Flames reach the National Observatory of Athens
The large wildfire raging in the outskirts of northern Athens on Monday reached the National Observatory of Athens in Pendeli.
Lighter social security load next year
The government has decided to further lighten the burden of social security contributions on both employers and employees by 1 percentage point of salaries, but has not yet decided exactly how.
Puressence | Athens | December 14
British rock band Puressence returns to Greece after 10 years for a live performance at Floyd (117 Pireos) on December 14.
Evacuations ordered for areas in northern Athens as wildfire continues to rage
Authorities ordered the evacuation of multiple areas in northern Athens on Monday as the large fire that broke out on Sunday in the Varnava area of northeastern Attica continues to rage.
Green transition scaled back
The government has downwardly revised its short-term energy transition goals after realizing they would constrain growth too much.
The myth and limits of a successful lobby group
I once asked a prominent figure in the American pro-Israel lobbying community what the secret of its success was. He answered me bluntly and clearly: “Fear.”
Residents of Nea Penteli instructed to evacuate
Residents of Nea Penteli, a suburb located in northeastern Athens, have been instructed by the 122 emergency alert system to evacuate toward Halandri.
Turkey-Abu Dhabi joint venture talks for Izmir Port continue, sources tell Reuters
Turkey’s talks with state-controlled Abu Dhabi Port (ADP) to set up a joint venture for operating rights of the Aegean port of Izmir are continuing, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Passenger ship routes redirected from Rafina to Lavrio due to wildfire
The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy has announced that all scheduled arrivals and departures of passenger ships to and from the port of Rafina, located on the eastern coast of Attica, will be redirected to the port of Lavrio to the south.
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: “ Replacement of three cooling towers and Restructuring of the Psychiatric Department of General Hospital of Kerkyra
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…