More than 250 million euros from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) will finance the first stage of high-voltage electricity infrastructure between the island of Crete and the Attica region, the European Commission announced on Thursday.
Representatives of disgruntled farmers have decided to drive their tractors into Athens on Tuesday after the government failed to meet their demands, particularly the request for tax-free diesel fuel, according to reports.
Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis met with his Palestinian counterpart Riyad al-Maliki in Athens on Thursday, calling for “an immediate and lasting cessation of hostilities” in Gaza.
Carbon Based Lifeforms combine earth and space in their contemporary electronic music landscapes, creating an ethereal cinematic experience.
The Athens Prosecutor’s Office launched an investigation on Thursday into a server outage at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens on Monday, which prevented students from completing online examinations.
Greece’s main opposition party SYRIZA said it will vote in favor of a government bill allowing same-sex couples to marry, noting however that the legislation is “incomplete”. “SYRIZA’s parliamentary group has been ready for a long time to take this step,” spokesman Sokratis Famellos told the government and wondered if the Conservatives are equally ready,…
Scuffles broke out in Thessaloniki on Thursday, after the completion of a student rally against the establishment of private universities in the country.
Authorities in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, have retrieved the body of a man whose car plunged into the sea on Thursday.
A 62-year-old man died following an explosion at the warehouse of an abandoned mine at the foot of Korylovos mountain, near Drama, northern Greece. The incident happened at 11.30 a.m., police said, adding that authorities are investigating the circumstances of the explosion. Local media said the warehouse was used to store explosives.
Students and teachers rallied in central Athens on Thursday to protest against the establishment of private universities in Greece. Despite the rain, protesters gathered at Propylaia and are expected to mark towards the Parliament. Critics of the bill, which sets the terms for foreign, non-profit universities to open branches in Greece and to forge partnerships…