Major police operation at Roma settlement in Fyli
A large operation by the Greek Police (ELAS) took place Friday morning at a Roma settlement in Fyli, northwestern Athens.
Access to public documents for all
Greek citizens and legal entities will soon be able to request access to public documents, both administrative and private, as the Tromso Convention will be voted for by Parliament on Friday.
Turkey cracks down on hybrid car imports as it seeks Chinese investment
Turkey’s trade ministry imposed strict conditions on the import of plug-in hybrid vehicles from some countries, including China, according to a notice published in the Official Gazette on Friday.
Remaining tourists evacuated from Samaria Gorge
Rescue teams evacuated the remaining 10 tourists from the UK, the Netherlands and Belgium who had to spend the night inside a mountain gorge in Crete, after a rockfall killed a German tourist on Wednesday.
A volunteer network of interpreters wants to make refugees’ languages more accessible. Will AI help?
They may be Tigrinya speakers fleeing the authoritarian Eritrean government’s indefinite military service policy. Or Rohingya people escaping ethnic violence in Myanmar. But refugees navigating resettlement often face a shared hurdle: poor machine translations and a short supply of interpreters knowledgeable in their less-serviced languages.
Attica governor Hardalias raises concerns about flood preparedness
Attica Governor Nikos Hardalias conducted an inspection of the Marathon stream in East Attica on Friday morning, raising concerns about the region’s flood preparedness ahead of the winter season. The area had previously suffered severe damage from a massive wildfire that reached the northern suburbs of Athens in August.
Two new sections added to Halkida-Psachna Bypass project in Evia
Two additional sections of the Halkida and Psachna Bypass on the island of Evia, costing a total of 18.5 million euros, have been included in the project.
Transplants bridge built with Cyprus
In a move which would help Greece and Cyprus catch up with Europe in the field of transplants, the two countries signed two cooperation agreements on Thursday for the exchange of kidneys and lungs.
Cyprus inflations drops to 2.2% in August
The annual inflation rate in Cyprus dropped to 2.2% both in Cyprus and in the eurozone in August, compared to July 2024 (from 2.4% in Cyprus and 2.6% in the eurozone), Eurostat said.
A sea of loss: Pieria mussel farmers face climate devastation
A funeral of sorts is taking place at the Kitros Salt Pit in Pieria, northern Greece, as local mussel farmers bury their harvest, lamenting the massive loss of 80% of this year’s yield.