Russian President Vladimir Putin said his Turkish counterpart, Tayyip Erdogan, had proposed reviving contacts on Black Sea shipping but added that he had not yet had time to study the documents.
Greek Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis told Reuters that the government will maintain fiscal prudence to safeguard its growth path and emergence from a debilitating debt crisis a decade ago, even amid higher wage demands by striking teachers and ferry workers.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis collected one of the free home testing kits for colon cancer screening on Friday, distributed to individuals aged 50-69 as part of the national prevention program “Prolamvano” (I prevent). During his visit to a pharmacy in central Athens, Mitsotakis emphasized the critical importance of early diagnosis in the fight against cancer.
A 14-year-old girl is recovering at Agia Sofia Children’s Hospital in Athens after surgery for a head injury caused by falling plaster on Thursday.
The Acheloos River diversion project, which has long divided public opinion and policymakers, will once again be arbitrated by the Council of State, Greece’s highest administrative court.
On December 4, the Amsterdam court will announce the amount of compensation Heineken will have to pay to Vergina.
Greece and France are engaged in talks to enhance collaboration between their ground forces, building on the strong defense relationship between the two nations.
The logistics and warehouse sectors of Greece continue to attract new investment capital – both domestic and international – with the country gaining international acceptance and attention as a strategic transit hub in Southeastern Europe.
Greece continues to grapple with alarmingly high road fatality rates, as traffic accidents remain a daily tragedy. To make matters worse, there were, according to the SOS Traffic Crimes Association, 38 hit-and-run incidents in July and August, 74% of which occurred in urban areas.
Two key witnesses in the long-running Novartis bribery scandal in Greece, code-named “Ekaterini Kelesi” and “Maximos Sarafis,” have lost their protected status after a decision by two Greek prosecutors on Thursday.