Extra spending to reach 3.5 billion euros next year
Kostis Hatzidakis went on to speak in detail about the upcoming tax breaks.
Driver arrested after injuring traffic officer in Thessaloniki
A 55-year-old driver was arrested in the northern port city of Thessaloniki over the weekend after he injured a traffic officer with his vehicle.
Court of Appeals postpones Lignadis trial to March 2025
The Court of Appeals in Athens has postponed the trial of Dimitris Lignadis, former artistic director of the National Theatre of Greece, to March 21, 2025.
23-year-old motorcyclist killed in crash
A 23-year-old motorcyclist died Sunday night in a crash in Menidi, East Attica.
Pledge to fix crumbling schools
The government will spend at least €500 million on refurbishing more than 4,000 schools whose infrastructure is crumbling.
87-year-old man arrested for attempted murder of wife
An 87-year-old man was arrested on Sunday morning in Palaio Faliro, south of Athens, on charges of attempting to kill his wife.
No taxis in Athens due to Monday strike
Athens taxis are off the streets Monday due to a 24-hour strike by the Attica Taxi Drivers’ Union (SATA).
Greece to tax cruise ship arrivals to protect popular islands from overtourism
Greece plans to impose a 20-euro levy on cruise ship visitors to the islands of Santorini and Mykonos during the peak summer season, in a bid to avert overtourism, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday.
Criminal organization dismantled in €10 mln ‘carousel fraud’ VAT scam
Greek police have dismantled a criminal organization involved in a sophisticated “carousel fraud” scheme, which involved setting up fake companies to carry out fraudulent transactions and expenses totaling tens of millions of euros.
Police arrest 3 robbers posing as police officers
Police arrested three gang members accused of carrying out multiple home and store robberies in central Athens.