Italy agrees to transfer suspect in EU graft scandal to Belgium
An Italian court on Monday agreed to hand over to the Belgian authorities a second woman suspected of involvement in a Qatar graft scandal that has rocked the European Parliament.
Gentiloni: EU may avoid recession, have a more shallow contraction instead
Latest economic data shows the European Union may avoid a recession that was expected earlier and have a more shallow contraction instead, European Economic Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said on Monday.
Mother handed life sentence for murder of 7-year-old son
A court in Athens convicted on Monday a 30-year-old woman to life in prison over the brutal murder of her seven-year-old son in 2017.
Former king buried in Tatoi cemetery
The body of former king of Greece, Constantine II, was buried alongside his ancestors at the former royal estate of Tatoi, north of Athens, shortly before 4 p.m. on Monday afternoon.
Ukraine tops most searched word in Greek Wiki for 2022
Ukraine was the most searched entry in Greek Wikipedia last year, exceeding 700,000 views, which is an all-time record, according to data published by the local Wikimedia Community User Group on its website on Monday.
Committee tables northern Evia’s 389.8-million-euro reconstruction plan
The committee tasked with creating a masterplan for the reconstruction of northern Evia, most of which was destroyed in a massive wildfire in August 2021, presented the project to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and other local government officials during a meeting on Monday.
Parties setting out electoral goals
With elections around the corner, Greece’s political parties are tailoring their strategies on the basis that the outcome of the first ballot, which will adhere to the simple proportional representation, will have a catalytic effect on the second elections with the new electoral law.
Workathlon tourism career day in Thessaloniki
Workathlon is organizing a tourism career day in Thessaloniki on Thursday, with the participation of major tourism enterprises in Greece.
Screen addiction affecting children’s learning habits
Children’s fixation on mobile phones and tablets begins before school and the impact on knowledge acquisition and concentration is already being noted by education and child health experts, who note that children lose interest in books, and complain of being bored when they are not “connected.”
Bid coming from Portugal for Attiki Odos concession
Portugal’s highway operator is planning to place a bid for Attiki Odos in the upcoming tender in a joint venture with Greece’s Intrakat.