Passenger train collides with truck, killing its driver
A train carrying 70 people collided with a truck in Kilkis, northern Greece, Friday afternoon, killing the truck’s driver, authorities have confirmed.
Selection of a Technical Support Consultant for the Public Private Property Development Fund (TAIPED), under Action 17005 – “Horizontal Technical Support for the Ministry of Environment and Energy,” regarding the provision of technical support for Sub-project 1 of Action 16831 “Green Economy Productive Investments – Produc-e Green.”
The Strategic Importance Contracts Unit (PPF) of TAIPED, as designated by the Government Committee under Law 4799/2021, is responsible for the preparation, conducting of tender procedures, and monitoring the implementation of Sub-project 1 of Action 16831 “Green Economy Productive Investments – Produc-e Green,” under the Ministry of Environment and Energy (Beneficiary). The project is being…
Road to the 2026 World Cup appears open
The draw for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers was fairly kind to the Greek national team on Friday.
Over 600,000 Thessaloniki Metro rides in first 11 days
Commuters have made over 600,000 trips on the new Thessaloniki Metro in just 11 days since its launch, according to Infrastructure and Transport Minister Christos Staikouras.
Trump appoints Greek-American Michael Rigas for state department role
Michael J. Rigas, a Greek-American, has been appointed as Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources by president-elect Donald Trump.
Another 19-year-old convicted for vandalizing Thessaloniki metro
Two days after the conviction of a 19-year-old for vandalizing the newly-inaugurated Thessaloniki metro, a single-member misdemeanor court in northern Greece found another 19-year-old guilty of vandalizing an electrical box outside the Agia Sofia station on Friday.
Silent cancer’s threat curtailed by antibody
A groundbreaking international study led by Professor Thanos Dimopoulos, a leading hematologist-oncologist and former rector of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, has revealed a promising treatment for asymptomatic multiple myeloma, the second most common blood cancer.
Greece halts Syrian asylum applications after Assad’s fall
Greece’s top decision-making body on foreign affairs and defense matters, KYSEA, on Friday decided to put asylum applications from Syrians on hold after rebels seized the Syrian capital and President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia following 13 years of civil war.
The last emperor: Rediscovering the face of Constantine XI
In a remarkable find, a rare portrait of Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last emperor of Byzantium, has been uncovered at the Monastery of Taxiarches in Aigialeia, 15 kilometers south of Aigion, western Greece.
Entrepreneurs accuse banks over credit policy
Businesses say banks have high charges and tight lending tactics.