Two arrests in Crete over assault on taxi driver in turf war
Police in Crete have made three arrests in connection with the violent attack on a taxi driver on Sunday in what police suspect is part of an escalating turf war over transport services.
Children found malnourished in Greek migrant camp, MSF charity says
Medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Monday it had identified the first cases of malnourished children in a migrant camp on the Greek island of Samos, which has been criticized by rights groups for dangerous living conditions.
EU prioritizes talks with US to get Trump’s tariffs removed
European Union ministers broadly agreed on Monday that the bloc should prioritize negotiations to remove tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump over retaliation even as it prepared a first set of targeted countermeasures.
Trump’s big, not so beautiful, tariff wall
Globalization helped make the United States the most prosperous nation in history. But lots of Americans didn’t feel that way, and accordingly voted to “liberate” themselves from it last November. Donald Trump is now delivering for them – and the consequences will reverberate across the globe.
Diversions in place on Athens-Corinth motorway Wednesday due to maintenance work
Athens-bound traffic on the Athens-Corinth motorway will be disrupted near Kakia Skala between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9, to allow maintenance and rock protection works to be carried out.
IMF praises Greek economy’s momentum, warns of inflation risks
The International Monetary Fund has lauded Greece’s robust economic recovery and the strengthened resilience of its banking sector, while cautioning that inflationary pressures, particularly from rising wages and service sector prices, remain a concern.
Greece bracing for demographic shift as aging accelerates
Greece is bracing for a demographic shift as aging accelerates. Within 30 years, one third of the population will be over 65, up from 23% today. Experts warn of economic and political consequences, urging proactive policies.
European court to hear case on Beleri’s pre-election detention
The European Court of Human Rights has agreed to review a case filed by New Democracy MEP Fredi Beleri over his arrest and pre-trial detention two days before the 2023 municipal elections in the predominantly ethnically Greek municipality of Himare, Albania.
Yours Truly (Working Title) | Athens | To May 24
Callirrhoe (9 Sina) in Athens presents “And the Editions,” a curatorial project by Anna Ebner-Quadri focused on limited editions, multiples and prints.
Two arrests in Thessaloniki in alleged bribery case involving coroners and forensic doctors
Two people – a mortician and a funeral home employee – have been arrested in Thessaloniki as part of a police probe into bribery and corruption by coroners and forensic doctors.