11 rescued from sailboat near Paros
Eleven people were rescued from a sailboat taking on water approximately 1.6 nautical miles northwest of the Greek island of Paros on Wednesday night, authorities reported.
Foreign funds eye 17 startups
Investors from abroad consider financing local technology businesses with innovative ideas.
Work about to begin on expansion of Athens Airport
It is estimated that the preliminary interventions will take place at the Eleftherios Venizelos Athens International Airport in the first quarter of 2025.
PPC raises €600 mln from new bond issue
Greece’s Public Power Corporation successfully completed the issuance of a new 7-year bond on Wednesday, attracting four times the initial target with an interest rate of 4.625%.
EU Commission chief urges North Macedonia’s political parties to cooperate on accession push
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen praised North Macedonia’s reform efforts Thursday, but stressed the need for progress on constitutional changes if the country was to make progress with its bid to join the EU.
Tenacious fisherman and last weaver of the Saronic Gulf
In early October on the island of Poros, located in the southern Saronic Gulf, the scene around the harbor indicates that summer is still in full swing.
Novartis case witness protection lift ‘a day of vindication’
Minister of Health Adonis Georgiadis, who is now able to take legal action against protected witnesses in a bribery case involving Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis, doctors and public officials as a result of a decision Thursday by the Financial Prosecutor’s Office to lift the protection status of witnesses, described the development as “a day of…
Officer arrested for fraud and weapons violations
A police officer was arrested by the force’s internal affairs division for multiple fraud and violations of weapon laws, the Ministry of Citizen Protection said in a press release on Thursday.
Witness protection in Novartis case lifted
The Financial Prosecutor’s Office has decided to lift the protection status of witnesses in a bribery case involving Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis, doctors and public officials following requests from political figures whose names were implicated in the case.
It’s the economy, racist
Back in the day, the overwhelming majority of Greeks stayed in their villages. Even moving to the nearest town or city was a big decision that had to be carefully considered.