Railway projects may have been left out of RRF financing
The turnover of Greek hotels in 2023 saw a large increase compared to previous years, going hand in hand with the increase in tourism and inflation.
Thousands join rally in Athens as farmers step up protest
Thousands of farmers from across Greece descended on Athens’ Syntagma Squar central square on Tuesday, parking their tractors before parliament in their biggest protest yet over rising costs and livelihoods destroyed by extreme weather. Police estimate at least 8,000 farmers with 130 tractors joined the protest, which echoes grievances in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland…
The shift in sentiment from skepticism to mutual trust
Greek-American relations are experiencing a “golden age” right now, US analyst and senior fellow for national security and international policy at the Center for American Progress Alan Makovsky told Kathimerini.
Hotel turnover up 23% in 2023
The turnover of Greek hotels in 2023 saw a large increase compared to previous years, going hand in hand with the increase in tourism and inflation.
Vets call strike over mandatory sterilization
Vets throughout Greece have called a 24-hour strike for Wednesday, in protest against the mandatory sterilization of pets. The Panhellenic Veterinary Association considers the measure unscientific and ineffective and has expressed concerns about possible negative effects on the health and welfare of animals.
Greek ship attacked in Red Sea by Houthis arrives in Aden with cargo
The Greek-flagged bulker Sea Champion arrived in the southern Yemeni port of Aden on Tuesday after being attacked in the Red Sea in what appeared to have been a mistaken missile strike by the Houthi militia, sources said.
Foreign Ministry sends note verbale over recent Turkish Navtex
The Foreign Ministry has sent a note verbale to the Turkish government regarding two recent navigational telexes (Navtex) that Ankara issued reserving a large area in the Aegean for aeronautical exercises and linking Greece’s sovereignty over a number of islands to their demilitarization.
Opposition walks out of parliamentary probe on Tempe train tragedy
MPs from three opposition parties have walked out of the parliamentary committee probing the Tempe train disaster after accusing ruling New Democracy of trying to engineer a “cover-up” and acquit those responsible.
Protesting farmers drive tractors to parliament
Farmers from across Greece drove their tractors to Athens on Tuesday, stepping up weeks of protests over rising costs, foreign competition and catastrophic flooding. As they drove through the streets of the capital they honked their horns to cheers and waves from passersby.
Prosecutor shelves probe into ADAE members over alleged leaks to the press
The Athens Prosecutor’s Office has closed the case against four members of the independent authority responsible for privacy, ADAE, for allegedly leaking information about the wiretapping of a journalist to the press, Kathimerini understands.