MyCoast app records 1,900 beach violations; reviews pending auction completion
MyCoast, a mobile app launched by the government in late April to combat beach violations, has registered 1,900 complaints so far, according to the latest data.
53% of Greeks hold negative opinion of the EU, Pew survey shows
Fifty-three percent of adults in Greece hold a negative opinion of the European Union, according to a Pew Research Center survey published just ahead of the European Parliament elections this week. Greece ranks at the bottom among the countries surveyed.
European Union braces for foreign disinformation as voters head to polls
Voters in the European Union are set to elect lawmakers starting Thursday for the bloc’s parliament, in a major democratic exercise that’s also likely to be overshadowed by online disinformation.
Pro-Kurdish lawmakers stage protest in Turkey’s parliament to denounce the ouster of a new mayor
More than a dozen legislators from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party staged a demonstration in parliament on Tuesday to denounce the arrest and expulsion from office of a newly elected mayor, Turkish media reported. On Monday, authorities detained Mehmet Siddik Akis, mayor of Hakkari province, over alleged links to Kurdish militants and replaced him with the province’s…
Reconstruction after floods in central Greece to cost €3.5 bln, PM says
The cost of rebuilding a region in central Greece after last year’s destructive floods, which killed 17 people, will reach 3.5 billion euros, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Tuesday.
Nicosia and Cairo agree on Egyptian workers
Cyprus and Egypt have signed a new bilateral agreement to help Egyptian workers find work in Cyprus.
Fidan flirts with BRICS
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Tuesday his country is interested in joining the BRICS group that includes China and several emerging economies such as Brazil, Russia, Iran and India.
Fire in food storage facility still under investigation
Fire Service agents are certain that the fire that destroyed installations of a company whose packaged lunches led to widespread poisoning among pupils in the city of Lamia was due to arson.
Heat breaks record in first week of June
Temperatures on Tuesday topped 39 degrees Celsius in three areas of Greece, setting a new all-time record for the first week of June, the Meteo weather service said.
Alcaraz steamrolls Tsitsipas to book Sinner semi-final at French Open
Carlos Alcaraz halted a mid-match fightback by ninth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas to secure a 6-3 7-6(3) 6-4 win on Tuesday and set up a blockbuster French Open semi-final with incoming world number one Jannik Sinner.