SYRIZA welcomes appointment of new Armed Forces chiefs
Greece’s main opposition welcomed on Friday the appointment of the new chiefs of Armed Forces staff, saying the party “stands by them”.
Taxpayers under scrutiny
The first taxpayers declaring incomes below 10,000 euros per year yet found to have a much higher cost of living and revenues from abroad have been summoned by their tax offices.
Iconic Zakynthos beach shipwreck ‘disappearing’
Local authorities on the Ionian island of Zakynthos want to take over the management and maintenance of the iconic shipwreck on Navagio Beach, which has suffered extensive damage and is at risk of vanishing altogether.
Snow arrives in Greece from the west
A new wave of bad weather that arrived in Greece on Friday morning is expected to bring thunderstorms and snowfall in low-altitude areas in eastern and central parts of the country.
Man linked to 2022 bank safe box heist arrested in Colombia
Colombian police have arrested a 47-year-old man suspected of involvement in the robbery from five safe deposit boxes in an Athens bank in July 2022, Greek police said on Saturday.
Minister expects new measures to bring down consumer prices
Development Minister Kostas Skrekas underlined on Friday that consumer “product prices which are higher in Greece in comparison with other countries will be reduced with the new measures, while new price increases will be prevented.”
Greece heading for another record year in tourism
The momentum of airline reservations as well as the airline seats planned by the airlines for Greece this season point to an increase in tourism arrivals of up to 10% this year.
House of celebrated poet to be restored
After years of abandonment, the house in the Plaka district of Athens once belonging to the celebrated Greek poet Kostis Palamas, will be restored and given a new lease on life as a landmark and as a place to exhibit his work and to study modern Greek literature.
Greeks killed in Libya honored posthumously
In an emotionally charged ceremony at the Presidential Mansion on Friday, Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou (r) awarded, posthumously, the Grand Cross of the Order of the Phoenix to siblings Angela Moira Mandalios and Philip Mandalios, volunteer interpreters who lost their lives during a Greek humanitarian mission in Libya, on September 17, 2023.
Change of guard in armed forces
Sweeping changes were made on Friday to Greece’s military leadership by the National Security Governmental Council (KYSEA), Greece’s top decision-making body for foreign affairs and defense matters, in a move signifying the government’s intention to proceed with a fundamental revision of the way the armed forces operate.