the Maximos Mansion, on Monday.
Green transition to raise Piraeus Port costs
Growth in container traffic at the port of Piraeus has slowed down. The fast pace at which it expanded since Chinese state-owned Cosco Shipping leased two docks in 2009 – before eventually becoming the port’s majority shareholder – appears to be a thing of the past.
Wildfire claims life of shepherd in Viotia
A man died on Monday during a wildfire that broke out in Prodromos, located in Viotia to the northwest of the capital, earlier in the morning.