PPC and RWE announce construction of another solar park
Germany’s RWE and Greece’s Public Power Corporation are promoting Greece’s energy transition.
The season of the tractor
It was early on the morning of February 7, 1997, when a force of riot police and soldiers started deflating the tires of the tractors of protesting farmers on the national highway at Mikrothives in Central Greece.
47 immigrants rescued south of Crete
A merchant ship rescued a group of 47 migrants from a distressed boat located 25 nautical miles south of Gavdos, south of Crete, on Thursday.
Tourism Min visits New York to attract US tourists
Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni is visiting New York, prioritizing the US market as part of efforts to enhance traditional inbound tourism destinations in line with the ministry’s action plan for 2024.
Police bust alcohol, tobacco trading ring
Police conducted a warehouse raid in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Thursday, uncovering a significant quantity of illegal alcohol and tobacco products. Four suspects were apprehended during the operation.
Turkey’s new central bank chief assures that work to combat inflation will press on
Τhe work to tame inflation in Turkey – namely through interest rate hikes – will continue “with determination,” the country’s new central bank chief said Thursday, offering some certainty about efforts to right the battered economy following his precedessor’s surprise resignation.
US ambassador highlights Greece’s role as ‘indispensable ally’ ahead of Strategic Dialogue
US Ambassador to Athens George Tsunis has characterized Greece as an “indispensable ally” in anticipation of the fifth round of the Strategic Dialogue in Washington.
PM to meet farmers if blockades are lifted; date to be finalized Friday
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ meeting with farmer representatives will reportedly take place on Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning after his return from Belgrade, provided they lift their roadblocks on the national highway network. The date is expected to be finalized on Friday.
Motive for chilling murder of businessman unclear
The motives for the murder of businessman Christos Gialias, who was shot dead and then torched in his car by unidentified gunmen a few meters away from his house in the West Attica suburb of Mandra on Wednesday afternoon, remain unclear, although the latest scenario being examined is that the case is linked to differences…
Two airplanes forced to land
Two commercial aircraft were forced to land at Makedonia Airport in Thessaloniki in northern Greece on Thursday.