In the farm belt around the municipality of Tyrnavos, central Greece, the barns stand silent. Over just three months, from June to August, sheep and goat pox swept through herds that once produced milk for prized feta cheese. Entire flocks were culled, leaving fields empty and families reeling.
The Hellenic Food Authority (EFET) has ordered the immediate recall of the 143g ‘Kinder Mix 3D Pop-Up’ confectionery product, sold by Lidl Hellas, after finding that wheat flour, an allergen containing gluten, was not clearly labeled in Greek.
A preliminary cauldron was lit by the Olympic flame at Italy’s presidential palace on Friday as the countdown to the Milan Cortina Winter Games approached the two-months-to-go mark.
An organized fraud ring involving a pharmacist and seven doctors of various specialties – including three medical residents – has been dismantled by the Directorate for Combating Organized Crime.
Seasonal flu activity is rising, according to the National Public Health Organization’s weekly respiratory infection report.
A 23-year-old woman on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos reported her 28-year-old partner to police for domestic violence, authorities said on Friday.
The Fire Department’s Operations Center received more than 580 calls from Thursday morning until 1 p.m. Friday as Storm Byron swept across Greece.
Greece will begin dismantling part of its trolleybus overhead wiring network on Sunday, starting in the port city of Piraeus, as the government moves to replace the aging fleet with next-generation electric buses, the Transport Ministry said.
Farmers moved their tractors to the Promachonas border crossing with Bulgaria on Friday, blocking freight traffic as they escalated nationwide protests over delayed European Union payments.
A ferry was diverted to the Cycladic island of Sifnos on Friday to transport a child in need of medical care after aircraft were grounded by severe weather, Shipping and Island Policy Minister Vassilis Kikilias said.