Reserved optimism on further tourism growth
The Institute of the Greek Tourism Confederation (INSETE) expressed cautious optimism on Tuesday about the continued upward trend of tourism in Greece this year.
Hydropower project in western Trikala put on ice
The construction of a controversial hydroelectric power unit in western Trikala may be quashed by the Environment Ministry after oversights were found in the licensing procedure.
Toll post inspections for cars with unpaid road tax
The Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) is in search of vehicles that are still circulating normally despite having been declared as not being used.
Criminal charges filed against 6 in violent attack at Athens Law School
The Athens Prosecutor’s Office has filed criminal charges against six individuals arrested on Tuesday in connection with the April 30 attack at the Athens Law School, which targeted a doctoral student. The charges include one felony and eight misdemeanors.
The volunteer firefighters warding off Greece’s blazes
In summer 2023, Dimitris Marinelis spent days on the frontline of Europe’s biggest wildfire in northern Greece, protecting homes and setting up anti-fire zones as flames engulfed a forest. Like the others on his team, Marinelis has not been paid a cent for his work – he is among thousands of volunteer men and women firefighters…
Court acquits all defendants in electoral fraud case involving Spartans party
A Greek appeals court has acquitted all 11 defendants in the electoral fraud trial linked to the far-right Spartans party. The defendants included former and current Spartans lawmakers, as well as jailed ex-Golden Dawn MP Ilias Kasidiaris.
Erdogan says unseating of mayors to be rare after PKK disbands
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday he believes Turkey’s practice of appointing state “trustees” to replace elected mayors will become a rare occurrence once the PKK militant group acts on its decision to disband.
10 acts win a place in the Eurovision final but 5 are sent home as the music contest heats up
Competition in the 69th Eurovision Song Contest kicked off Tuesday, with sauna-loving Swedish entry KAJ gaining a place in the final and five countries going home after the first of two semifinals of the pan-continental music extravaganza.