Man arrested in Piraeus for illicit tobacco trading
A 27-year-old man was arrested early Saturday in Piraeus for allegedly trading a large quantity of smuggled tobacco.
Dendias proposes trilateral naval cooperation between Greece, UK and India
Defense Minister Nikos Dendias proposed a trilateral naval cooperation scheme between Greece, the United Kingdom and India during a trip to Cambridge, where he participated in a symposium on Greek-UK relations.
Farmers are on the edge
Autumn has traditionally been a time for farmers’ protests and, this year, several issues are fueling their restiveness.
Greece has Europe’s seventh highest number of flights
Greece ranked seventh among Europe’s busiest airspaces, with an average of 2,089 flights per day.
AUEB launches first English-language undergraduate program
The Athens University of Economics and Business on Friday presented its new English-language undergraduate program in international management and technology, welcoming the first cohort of 25 international students.
Government to target grocery hikes
The Development Ministry said it will force supermarkets to display the original producer or industry price – depending on whether it is a fresh or packaged product – whenever price increases are considered unjustified.
Brussels unaware of move to stop organic farm funds
The European Commission appears to have been unaware of the Greek Agriculture Ministry’s decision to pull the plug on the 2024 subsidy program for organic farming.
Organ drive paying off with 7,000 fresh donors
A new campaign to increase the number of organ donors in Greece already seems to be paying off, with some 7,000 people having registering on the relevant database within a week, after receiving one of the 5.5 million emails sent by the Health Ministry drumming up interest.
Final stretch of Patra–Pyrgos Motorway to open to traffic on Nov. 30
Infrastructure and Transport Minister Christos Dimas said that the last 10 kilometres of the Patras-Pyrgos Motorway in the Peloponesse will be delivered on November 30.
Five-year-old boy drowns in hotel swimming pool in Santorini
A 5-year-old child drowned in a hotel pool on the island of Santorini on Saturday, local media reported.