Lending a helping hand to evacuees
Britons Craig Gaby, his wife and their three children were on the beach when a message from the 112 civil protection hotline came on his cellphone on Saturday, July 22, telling them to evacuate the area.
Expression of Interest (Phase A) of the Competitive Dialogue Procedure for the award of the Public Private Partnership contract for the project “Relocation of the Prisons of Korydallos through Public Private Partnership (PPP)”
The HRADF Project Preparation Facility (PPF) was appointed by the Governmental Committee on Projects of Strategic Importance, pursuant to Law 4799/2021 as responsible for maturing, carry out the tender processes and monitoring the implementation of the project ‘Relocation of the Prisons of Korydallos’, and the project’s Beneficiary is the Ministry of Citizen Protection. HRADF as…
ADF 2023 to examine backtracking of democracy and endless pursuit of it
It’s less than three months to go from the next edition of the Athens Democracy Forum, taking place in the Greek capital from September 27-29, 2023.
Regulated charges raise power bills
Electricity bills in Greece are about to rise again due to regulated charges, while the government continues to subsidize consumption.
PM and President to attend fallen firefighting pilot funerals
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will attend the funeral of Second Lieutenant Periklis Stefanidis in Kilkis on Thursday, while President Katerina Sakellaropoulou will be present at the funeral of Captain Christos Moulas in Chania on the island of Crete on Friday.
Tax deadline extended again
The National Economy and Finance Ministry has decided on a second extension of the deadline for submitting tax returns, until August 31.
Mastic producers in Greece innovate to confront the new realities of climate change
Steven Tagle joins Thanos Davelis to look at how climate change is impacting local communities in Greece, specifically the mastic producers on the Aegean island of Chios, who have been battered by high temperatures, unseasonable rains, and past wildfires, and break down how are they innovating to better prepare and cope for the impacts of…
Man arrested for bomb at freemasons lodge in Athens charged with additional bomb attacks
A 61-year-old man arrested as the prime suspect behind several bombs planted outside the freemasons’ Grand Lodge of Greece in central Athens has also been charged with additional bomb and arsonist attacks in and around the Greek capital, the Hellenic Police announced on Wednesday.
Achtsioglou criticizes government response to wildfires, calls for investigation into plane crash
Efi Achtsioglou, the frontrunner in the race for a new SYRIZA leader, criticized the center-right government’s response to the wildfires raging in Greece for over a week.
Koufonisia bans raft of recreational water activities
Authorities have imposed a ban on just about all water recreational activities except for swimming on Koufonisia in the interest of public safety and preservation of the two eastern Cyclades islets.