ISAP train evacuated after smoke fills carriages
An Athens urban railway train was evacuated on Friday afternoon after smoke started filling the carriages at the Moschato station in southern Athens.
Hellenic Train headquarters vandalized
The headquarters of private rail operator Hellenic Train were vandalized late Friday by a group of around 15 people, who smashed windows and hurled red paint at the building.
Italy court again blocks migrant detentions in Albania, in blow to Meloni
A Rome court on Friday ordered a group of migrants detained in camps built in Albania to be transferred to Italy, sources said, dealing a fresh blow to a plan by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to curb irregular sea arrivals.
Suspect arrested over online auctions for ancient artifacts
Authorities have announced the arrest of a suspect accused of setting up online auctions on social media to sell ancient Greek artifacts across multiple countries, including the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia and Italy.
Crash expert: No audio tampering in case file
A forensic investigation into audio files from the night of Greece’s deadly Tempe train crash in central Greece in late February 2023 has found no evidence of tampered-with or missing recordings, according to an expert report submitted to the lead investigator in Larissa.
Greek-British MoU on shipping
Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy Christos Stylianides visited the UK Department of Transport on Thursday and met with the parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Department for Transport, Mike Kane, on the occasion of the signing of the “Memorandum of Understanding between Greece and the United Kingdom.”
Greek merchant fleet increased
The Greek merchant fleet increased by 0.6% in November 2024 compared with November 2023
Opposition parties divided on PM no-confidence motion over Tempe train crash
Opposition parties remain divided over the timing of a proposed no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis over the Tempe train crash in 2023, highlighting internal fractures within the center-left. Leftist SYRIZA is pushing for an immediate move, with party leader Sokratis Famellos rallying opposition leaders to act next week. Party officials argue that delaying…
CBC limits to protect consumers
The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) has announced that the official reference interest rate will be set at 11.50%.