Target of €5.5 bln from old dues
The tax administration plans to collect approximately 5.5 billion euros from past years’ and 2025’s overdue debts.
The EU, Turkey and Greece’s interests
Turkey is among the third countries the European Union will collaborate with in implementing its new financing mechanism of defense projects (SAFE).
Crash causes major delays on Attiki Odos
A collision between two trucks Thursday near the Penteli interchange on Attiki Odos injured one person and caused major delays in the westbound lanes toward Elefsina.
Gov’t remains committed to safeguarding Sinai monastery, spokesman says
Government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis has reaffirmed Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ commitment to safeguarding the Greek Orthodox identity of the Monastery of St Catherine on Mount Sinai.
Tensions flare outside Transport Ministry amid cabbie strike
There were angry scenes outside the Transport and Infrastructure Ministry during a protest by taxi drivers, who are on the second consecutive day of a strike called over unresolved regulatory issues and mounting economic pressures.
Foreign Ministry reacts to Egyptian court decision on Sinai monastery
Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis has told his Egyptian counterpart that “there is no room for deviation” on the common understanding reached by both countries on the status of the historic Greek Orthodox St Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai, the Foreign Ministry has said.
Shein to increase product safety testing after EU probe
Fast-fashion retailer Shein on Thursday said it would increase its testing of products this year, after the European Union warned of fines if it does not address the bloc’s concerns about unsafe and dangerous products sold on its site.
Fundamentalist MP Nikos Papadopoulos files lawsuit over National Gallery incident
Far-right nationalist MP Nikos Papadopoulos has filed a lawsuit over a controversial incident at the National Gallery in March, during which he vandalized four artworks, claiming they were “offensive to religion.”
New Democracy unease ahead of secret vote
The ruling New Democracy party is facing internal unease ahead of a secret parliamentary vote on whether to open a preliminary investigation into former transport minister Kostas Karamanlis over alleged misconduct related to the 2023 Tempe rail disaster.
Alarm raised over missing young TB patient
Health authorities on the eastern Aegean island of Rhodes have sounded the alarm after losing contact with a 38-year-old woman whose daughter, aged 3, was under medical observation for tuberculosis.