Warmest December in 15 years in half the country
Last December was unusually warm in Greece, while in almost half of the country it was the hottest in 15 years.
Greek economy received public investments worth 11.2 billion euros in 2023
The Greek economy recorded a dynamic growth in 2023 helped by the execution of a Public Investment Program worth 11.2 billion euros, up 176 million compared with 2022, the Finance Ministry said in a report on Wednesday.
Government backs Conservative MP over Lausanne Treaty comment
Government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis backed New Democracy lawmaker Angelos Syrigos who was criticised by the main opposition for saying that the Treaty of Lausanne, a 1923 peace accord which, among other things, forged modern Greece and Turkey’s borders, is mostly “outdated”.
Prospects for Greek-Turkish relations to emerge clearly by spring
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appears to have “less of an appetite for tensions with Greece,” according to Ryan Gingeras, a professor in the Department of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School in California, in an interview with Kathimerini.
Man who stabbed father to death to appear before prosecutor
A 35-year-old man who was arrested on December 31 for fatally stabbing his 62-year-old father in their home in Peristeri, western Athens, will appear before a prosecutor on Wednesday.
Baby formula prices significantly higher in Greece, watchdog says
The prices of baby formula in Greece are significantly higher compared to other European countries, based on a price comparison survey carried out by the country’s Hellenic Competition Commission in November.
Museum housing shackled skeletons on track
The Culture Ministry has announced that a tender will be completed in the next few months for the selection of the contractor who will construct the museum/shell that will protect and showcase an ancient mass grave discovered in 2016 during digging at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center at Phaleron (present-day Faliro) Delta, south of…
Declaration of an open process for the selection of a contractor for the construction, according to article 50 of law 4412/2016 of the project: “Expansion of the Emergency Department and of the Intensive Care Unit of the General Hospital of Drama”, with Contracting Authority of the Administration of the 4th Health District
Τhe new independent operational unit of HRADF entitled Project Preparation Facility (PPF) was appointed by the Governmental Committee of Projects of Strategic Importance of Law 4799/2021, to mature, execute the tender process, and supervise the implementation phase of the project “Renovation and Modernization of Hospitals in Greece” (RRF 16795), of the responsibility of the Ministry…
Tension over Beleri apparent at funeral
The difficulties that lie ahead in finding an acceptable solution to the case of Fredi Beleri, the jailed ethnic-Greek mayor of Himare, were reflected at the funeral of his grandmother, which took place on New Year’s Eve in the southern Albanian town, under tight security, with the presence of a total of almost 30 armed…
Patient anticipation for the F-35s
The evolving dynamics of the intricate and often problematic US-Turkey relationship remain a constant concern for Greek diplomacy, even though public discourse about it can be challenging.