Forest fire burns on Naxos as Greece battles multiple blazes
A forest fire broke out Wednesday afternoon in the Kinidaros area on the island of Naxos and continued to burn into the evening.
Androulakis accuses PM of ‘staging scene of self-victimization’ over Tempe crash
In a heated parliamentary debate Wednesday, PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis accused Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of orchestrating a political cover-up in the aftermath of the 2023 Tempe train disaster, which killed 57 people in one of Greece’s worst rail tragedies.
European Commission refers Greece to court over lack of noise action plans
The European Commission is referring Greece to the Court of Justice for failing to adopt noise action plans for all agglomerations and major roads, as required by a relative directive.
Wildfire erupts near Penteli Monastery
A wildfire broke out Wednesday afternoon in a forested area near the Penteli Monastery, north of Athens.
Museums and archaeological sites see fewer visitors but higher revenues
According to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), museums and archaeological sites saw a drop in visitors during January and February 2025 compared to the same period in 2024 but recorded higher revenues.
Man from North Macedonia to be extradited to Germany over deadly robbery
A Greek court in Thessaloniki on Wednesday ordered the extradition of a 34-year-old man from North Macedonia to Germany, where he is wanted for participating in a robbery and death of an 81-year-old man.
The trade war is morphing into a capital war
In a recent article in Kathimerini English Edition titled, “The global role of the dollar after the Trump tariffs,” published on May 5, I discussed the possibility of a “Mar-a-Lago” accord, proposed by US President Donald Trump’s adviser Stephen Miran, with the aim of depreciating the dollar to help American industry regain competitiveness.
Cooperation is the key to pulling down the ‘energy curtain’ dividing the EU
In a sign of Washington’s support for energy plans in Southeast Europe that will reduce reliance on Russian gas imports, US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright is expected in Greece in November, the Energy Transition Summit organized by the Financial Times and Kathimerini in Athens heard on Wednesday.
PM slams proposal for wider probe in tense House debate on Tempe inquiry
The tension was palpable on Wednesday in Parliament, where Greek lawmakers are debating whether a special inquiry committee should be formed to investigate potential political culpability in the February 28, 2023, Tempe railway disaster.