Mona’s Holiday Market | Athens | December 9-10
Mona Athens (mona-athens.com), a hotel in the vibrant neighborhood of Psyrri, is hosting its first-ever pop-up holiday market.
Professional fee is halved
The draft law on the taxation of self-employed professionals is being submitted to Parliament with small but essential corrections.
Court upholds decision to extradite Australian to US for drug trafficking
An Australian who appealed to the Council of State against his extradition to the United States on charges of being a member of an international drug ring has lost his case, it was announced on Wednesday. The man was arrested on Mykonos in July 2021 on a red notice from Interpol.
Shelter for 4,255 homeless children has been secured, says Voultespi
A document forwarded to Parliament on Wednesday by the Deputy Minister of Immigration and Asylum, Sofia Voultepsi, shows that a total of 4,255 children identified as homeless or in precarious living conditions have been housed in the last 2.5 years.
Tourism’s eight open fronts
“We shouldn’t be complacent,” notes the president of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), Yiannis Paraschis.
Woman arrested for selling bootlegged clothing online
Police in Athens have arrested a 42-year-old woman on suspicion of setting up a website to sell bootlegged shoes and clothes to unsuspecting customers. The shoes and clothes were advertised as being from leading brands but when buyers received the parcels, they found that the products differed from those advertised and were of low value.
Gov’t will close motorways during bad weather if necessary, says minister
The government will shut down motorways if necessitated by extreme weather events, Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Minister Vasilis Kikilias has told motorway operators at a meeting on measures to prevent and deal with heavy snowfall.
Schinas on Sunak’s behaviour: ‘As un-British as it gets’
European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas has described a decision by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to cancel a meeting with visiting Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis “as un-British as it gets.”
Sunak accuses Mitsotakis of trying to ‘grandstand’ over Parthenon Marbles
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has escalated his war of words with Kyriakos Mitsotakis, accusing the Greek premier of trying to “grandstand” over the disputed Parthenon Marbles and breaking a promise to the UK government ahead of a planned meeting between the two leaders.
Albania’s EU hopes hinge on Beleri case, Athens says
Greece is adopting a firmer stance concerning the conditions for Albania’s entry into the European Union over the case of Fredi Beleri, an ethnic Greek elected as the mayor of Himare in southern Albania during the municipal elections on May 14 though prevented from being sworn in due to an arrest on alleged vote-buying two…