Athens and Tirana
The continued, illegal, pretrial detention by the Albanian authorities of Fredi Beleri is not just a blatant violation of his rights, it is also a serious matter of prestige for Greece.
College in Greece program celebrates 60 years with DC reception
College Year in Athens, a non-profit educational institution based in Cambridge, Massachussets, hosted a reception for partner institutions, alumni, donors, and other friends of CYA in Washington D.C. this week
Worldwide record for Tsarouchis painting
“May,” a painting by Yannis Tsarouchis has sold for €475,542 in an Athens auction, setting a worldwide record for the Greek modernist painter’s work and far exceeding the guide price of €200,000-€300,000.
Thessaloniki Airport policeman faces illegal migration charges
A Thessaloniki Airport-based policeman who reportedly charged third-county nationals €1,000 to allow them fly out of Greece on fake passports has been arrested and charged with facilitating illegal migration and membership of a criminal organization.
Mitsotakis tests positive for Covid-19
New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced that he has Covid-19, in a video posted to his Instagram and TikTok accounts, saying the hugs and kisses of the campaign trail “have a price.”
Police officer dies after being hit by car
A 43-year-old police officer died late on Thursday after being hit by a car on Katechaki Avenue in eastern Athens. The police officer was run down while he was responding to a call about an accident near the Attiki Odos exit for the suburb of Ilioupoli at around 10.30 p.m.
Contraband oil seized in underground facility
Inspectors from the Independent Public Revenue Authority (AADE) have seized a significant amount of contraband oil in an underground facility in eastern Attica. In a statement, the AADE said it had identified 36 illegal oil storage tanks at the Nea Makri facility, containing 63,900 liters of heating oil and 4,500 liters of motor oil.
“Declaration of an open process for the selection of a contractor for the construction of the project: “Temporary redevelopment of the Emergency Department of the General Athens Hospital ‘Evangelismos’”.
Τhe new independent operational unit of HRADF entitled Project Preparation Facility (PPF) was appointed by the Governmental Committee of Projects of Strategic Importance of Law 4799/2021, to mature, execute the tender process, and supervise the implementation phase of the project “Renovation and Modernization of Hospitals in Greece” (RRF 16795), of the responsibility of the Ministry…
Five train company executives charged
The Larissa Court of Appeals filed criminal charges against five executives of the Hellenic Railways’ Organization (OSE) on Friday over the tragic train accident in Tempe, central Greece, in late February that claimed the lives of 57 people.
Tsunis: Alexandroupoli key to breaking Russia’s gas monopoly
The United States is proud proudly to support “Greece’s leadership role in redrawing the energy map of southeast Europe, diversifying energy sources with its Balkan neighbors and helping to break Russia’s gas monopoly,” the US Ambassador George Tsunis has said.