Messolonghi By Locals | Messolonghi | August 25-27
Seeking to share their culture and history, a group of Messolonghi locals have created an itinerary of routes around the historic western Greek town and other initiatives.
Curfew in forested Halkidiki areas
Vice-Regional Governor of Halkidiki, Katerina Zografou, announced on Wednesday a pedestrian and vehicle curfew from 8 am to 8 pm on Thursday in wooded areas of Halkidiki that are at high risk for wildfires.
Bickering in the ashes
The scenes that unfolded on our television screens on Tuesday morning were truly heart-wrenching.
Refiners start paying their windfall taxes
Greece’s two oil refineries, HELLENiQ Energy and Motor Oil paid a first installment of a one-off windfall tax on their 2022 profits in July, officials have told Kathimerini.
Mount Parnitha wildfire spreads to national forest region
The wildfire at Mount Parnitha in Attica, has spread to the mountain’s national forest region, the Fire Brigade’s spokesperson Yiannis Artopios announced late afternoon on Wednesday.
Fires reach UNESCO World Heritage monastery
The monastery of Osios Loukas in central Greece, one of the most important Byzantine monuments in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has been engulfed in flames on Wednesday. There are significant firefighting forces on scene to avert the total destruction of the site.
PM releases statement expressing gratitude for European firefighting support
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis released a statement on social media on Wednesday expressing his gratitude to the countries that dispatched firefighting forces to Greece to combat the recent wildfires that are burning across the country.
Planners propose state aid for old natural gas providers
With three new and more efficient natural gas units joining the national grid in 2025, the financial survival of older ones is at stake.
Very high risk of fire in the regions of Attica, Viotia and Evia on Thursday
There is a very high fire risk on Thursday in the regions of Attica and the region of Central Greece ( Viotia and the island of Evia), according to the Fire Risk Forecast Map issued by the General Secretariat for Civil Protection at the Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Ministry.
US Embassy in Greece releases Natural Disaster Alert
The United States Embassy in Greece issued a bulletin warning US citizens living or travelling in Greece on Wednesday of the ongoing wildfires and the high risk in many regions.