14-year-old girl injured by falling building plaster at bus stop in Athens
A 14-year-old girl was seriously injured when plaster fell from a second-floor balcony onto her head at a bus stop in the north-central suburb of Agioi Anargyroi in Attica.
Ferry workers extend strike through Friday
Ferry boats stayed tied at the country’s ports on Thursday and will continue to do so on Friday, after the union representing Greece’s seamen, PNO, extended a 48-hour strike that had started on Tuesday.
‘Tekmiria’ and how to avoid them
Taxpayers whose presumed income is higher than their actual income have two months to find ways to avoid paying additional tax.
Local seek help to ‘coexist’ with wild ponies on Pindos
Residents in the highlands of Mount Pindos in Epirus, northwestern Greece, are seeking help from the authorities to manage large herds of wild ponies that have been eating crops and trampling through gardens in the wider vicinity.
University shoots down students’ request for more study time
A controversy erupted this week at the influential Athens School of Law after a demand by students for longer studying hours at the faculty’s library was rejected by the administration.
The war in Lebanon and its impacts across the region
Sean Mathews, a journalist for the Middle East Eye covering the Middle East, North Africa and the Balkans, joins Thanos Davelis to break down how the evolving conflict between Israel and Hezbollah is impacting Lebanon and the wider region – from the Middle East to Athens and Nicosia.
EU stays on the sidelines over migrant deal between Italy and Albania
A top European Union official on Wednesday refused to be drawn on an opinion of an agreement between Italy and Albania to process some migrants in centers set up in the tiny Western Balkan country, saying only that it was being closely monitored.
European Commission chief assures Western Balkans of bloc’s enlargement progress
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen began a tour of the Western Balkan countries on Wednesday, assuring them that the enlargement of the trade bloc remained one of its priorities.
High-ranking Catholic Church of Greece officials probed for embezzlement
A criminal investigation into suspected embezzlement and money laundering has been launched against two high-ranking officials of the Catholic Church in Greece and five nightclub owners in the Peloponnese, in the wake of a recent report by the Anti-Money Laundering Authority.
Crush on Athens metro put down to technical problems
Hundreds of commuters on the Athens metro experienced an “unprecedented” crush during rush hour on Thursday morning at downtown Syntagma station and on several trains on Line 3, with one passenger describing the situation as “asphyxiating.”