New year brings highway toll hike
Higher toll fees at toll stations, in both major and auxiliary roads, increased on Greek roads as of Monday, following earlier announcements by concessionaires.
Hospitals feel mounting pressure from virus surge
The seasonal spike in viruses, which became more pronounced during the holidays, has, as anticipated, increased the pressure on Greece’s hospitals.
ATHEX: Solid start to the year for bourse
The Greek stock market entered the new year with a strong performance.
Winter sales begin on Monday
This season’s winter sales will start on Monday, January 8 and last until the end of February.
EIB and Mytilineos sign RES transition funding deal
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed 400 million euros to support a significant new investment for Mytilineos Energy & Metals, which will accelerate renewable energy production across Greece and other EU countries.
Turkey to block minehunter ships intended for Ukraine
Turkey said on Tuesday it would not allow two minehunter ships donated to Ukraine by Britain to transit its waters en route to the Black Sea since it would violate an international pact concerning wartime passage of the straits.
Police pick up 24 migrants, arrest two smugglers
Police detected a total of 24 migrants who entered Greece illegally from the Turkish border in two separate incidents between New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. A non-national migrant smuggler was arrested at the Kipoi border crossing after they found 18 migrants in a trailer attached to the truck he was driving.
Eight Greeks hospitalized after bus crash in Bulgaria
Ten people, including eight Greeks, were hospitalized after the bus they were travelling in collided with a truck in northern Bulgaria. The Romanian driver of the bus and another Romanian national are among the injured, which include six men and four women, ranging in age from 18 to 63. Their injuries are not considered to…
Screened in Cyprus, British and Cypriot aid heads to Gaza via Egypt
Britain and Cyprus have sent 87 tonnes of aid to Gaza via Egypt, the two countries have said, with Cypriot officials saying they had successfully tested a screening mechanism for cargoes offering an alternative route for badly needed supplies.
Over 1,000 arrests for traffic offenses in New Year period
Police made over a thousand arrests across the country over the four-day period in the run up to and including New Year’s Day. From December 29 to January 1, officers conducted checks on over 70,000 people and over 53,500 vehicles, a police statement said.