Fire season: Property owners must clear land or face heavy fines
Starting April 1, citizens must clean their plots and fields for fire-prevention reasons and to submit a relevant declaration on a designated online platform.
Authorities find 131kg of cocaine hidden in banana shipments
Authorities in Piraeus have seized a total of 131 kilograms of cocaine with an estimated street value of €5.9 million that was hidden in banana shipments from Ecuador.
France regrets Turkey’s ‘systematic attacks’ on freedoms, Macron says
France respects Turkey and acknowledges its responsibility in the Black Sea but the “systematic nature” of the attacks on freedoms qualify as acts of aggression that France regrets, French president Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday.
Greece’s Metlen sees gallium production at 50 T in 2028, enough to cover EU needs
Greek energy and metals group Metlen said on Thursday that in 2028 its production in critical mineral gallium, which is used in smartphones, will reach 50 tonnes and suffice to fully cover the European Union’s needs.
Hellenic Center for Defense Innovation issues call for development of cargo drone
The Hellenic Center for Defense Innovation (HCDI) has issued two new calls for expressions of interest. One is for the development of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for cargo transport, while the other is for creating a system to protect critical ship equipment from sudden voltage changes.
Greece not ready to send troops to Ukraine, Mitsotakis says
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that Greece is not prepared to participate in a coalition of countries sending troops to Ukraine, in a statement following the EU leaders’ summit on Ukraine in Paris.
Priest in Lamia assaults police after traffic violation
Police in Lamia have arrested a priest after he became verbally and physically aggressive after the license plates of his car were removed following a traffic violation.
Alex Drakos Quintet | Athens | April 3
The Half Note Jazz Club (17 Trivonianou) presents “Human Compaction,” a musical project by Alexandros Drakos Ktistakis, on April 3.
Former PM Tsipras outlines plan for EU autonomy in Harvard lecture
Former prime minister Alexis Tsipras presented four proposals for enhancing the European Union’s strategic autonomy during a lecture at the Center for European Studies (CES) at Harvard University on Tuesday.
Cyprus to fund desalination plants at hotels to reduce impact of water shortages on tourism
Cyprus plans to subsidize construction of private desalination plants at hotels to ensure the tourism-reliant island nation has enough fresh water too see it through busy summer seasons when the demands of millions of visitors put a severe strain on dwindling reserves.