Bulgaria seizes heroin worth $38 mln at a Black Sea port destined for Greece
Bulgarian authorities have seized some 436 kilograms of heroin at the Black Sea port of Burgas, the district prosecutor’s office said on Monday.
Crews battle scattered fires in Athens suburbs, helped by calmer winds and reinforcements
Firefighters battled scattered fires on Tuesday in hopes of containing the remains of a major wildfire that burned into the northern suburbs of Athens, triggering multiple evacuations and leaving at least one person dead.
Turkish authorities refuse to allow service at Sumela Monastery on Aug 15
Turkish authorities have apparently refused to permit a religious service to take place to mark the Dormition of the Virgin on August 15 at the former Orthodox Christian Sumela Monastery but say it may take place eight days later, on August 23.
More than 47,000 people died in Europe last year due to heat, report says
More than 47,000 people died in Europe due to scorching temperatures in 2023, with countries in the region’s south hit the hardest, according to a report by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) published on Monday.
Panic and destruction in Athens as wildfire and city meet
Vangelis Ilias was returning from holiday on Monday when friends called to tell him the unthinkable. A wildfire in forests north of Athens had suddenly descended on his suburb and was approaching his sculpture workshop.
Israeli and Greek police dismantle drug trafficking network
Israeli police have announced that, in collaboration with the Greek police, they have dismantled a drug trafficking network suspected of smuggling large quantities of drugs from Europe into Israel using yachts.
Project Preparation Facility (PPF) was appointed by the Government Committee for Projects of Strategic Importance to mature, execute the tender process and supervise the implementation phase of the sub-projects 2 and 3 of the Action 16874 “Energy and Entrepreneurship”
In this context, HRADF acting in the name and on behalf of the beneficiary, conducts the tender process for the “Selection of Technical Support and Communication Advisor for the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund S.A. in the context of action 17005 – “Horizontal Technical Support to the Ministry of Environment and Energy with reference to…
Ship-to-ship loadings of Russian diesel pick up in northern Aegean
Traders are moving Russian diesel cargoes to a new ship-to-ship (STS) loadings site in the northern Aegean Sea, as Western sanctions hit vessels carrying fuel loaded in Russian ports, LSEG and market sources data show.
EU deploys assistance to combat wildfires in Greece and Albania
The European Commission has announced it is to mobilize emergency support to Greece and Albania, both of which have activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism in response to severe wildfires.
Fire service releases aerial operations data from Attica wildfire
The fire service has released data on it its aerial operations during the days of the wildfire in northeastern Attica, following a request from main opposition party SYRIZA.