Thessaloniki club closed for serving alcohol to underage patrons
Municipal police shut down a Thessaloniki club on the city’s coastal road Thursday morning after three underage patrons were hospitalized from consuming alcohol and falling ill.
Greek-American voice strengthened in US House of Representatives
Six Greek-Americans have been elected to the US House of Representatives in Tuesday’s presidential election, evenly representing the Democratic and Republican parties and strengthening the community’s voice in Congress by one.
Unpaid bills cripple shelters for refugee kids
The Migration and Asylum Ministry is facing a severe funding crisis, with unpaid bills reaching nearly €65.8 million. The financial shortfall has severely impacted the country’s asylum system.
As he heads to Athens, Turkish FM speaks of ‘positive momentum’ but also ‘comprehensive solutions’
A day before he is expected in Athens for much-anticipated talks Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan hailed the “positive momentum” in Greek-Turkish relations, but also reiterated Ankara’s push for “comprehensive solutions.”
Amendment of the Request for Proposals for the sub-concession of port operation services and of the right to use, operate, manage and exploit the Spilia Yacht Shelter (Greek text only)
For more information, please refer to the attached document (Greek text only).
PM aims for stronger US-Greek ties
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, speaking shortly after Donald Trump’s victory in the US elections, addressed Greek Americans in a scheduled event focused on a new strategy for the Greek diaspora.
New Left holding inaugural congress
A year after splitting from SYRIZA, New Left, established by 11 influential members of the main opposition’s parliamentary group, is holding its inaugural congress in Athens, starting on Thursday.
Erdogan, Trump discuss improving Turkey-US cooperation
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan held a telephone call with US President-elect Donald Trump late on Wednesday.
2024 will be world’s hottest on record, say EU scientists
For the second year in a row, Earth will almost certainly be the hottest it’s ever been. And for the first time, the globe this year reached more than 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming, the European climate agency Copernicus said.
Crete extends tourism season
Crete, the flagship of Greek tourism, is extending the tourism season for another year, with the “help” of climate change, as the president of the Crete hoteliers’ association, Manolis Tsakalakis, said to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency.