Turkey arrests youth activist, drawing European protest
Turkey has arrested an LGBTQ+ youth activist over criticism he made abroad at Europe’s main rights body about the repression of opponents by President Tayyip Erdogan’s government.
Foreign visitors’ interest in Santorini waning, ship bookings show
Bookings from abroad for passenger ships from Piraeus to Santorini have declined 7% this year, while bookings for Mykonos are steady, but follow two years of significant decline.
Decision to amend the terms of the Declaration “Execution of works for the energy and functional upgrade of vocational school buildings (EPAS) E.1 VERIA – E.4 KILKIS and supply equipment for the modernization of the laboratories
For more information, see the attached documents in Greek, in the link above.
Decision to amend the terms of the Declaration “Execution of works for the energy and functional upgrade of vocational school buildings (EPAS) B.2 PIRAEUS – B.3 RENTI and supply equipment for the modernization of the laboratories
For more information, see the attached documents in Greek, in the link above.
Rage at the ruins
A dispute between the Municipality of Naxos and the Cyclades Antiquities Authority escalated on Tuesday with the arrest of an archaeologist and two workers over a temporary fence erected around the ancient monument of Portara.
French village honors Greek-Australian historian for work on WWI Battle of Fromelles
Lambis Englezos, a prominent member of Melbourne’s Greek-Australian community, has been honored by the northern French village of Fromelles for his decades-long efforts to recover the lost soldiers of one of Australia’s most tragic World War I battles, Neos Kosmos reported.
Turkish businessman missing after boat found wrecked in Marmara Sea
Turkish yacht designer Halit Yukay, owner of the high-end brand Mazu Yachts, has gone missing after his vessel was found wrecked in the Sea of Marmara while en route from the port of Yalova to the Greek island of Mykonos, Turkish media reported.
Israel denies reports of embassy staff evacuation in Greece
The Israeli embassy in Greece on Wednesday denied media reports claiming that its staff had evacuated their residences due to rising anti-Israel protests in the country.
Private health prices probed
The Competition Commission has found opacity in the pricing of private health services and health insurance in a sectoral study made public Tuesday. The study has appeared a few months after a significant rise in health insurance premiums raised such an outcry that it forced an intervention by the development minister.
A refugee in Greece empowers Afghan women through coding
One after the other, the opportunities vanished. Like so many other Afghan women, Sodaba could do little but watch as her country’s new Taliban government imposed a stranglehold on women’s lives.