It’s a boy! Athens zoo welcomes birth of rare pygmy hippo
A rare and endangered pygmy hippopotamus has been born in Athens’ Attica Zoological Park for the first time in 10 years, delighting conservationists.
Baby found dead in Patras house
Α baby was found dead in a house in Patras, a city in western Greece, on Wednesday.
Greece raises 250 mln euro from June 2028 bond reopening
Greece raised 250 million euros ($271.00 million) in a reopening of its 3.875% government bond maturing in June 2028, its debt agency PDMA said on Wednesday.
Move to expedite top court rulings
Delays in the administration of justice by the Council of State, the country’s highest administrative court, is usually the rule rather than the exception, as there are currently 11,000 cases pending.
CoE report laments unchanged selection process for top judges, prosecutors
The Council of Europe’s anti-corruption body GRECO had criticized Greece’s refusal to allow peers to be involved in the process of appointing senior judges and prosecutors.
Interior ministry official to take over vacant sec-gen post after email leak
Nasos Balerbas, secretary-general of the Interior Ministry, will replace in the coming days another ministry official with a similar title, who resigned over a data breach scandal in which emails were sent to diaspora voters by a Conservative European Parliamentarian, Kathimerini understands.
Ombudsman raises concern over EU migration deal with Egypt
The European Union’s rights watchdog raised concern on Tuesday about the bloc’s new 7.4 billion euro ($8.03 billion) agreement with Egypt that includes provisions to curb migration, saying it falls short on human rights safeguards.
Armed robber targets bank in northern Athens
A man wearing a mask help up a bank branch in the Athenian suburb of Holargos on Wednesday morning, police said.
Campus safety plans under assessment
The security plans submitted by rectory authorities of the major Greek universities will be evaluated during a meeting with the leadership of the ministries of Education and Citizen Protection at the latter’s headquarters, according to reports.