Kasidiaris says he wants to run for Athens mayor
Jailed former Golden Dawn deputy leader Ilias Kasidiaris announced on Thursday that he intends to run for the mayorship of Athens in October’s municipal elections.
Two officers injured, man arrested in Athens car chase
Two officers of the DIAS motorcycle unit were injured during a car chase in central Athens early Thursday morning.
Firefighters battle wildfires overnight as farms, factories burn
Firefighters in Greece battled flames burning for the 10th day on the island of Rhodes, while new blazes erupted on the mainland that destroyed farms and factories overnight and left farmers rushing to evacuate their animals.
Greece appoints new envoys to Washington, Ankara
Greece’s Foreign Ministry appointed Ekaterini Nassika as the country’s new ambassador to Washington and Theodoros Bizakis as new envoy to Ankara, it was announced on Thursday.
Androulakis received three phone messages with spyware links
PASOK chief Nikos Androulakis told lawmakers on Wednesday that he has learned of an additional attempt to tap his phone with illegal spyware apart from the two that were made public last year.
SMEs are biggest employers
Almost half} (46.6%) of all employees in Greece work at very small businesses with up to nine staff, compared to a rate of 29.4% in the EU.
OASA upgrades passenger information services in three metro stations
The public information services on the Athens public transport network at the main entrances to the Greek capital have been upgraded, with an info kiosk at the arrivals area of Athens’ international airport and the creation of a new service desk at the metro station at the port of Piraeus.
Water polo: Greece makes World Championship final and Paris 2024
The men’s national polo team advanced to the World Championship final in Fukuoka by beating Serbia 13-7 in the first semi-final on Thursday, also booking a ticket to the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
US Senator calls for assurances for Greece, Cyprus in any upgrade of Turkish F-16s
US Senator Chris Van Hollen, a member of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, called on a State Department official to get assurances from Turkey that it will not use the F-16 fighter jets it seeks to upgrade to violate Greece’s or Cyprus’ airspace.
Kotsovolos suitors are increasing
Electrical goods retailer Kotsovolos is up for sale by British group Currys and is seeing the number of potential suitors growing by the week.