Air China cuts seats for Athens-Beijing service
Air China is significantly reducing its seat availability for its scheduled service between Beijing and Athens next year.
Special Olympics team delivers New Year’s carols to PM
Members of Greece’s Special Olympics team visited the Prime Minister’s office, the Maximos Mansion, on Tuesday morning to sing New Year’s carols.
Electricity market concerns over natural gas price trajectory
The country’s electricity providers, set to announce their green variable rates for January on the first day of the month, are expected to keep levels subdued, with slight reductions not ruled out, aided by a fall in wholesale electricity prices in December, down to an average of 129.81 euros per MWh from 137.42 euros per…
Winter sales from January 13 to February 28
Winter sales are set to begin on January 13 and run until February 28. Stores may voluntarily open on the first two Sundays of the sales, January 19 and 26, with proposed hours from 11 am to 6 pm, according to retail associations.
DJ, officers busted in drug-fueled party
A drug-fueled private party in a rented villa in Kalyvia, eastern Attica, led to the arrest on Monday morning of 10 people, including a British DJ of Azeri descent who is accused of organizing the event.
Man arrested for break-ins and theft at Kifisia homes
Police have arrested a 29-year-old man suspected of breaking into and burglarizing homes in the up-market northern Athens suburb of Kifisia over the past fortnight or so.
Fire breaks out at Kypseli building, local traffic disruptions
A fire broke out early Monday morning at a building in Athens’ inner district of Kypseli, causing traffic disruptions in the area.
Tourism contributes 13% of GDP
South Aegean, Crete and Attica regions contributed most of the industry’s revenue last year.
Two young men killed in Prespes car accident
Two young men, aged 18 and 16, were killed in a car accident early Tuesday morning in Prespes, northern Greece, while a third person was seriously injured.
Wind farms at odds with brown bear protection, eco groups warn
Environmental organizations Arcturos and Callisto have raised serious concerns about the Environment Ministry’s interference in the national action plan for the brown bear, developed under the European Union’s LIFE program.