No taxis in Athens due to Monday strike
Athens taxis are off the streets Monday due to a 24-hour strike by the Attica Taxi Drivers’ Union (SATA).
Greece to tax cruise ship arrivals to protect popular islands from overtourism
Greece plans to impose a 20-euro levy on cruise ship visitors to the islands of Santorini and Mykonos during the peak summer season, in a bid to avert overtourism, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday.
Criminal organization dismantled in €10 mln ‘carousel fraud’ VAT scam
Greek police have dismantled a criminal organization involved in a sophisticated “carousel fraud” scheme, which involved setting up fake companies to carry out fraudulent transactions and expenses totaling tens of millions of euros.
Police arrest 3 robbers posing as police officers
Police arrested three gang members accused of carrying out multiple home and store robberies in central Athens.
Underserved European cities convince Aegean to invest in Volotea
About two thirds (65%) of the population of the European Union live in small and medium-sized cities with nonexistent or limited air connections.
Turkish president vows to ‘purge’ military graduates who took a pro-secular oath
The Turkish president has hit out at military graduates who took a pro-secular oath during their graduation ceremony, promising that those behind it would be “purged” from the military.
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Thessaloniki’s potential role in connecting initiatives
Several ambassadors and other officials discussed Thessaloniki’s potential as a hub connecting separate trade initiatives
Power rates surge in evenings
There are ominous signs about megawatt-hour rate hikes for electricity in the evenings.
Former mayor and actor Apostolos Gletsos indicates interest in SYRIZA leadership race
Apostolos Gletsos, former mayor of Stylida in central Greece and once a hugely popular soap opera actor, has announced his intention to run for the leadership of the leftist SYRIZA opposition party.