In the gloom that followed the deadliest rail disaster in Greece’s history, a sliver of hope had emerged that the shock created by the loss of 57 lives would help the long-neglected rail system to start upgrading its services and maintenance.
With an abundance of red Florina peppers in Western Macedonia, it’s only natural that they are used as a filling for pies like this one. The dough is rolled in a way that creates beautifully distinct layers during baking, giving it a texture reminiscent of puff pastry.
The government’s stumble over the Tempe disaster nearly two years ago has ramped up calls for a cabinet reshuffle.
The quake’s epicenter was located 27.1 km (16.8 miles) north-northeast of Thira, at a depth of 4 km (2.5 miles).
The trial of those held responsible for the Tempe rail disaster, Greece’s worst ever, which claimed 57 lives on the night of February 28, 2023 would begin in June 2024, Justice Minister Giorgos Floridis had assured the public.
A prisoner escaped on Saturday night from the general state hospital of Nikaia in Athens.
A fire broke out in a house on Moreos Street in Glyfada in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The platform of the improved program “I Renovate – I Rent” is expected to reopen in about two weeks’ time, with the subsidy rate increasing from 40% to 60% and the amount from 10,000 to 13,500 euros, according to sources from the Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family.
The European Commission is pondering ways to ease the rules regarding how European Union member-states utilize funds from Brussels that remain unused, according to a report in Politico, as the bloc strives to bridge its competitiveness gap with the US.
S&P Global Ratings upgraded the credit ratings of National Bank of Greece, Eurobank, Piraeus and Aegean Baltic Bank on Friday, and affirmed the rating of Alpha Bank, citing the stronger institutional environment and the improved capital quality of the sector.