Seafarers working on ferries operating on routes from Patras and Igoumenitsa are staging a new 24-hour strike on Friday, citing persistent understaffing that unions say pose serious safety risks and undermines working conditions.
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and its application is an “unprecedented challenge” for societies, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday during a forum “The Lyceum Project 2025: Children in the Age of AI.”
Culture Minister Lina Mendoni and her Palestinian counterpart, Tourism and Antiquities Minister Hani Al-Hayek, signed on Friday an action plan aimed at strengthening efforts to preserve and safeguard cultural sites, a Greek culture ministry announcement said.
Greece will safeguard its sovereign rights over the maritime zones in accordance with its national interests, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis said on Friday, responding to a question from the independent MP over Libya’s recent criticism to Athens’ plan to invite international bids for hydrocarbon exploration in maritime areas south of Crete.
Fleeing Iran with her husband and toddler, Amena Namjoyan reached a rocky beach of this eastern Greek island along with hundreds of thousands of others.
Euro zone finance ministers recommended on Thursday that Bulgaria become the 21st member of the euro zone starting January 1, 2026, backing earlier positive assessments of the country’s readiness from the European Commission and the European Central Bank.
Helleniq Energy’s interest in the new blocks “Crete I” and “Crete II” as well as that “South of the Peloponnese” was confirmed by the company’s CEO Andreas Shiamishis, speaking on Thursday at Helleniq’s general meeting of shareholders.
The government has announced a comprehensive five-year plan to transform Greece’s prison system, constructing eight new facilities and permanently closing at least five detention centers between 2025 and 2030, according to the General Secretariat of Anti-Crime Policy.
Parliament approved the formation of a preliminary committee to investigate former transport minister Kostas Karamanlis over the deadly Tempe train crash, following an 18-hour parliamentary session that ended after 3 a.m. Thursday.