Sofia Zisi elected chair of European Chemicals Agency Board
Sofia Zisi, director general of Greece’s General State Chemical Laboratory, has been elected chair of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) management board for the next two years.
Fidan indirectly confirms S-400 talks
The appeal by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan for the lifting of US CAATSA sanctions in a recent TV interview highlighted the difficulties of US-Turkish relations and the implicit but clear admission that Washington and Ankara are looking for a formula that would under certain conditions allow even the return of Turkey to the F-35…
Wildfire continues in Corinthia for third day
Firefighters were continuing to battle a large wildfire burning through forestland near a seaside resort in Greece’s south for the third day on Tuesday, where two people have died.
Factbox-What are countries doing to get nationals out of Lebanon?
A sharp escalation in border warfare between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon has sent Western nations scrambling to update contingency plans for evacuations from the region.
SYRIZA’s political sideshow
Ilias Iliou, the parliamentary group representative for the United Democratic Left (EDA) party between 1958-1967 and a politician who was widely respected, even by his rivals, once quipped about the communists’ unique ability to turn a mundane procedure like a meeting into a process that needs to be suffered through. The events in the last…
‘I want to play a part’ in deeper ties
Greek-American Maggie Goodlander, with an impressive career in Washington’s highest decision-making circles, is running as the Democratic candidate for New Hampshire’s second Congressional District.
Improved terms in new Attiki Odos concession contract
According to the new contract for the concession of Attiki Odos, the fee that state asset utilization fund TAIPED will receive for the concession of the Attica ringroad is 3.27 billion euro.
Solar park sprawl raising concerns in Thessaly
The agricultural landscape in the Thessaly Plain in central Greece has come under pressure from solar energy projects encroaching on productive farmland.
Watchdog slaps Motor Oil with €9.2 mln fine
The Hellenic Competition Commission fined the Motor Oil petroleum company 9.2 million euros and an associated individual €50,000 for obstruction of an on-site inspection.
West Attica Urban Railroad to be completed in second half of 2026
The new West Attica Urban Railroad is expected to be completed in the second half of 2026, Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE) CEO Panagiotis Terezakis said.