Criminal organization that was targeting the elderly dismantled
A criminal organization targeting primarily the elderly was dismantled on Saturday by the Security Sub-Directorate of the Agrinio municipality.
Police remove occupiers from university spaces in Athens, Crete
Greek Police cleared on Saturday two spaces belonging to the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) and the University of Crete that had been taken over by squatters.
Government aims to replace old IDs within three years
The Greek government aims to replace the old identity cards with the new, upgraded ones within three years, Citizen Protection Minister Giannis Oikonomou said on Saturday.
Epirus slapped with eco-fine over Louros interventions
Environmental inspectors slapped the Regional Authority of Epirus with a 180,000-euro fine over its destructive environmental interventions in the Louros River of northwestern Greece, dating from November 2022.
Takeaways from the Athens Democracy Forum
The theme at this year’s forum, which ran from Tuesday to Friday, was about hope. “Do we dare to hope?” was the question at the core of the conference.
Parliamentary Budget Office issues warnings on economic effects of natural disasters
The Parliamentary Budget Office sounded a warning on the fiscal and wider economic effects of natural disasters.
Butcher shop owner arrested after death of employee
The owner of a butcher shop in the western city of Messolonghi was arrested on Saturday following the gruesome death of an employee.
First of 18 migrants killed in Evros wildfire identified
The first of 18 migrants who died in a massive wildfire that swept with devastating speed through the Evros border region last August has been identified through DNA.
DESFA, Nomagas sign deal to build Greece-North Macedonia gas interconnector
The Hellenic Gas Transmission System Operator (DESFA) will supervise the construction of the natural gas interconnector linking Greece with North Macedonia, including the section in the neighboring country, following a government agreement signed in March 2021.
Flood management must improve
A team of 15 experts from the Netherlands has been inspecting the flood damage from Storm Daniel that hit the region of Thessaly early in September and will submit recommendations to limit the damage from similar events in the future.