Belgrade, up against Athens, submits improved bid for next EuroLeague Final Four
Belgrade has submitted an enhanced bid to host next season’s EuroLeague Final Four, joining Athens in a tightly contested race for European basketball’s premier event.
KIS reports increase in vandalism against Jewish sites in Greece
The Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece (KIS) reported a rise in incidents of vandalism against Jewish sites across the country and called on state authorities to intervene.
Mother found dead in Rome park with newborn identified as Russian national
A woman found dead near her deceased six-month-old daughter in a Rome park nearly two weeks ago has been identified as a 30-year-old Russian national named Anastasia, according to a woman who phoned into a crime investigation program on Italian state broadcaster RAI, claiming to be the victims’ mother and grandmother.
EU approves Greek marine environmental protection plan
The European Commission has approved Greece’s fourth LIFE strategic program, focused on marine environmental protection.
Greeks eye cheaper holidays
There is a strong trend among Greeks toward cheaper options for this year’s summer holidays.
EPPO investigates ex-ministers over OPEKEPE fraud, submits information to Parliament
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has announced that it has submitted evidence to the Hellenic Parliament concerning the alleged involvement of two former ministers of agriculture in the misappropriation of European Union funds via OPEKEPE.
The rebirth Omonia is still waiting for
As business activity flatlined during Greece’s decade-long economic crisis, tourism came like a jolt from a defibrillator, with the ensuing pandemic in 2020-2021 giving it time to grow bigger and stronger.
Former Golden Dawn MP found guilty of treason but will not be punished
A court in Athens on Thursday found ex-Golden Dawn MP Konstantinos Barbarousis guilty of “actions preparatory to treason,” but ruled that he should not be sentenced to prison because he later retracted.
Hundreds of weapons found in raid against man who threatened police
Police in Crete discovered a hoard of weapons – including sticks of dynamite, high-powered air rifles, 107 axes, 166 combat knives and 24 machetes – in the home of a man who had made threats against law enforcement authorities on social media.