Student electrocuted after handling school’s security lighting
A 17-year-old pupil was electrocuted on Wednesday after he came into contact with a light fixture located in the staircase of his school in Patras, western Greece.
Beach bar in Mykonos fined for taking over seashore
Last summer, Mykonos was prominently placed on the list of islands where legislation on use of the seashore was flouted.
Tempe rail tragedy looms large over Euro polls
The government is expected to survive a no-confidence vote on Thursday, pushed forward by opposition parties, but pressure is growing over the Tempe train crash.
Man arrested for selling flares, firecrackers online
Police arrested a 27-year-old man in northeastern Attica on Wednesday for selling flares and firecrackers on social media.
Restaurant in Halandri targeted by robbers
A restaurant in northern Athens was targeted by robbers early Thursday morning, state-run broadcaster ERT reported.
Competition watchdog raids 10 tech companies for possible bid rigging
Teams of Greece’s competition authority conducted unannounced inspections in the offices of a large number of IT and related service providers, including the country’s three telecommunications service providers, on Wednesday, as part of an investigation into possible rigging of public tenders through collusion.
Equestrian center goes under the hammer for 30 mln euros
The plot that hosts the racecourse will be auctioned off online on November 6
Countdown for belaguered mining company
Another costly chapter in the lengthy and tumultuous history of state mining company Larco has been added by the liquidation project to find an investor.
Online cramming schools quickly gaining traction
Education experts are hailing the advent of online cramming schools in Greece as an educational El Dorado, given that some are even paid up 1,200 euros from countries of the Middle East.
Construction deficit of some 55,000 workers
Funds of more than 52 billion euros are to be mobilized in the construction sector (public, private projects and residential property building) in the period 2024-2026.