Farmers up in arms over reduced or delayed subsidy payments
Farmers are up in arms over reduced or delayed subsidies’ payments and high production cost and are mobilizing en masse.
Cartoon (01/12/2025)
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Eurozone factory activity contracts in November, job cuts accelerate, PMI shows
Eurozone manufacturing activity slipped back into contraction territory in November on weakening demand that forced firms to cut jobs at the quickest rate in seven months, a private survey showed.
Europe’s drilling comeback challenges US energy pledges
European countries are loosening their strict opposition to new oil and gas drilling, reversing years of climate-driven resistance to fossil fuels as governments seek to reduce a heavy reliance on costly energy imports, including from the US.
Driver to face charges after fatal accident
A 24-year-old man was killed and his 21-year-old partner remains in critical condition following a road accident early Sunday in the coastal area of Artemida (Loutsa), east of Athens. The 29-year-old driver involved is expected to appear before a prosecutor on Wednesday.
Aegean reigns at Athens International Airport
Aegean Airlines comfortably maintains the role of Greece’s top carrier, garnering a 44.4% share of total flights to and from Athens airport.
Greece investigates alleged €500 million overspending on smart water meter projects
Greece’s National Transparency Authority (EAD) is examining allegations of misuse of up to €500 million in EU development funds earmarked for the installation of smart water meters by municipalities and local water and sewerage companies (DEYA), officials told Kathimerini.
Farmers extend highway blockades
Greece remained effectively cut in two for a second day on Monday as protesting farmers kept the Athens-Thessaloniki national highway blocked near the central city of Larissa.
Christmas festivities draw visitors to SNFCC
People walk at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) during Christmas festivities, in Athens, Sunday.
Far-right leader Latinopoulou targets migrants, Roma and gov’t in fiery broadside
Afroditi Latinopoulou, leader of the far-right Voice of Reason party, launched a fierce attack on the New Democracy government on Monday, accusing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of fostering corruption and calling for sweeping crackdowns on migrants.