Eleven Greek non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have sent a joint letter to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ahead of World Environment Day on Thursday, warning of worsening environmental degradation and calling for urgent policy action.
A 34-year-old man in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki has been charged with multiple felonies, including animal killing, drug offences, and illegal weapons possession, authorities said on Wednesday.
The Prinkipo Greek Orthodox Orphanage, Europe’s largest wooden building, off Istanbul’s coast, may escape decay through conversion to a luxury hotel after the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Synod unanimously approved plans for its development.
“The Greek economy remains strong,” the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) says.
Authorities are investigating a violent incident involving primary school students in Crete after a video surfaced showing a nine-year-old boy assaulting a classmate, local media reported on Wednesday.
Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias was expected in France on Wednesday for the launching ceremony of the third Belharra-class frigate, HS Formion, being built by France’s Naval Group for the Hellenic Navy.
A Greek diplomatic delegation led by Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis is in Cairo on Wednesday for talks concerning the status of the Orthodox Monastery of Saint Catherine on Mount Sinai.
The Environment Ministry has submitted a draft Presidential Decree to the Council of State that significantly expands the criteria for protecting building permits with New Building Regulation (NOK) bonuses from court annulment, according to documents obtained by Kathimerini.
Nick Trandos, a prominent market gardener, former mayor, and Freeman of both the Cities of Wanneroo and Joondalup, has died at the age of 90, The Greek Herald reported.
Alternate Sports Minister Yiannis Vroutsis said on Wednesday that it was not necessary for the owners of Olympiakos and Panathinaikos basketball clubs to attend a key meeting with him at the same time, softening a government ultimatum issued after controversy disrupted the Greek basketball league finals.