Elderly man in Volos found dead in well
A 76-year-old man was found dead at the bottom of a well in a plot of land he owned in the wider area of Volos, central Greece, on Monday afternoon.
Big oil moves away from renewables and back to hydrocarbons
High inflation and interest rates, geopolitical upheaval and, quite obviously, the different priorities of the Trump administration, have led the big oil companies to move away from green energy and invest again in oil and natural gas.
Interpol fugitive arrested in Thessaloniki
A Turkish national wanted by Interpol for drug-related offences in his country was arrested in the northern port city of Thessaloniki on Monday.
PM eyes rebound at Thessaloniki International Fair
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will head to Thessaloniki for this year’s International Fair (TIF) backed by a large mobilization of ministers, lawmakers and party officials from the governing New Democracy.
Athens walks Middle East tightrope
Greece is navigating a delicate diplomatic path in the Middle East, balancing its strategic ties with Israel against growing international criticism of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.
INVITATION FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS for the provision of technical and administrative support services to the PPF of Growthfund regarding the support of the General Secretariat of Public Investments and Expenditure for the implementation of the reform of Law 5140/2024 “New Development Program of Public Investments” and for the design of the new programming period of the National Development Programme
The deadline for receipt of offers is 17/09/2025, Wednesday at 11:00, Athens’s time. For more information, see the attached documents in Greek, in the link above.
East Attica wildfire investigation focuses on power pole
Investigators have identified the origin of the August 8 wildfire in eastern Attica on Amfitropis Street, near the Togani settlement, which left one dead, destroyed homes and burned 15,808 acres.
Some can work until 74, court rules
Employees hired by public agencies, including local authorities, as part of a program targeted toward the unemployed aged 55-plus, cannot be fired until they reach the minimum years of insurance (15 years of full-time work) to have a right to a pension, a lower Athens court has decided. Originally, the program, devised by the Public…
Weather conditions, low demand help sink electricity prices
Electricity suppliers and large industries have been the main beneficiaries of the fact that, for the fifth consecutive day, electricity producers have been paying to supply the power grid certain hours of the day.
Hungry goat wreaks havoc
A hungry kri-kri goat, also called the Cretan goat, caused chaos at a beach on the island of Crete, harassing tourists for food and inadvertently striking a woman in the face during its feeding frenzy.