Court releases man who paid girl (16) for sex pending appeal
A court in Thessaloniki has sentenced a 49-year-old man to four years in prison after finding him guilty of paying a 16-year-old girl to engage in a sexual act with him.
Biden to host Turkey’s Erdogan at White House on May 9
US President Joe Biden is set to host Tayyip Erdogan at the White House on May 9 in the Turkish leader’s first bilateral visit to Washington since Donald Trump was president, US and Turkish officials said on Friday.
Androulakis to call on Supreme Court to investigate tampered Tempe recordings
PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis has announced that he will ask the Supreme Court on Monday to launch an investigation to establish who was responsible for doctoring audio recordings that made it appear that the February 2023 Tempe railway disaster was caused by human error rather than by the lack of safety systems on the rail…
Five arrested for attempting to smuggle cigarettes through Athens Airport
Five people have been arrested at Athens International Airport for attempting to illegally smuggle thousands of packs of cigarettes into the country.
Construction spikes on islands in 2023
Island municipalities issued the largest number of new building permits in 2023, with the top five comprising Lefkada and Zakynthos in the Ionian, Paros and Naxos in the Cyclades, and the Dodecanese island of Rhodes.
“Declaration of an open process for the selection of a contractor for the construction, according to article 50 of law 4412/2016 of the project: “Upgrade – Renovation – Modernization and Restructuring of the Emergency and several other Departments of General Hospital of Arta”
Τhe new independent operational unit of HRADF entitled Project Preparation Facility (PPF) was appointed by the Governmental Committee of Projects of Strategic Importance of Law 4799/2021, to mature, execute the tender process, and supervise the implementation phase of the project “Renovation and Modernization of Hospitals in Greece” (RRF 16795), of the responsibility of the Ministry…
Man arrested for illegal excavation at Philippi archaeological site
A 53-year-old man has appeared before a prosecutor in the northern city of Kavala on suspicion of conducting an illegal excavation at the archaeological site of Philippi.
Agia Varvara metro station closed this weekend
Agia Varvara metro station will be closed on Saturday and Sunday (March 30-31) to allow for the installation of new e-ticket equipment.
SYRIZA unveils initial candidates for European elections
Μain opposition SYRIZA announced on Friday the first batch of candidates who will compete in the preliminaries on April 14, with the aim of representing the leftist party in the upcoming European Parliament elections in June.
Varying short-term rental trends
Short-term rental accommodation in Greece is showing diametrically opposite trends at the moment.