Two arrested in Thessaloniki for transporting migrants
Two men were arrested in Thessaloniki on Saturday for transporting irregular migrants, following a car chase on the old Thessaloniki-Kavala highway.
Man arrested in Arcadia for domestic violence, threats
A 53-year-old man was arrested in southern Greece on Friday for domestic violence and threatening his former partner.
Tempe and the lost year
“At Tempe, our country collided with all that plagues it,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said during the no-confidence motion against his government.
Digital wallet downloaded by 105,237 citizens in 30 days
A total of 105,237 citizens have downloaded the gov.gr wallet application on their mobile phones over the last thirty days, the Digital Governance Ministry said on Saturday.
Gov’t publishes 7 new general urban plans
Another seven General Urban Plans (GUP) for towns and town units were published in the Government Gazette on Thursday, specifying land use and terms and restrictions of construction.
Proliferation of e-store fraud
The big explosion of fraud cases happened at the same time as the explosion of electronic sales in 2020-2021.
Daycare workers suspended for locking toddlers in storage room
Two daycare workers at a kindergarten in the port city of Alexandroupolis, northern Greece, were suspended and an inquiry has been opened by the municipal authorities after they were accused of locking children in a storage room to discipline them.
Students protest Kyriaki Griva’s murder outside police precinct
The students of the Music School of Ilion in western Athens held a musical protest on Friday outside the Agioi Anargyroi police station in northern Athens where Kyriaki Griva, 28, was murdered by her former partner on Monday night.
Man suffers burns as wildfire rages on Crete
A man was being treated for burns and breathing problems in a hospital in Crete as a wildfire raged out of control in the eastern part o the island on Saturday.
Cyprus calls for EU help amid migration crisis
Migration is top of the agenda this week in Cyprus, with President Nikos Christodoulides calling for the EU to step in to help Cyprus deal with a surge in arrivals on its shores.