3 suspects, including 2 police officers, arrested for drug trafficking in Igoumenitsa
Three individuals, including two police officers, were apprehended on charges of drug trafficking in northwestern Greece in the early hours of Friday.
Athens games promote Paris Olympics
Schoolchildren jump up in the air during a flashmob at the Panathenaic Stadium, host of the first modern Olympics, in Athens on Thursday.
Dutch experts back river diversion for Thessaly
Dutch post-disaster advisers support the idea of diverting River Acheloos in Epirus as “the most sustainable solution” to alleviate the water scarcity problem that is threatening agricultural production in the Thessaly region of central Greece.
Plan to revitalize ODOS unit amidst data showing lackluster enforcement of public protest laws
Οut of the 315 rallies held in Athens since the beginning of the year, only 140 were officially notified to the authorities as required by law, according to data from the Greek Police (ELAS).
New Democracy MEP withdraws from European elections amid data breach allegations
New Democracy MEP Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou announced on Friday that she would not be contesting in the upcoming European Parliament elections in June, following allegations of violating data protection regulations by sending mass campaign emails to Greek voters living overseas.
Effective tax system, effective public expenditure are both key to growth
Fabrizia Lapecorella, deputy secretary-general of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, has indirectly identified three main weaknesses in Greece’s fiscal policy.
Serbian LGBTQ+ couples hope Greek marriage law kick-starts change
Stefana Budimirovic and Radica Stevanov share a home and dreams of starting a family, but the lesbian couple’s relationship does not exist in the eyes of the law in Serbia – one of more than a dozen European nations yet to recognize same-sex unions.
Arson attacks exasperate residents
A spate of arson attacks in the area around the Athens University campus and the central neighborhood of Exarchia have left local residents wondering why police are not doing more to prevent or contain such incidents, with some even saying they are ready to take matters into their own hands.
What comes after the conviction?
Things are judged by results, and in the case of Fredi Beleri, things have not gone at all well. The mayor-elect of the predominantly ethnic Greek town of Himare in southern Albania is to remain in prison until September 12, 2024. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama’s goal is for the appeal trial to be finished…
E-buses to hit Athens, Thessaloniki streets in May
Within May electric buses will be on the streets of Athens and Thessaloniki, Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Transport responsible for Transportation Christina Alexopoulou emphasized in an interview on Wednesday with Real FM radio.