Traffic regulations on Egnatia Odos due to tunnel maintenance
Motorists using the Egnatia Odos highway (A2) around the Igoumenitsa area may face some delays through Wednesday as maintenance work is carried out on the Aktio-Preveza Undersea Tunnel.
Rescue operation underway for stranded ‘Odontotos’ passengers
An operation was launched on Monday to rescue approximately 90 passengers who were stranded on a train along the Diakopto-Kalavryta rack railway (known in Greek as the “Odontotos”), situated in the Peloponnese region. The train had come to a halt due to landslides near the Niamata area.
Greek PM calls Erdogan on his birthday
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis extended birthday wishes to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a telephone call on Monday.
KYSEA approves Greek participation in EU’s Red Sea naval mission
Τhe National Security Governmental Council (KYSEA), Greece’s top decision-making body on foreign affairs and defense matters, on Monday approved the country’s participation in the European Union naval mission to the Red Sea known as Aspides (from the Greek for “shield”).
Lots of yachts, low revenues
In the last three years, Greece has become the country with the largest number of yachts (commercial and private) visiting.
Bursting with tourists and running out of water
Several Cyclades islands are among the most popular destinations in Greece.
Tempe rail crash: Top prosecutor urges scrutiny amid speculation
Supreme Court Prosecutor Georgia Adeilini has issued an order to the prosecutor’s office in the appeals court of Larissa, in central Greece, which oversees the investigations into last year’s deadly railway crash in the nearby Tempe Valley, to comprehensively clarify “every claim and every allegation” regarding the disaster to ensure there is no shadow over…
Turkey cooperating on migration, says minister
Communication with Turkish authorities is constant and cooperation is smooth, Maritime Affairs and Island Policy Minister Christos Stylianides tells Kathimerini in an interview.
Kasselakis vows to revamp SYRIZA ahead of European elections
Speaking in the aftermath of a tumultuous congress that left SYRIZA even more divided than before, main opposition leader Stefanos Kasselakis vowed on Monday to revamp the party ahead of the upcoming European elections.