Two Turkish nationals arrested for espionage
Two Turkish nationals were arrested for espionage after they were seen flying a drone over a Navy station on the island of Poros, south of Athens, last Saturday, police sources said Monday.
Lenarcic offers condolences for deaths of Greek rescue team members
EU Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarcic expressed on Monday his condolences for the victims of the Greek rescue team who lost their lives while driving towards the flood-ravaged city of Derna, where they would join international humanitarian teams assisting in recovery efforts.
Romanian monk charged for assaulting fellow monk on Mount Athos
A 35-year-old Romanian monk on Monday was charged with causing grievous bodily harm after beating up a fellow monk on Sunday night at the Serbian Hilandar Monastery, part of the all-male monastic community Mount Athos in northern Greece.
Man accused of violating hunting laws after killing, grilling hedgehogs
A 41-year-old man in Thessaloniki is accused of violating hunting laws after he posted photos on social media of hedgehogs on a grill.
DNA testing underway to identify Greek rescue team victims
Greek authorities were conducting DNA tests to determine the identities of the five members of a rescue team sent to Libya on Sunday who died in a road accident on their way to the flood-ravaged city of Derna.
Anarchist group damages Attics Group offices over ferry passenger’s death
Self-described anarchist anarchist group Rouvikonas targeted the offices of ferry company Attica Group in southern Athens on Sunday night, in retaliation for the death of a passenger on September 5.
Armed Forces chief visits injured rescue team members in hospital
The head of Greece’s Armed Forces Konstantinos Floros visited members of the Greek humanitarian mission who were injured in a road accident in Libya that claimed the lives of five of its members.
Alert sounded for possible disease spread
The areas of Thessaly affected by flooding have been placed under an emergency health surveillance regime. Surveillance for outbreaks of infectious diseases such as gastroenteritis, leptospirosis and hepatitis A is expected to last for several months.
EU may become as hooked on China batteries as it was on Russian energy, paper says
The European Union could become as dependent on China for lithium-ion batteries and fuel cells by 2030 as it was on Russia for energy before the war in Ukraine unless it takes strong measures, a paper prepared for EU leaders said.
Still unclear how the fatal accident happened in Libya, says gov’t spokesman
It is still not clear how the road accident that killed five members of a Greek rescue team on their way to the flood-ravaged city of Derna, Libya, happened, government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis said on Monday.