Chinese community in Greece closes ranks to help cancer patient
The Chinese expat community has come together to help a 22-year-old man.
Mandatory POS use in farmer’s markets
The implementation of Point of Sale (POS) machines for credit and debit card transactions in farmer’s markets will commence on Tuesday, as announced by the Panhellenic Federation of Professional Sellers of Farmer’s Markets on Sunday.
Ticket price hikes on Greece-Italy ferry in line with EU emission regulations
Ticket prices for ferry routes between Greece and Italy have increased by approximately 5% starting Monday, in compliance with the European Union’s decision to integrate maritime transport into the Emission Trading System (ETS).
Athens jewelry store robbed of €200,000 worth of gems
Unknown perpetrators carried out a heist at a high-end jewelry store on in central Athens on Saturday at dawn.
Greek authorities help Europol dismantle hacking ring
Prosecuting authorities from 17 countries, coordinated by their Greek counterparts, dismantled an international hacking ring, which “unlocked” online stores and stole account details of their customers, which they then sold on the dark web.
Two difficult farewells
In what was a difficult day for Greece, 31-year-old riot police officer Giorgos Lyggeridis and 40-year-old pilot Epaminondas Kosteas were laid to rest on Friday.
Electricity rates to come down
The time to choose colored electricity tariffs has arrived and consumers will be pleasantly surprised.
Public transport to clock out early on New Year’s Eve
Public transportation in Athens will clock out earlier than usual on New Year’s Eve with most services ending by midnight, operators have said.
Diaspora makes ‘invaluable contribution,’ Mitsotakis says in New Year’s message
The government remains one of the Greek diaspora’s “steadfast supporters, honoring its invaluable contribution to the national path towards progress,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said in a New Year’s message to Greeks around the world.
Man hospitalized after shipyard accident
A 36-year-old man was hospitalized on Friday after injuring himself inside a floating tank in a work-related accident in Perama shipyards. The man had attempted to leave the tank during a power outage and, although the emergency lights had come on, he tripped and fell, injuring his right side. The port authority is investigating the…