Greek shipping magnates topped newbuild tanker orders in 2024
Greeks accounted for over a quarter of all orders, in a record year for sector.
Tulsi Gabbard’s hearing and political transformation
Georgia Logothetis, HALC’s managing director, joins Thanos Davelis to look into Tulsi Gabbard’s political transformation from a Democrat to President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as director of national intelligence, her past criticism of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and where she stands on Hellenic issues, and the broader takeaways from her hearing and the…
Greek police seize counterfeit medicines, arrest 30 in Europol operation
Anabolic steroids, hormones, and a “huge quantity” of erectile dysfunction pills, along with a lab for their production, were among the items seized by Greek Police (ELAS) as part of Europol’s Shield V operation targeting the trade of counterfeit medicines and related products, Kathimerini has learned.
EU countries call for European Investment Bank to push into defense funding
Nineteen European Union countries, including France and Germany, are calling for the European Investment Bank to boost lending for the defence industry as the 27-nation EU seeks ways to improve its military against a possible future Russian attack.
Klavdia to represent Greece at Eurovision 2025 with ‘Asteromata’
Greek singer Klavdia will represent Greece at the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland, with her emotional ballad “Asteromata” (Starry Eyes), after winning the country’s first national final since 2017. The contest will take place from May 13 to 17.
Greece president vote inconclusive after second round
The Greek parliament has failed to elect a new president in the second of four rounds of voting.
Ex-MEP faces legal battle over personal data leak
The Athens Single-Member Court of First Instance heard the first 12 of 193 lawsuits filed against former New Democracy MEP Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou over the alleged leak of personal data belonging to Greeks living abroad.
Estudiantina of Melbourne to launch debut album with ‘Journey to Rebetika’ at Brunswick Ballroom
Melbourne’s Greek music scene is set for a landmark event as Estudiantina of Melbourne celebrates the launch of their debut album at Brunswick Ballroom on Sunday, March 9, as part of the Brunswick Music Festival, The Greek Herald reports.
Energy exports hike domestic electricity bills
Greece became a net exporter of electricity last year, but at a cost for Greek energy consumers.
Video surfaces of freight train before deadly Tempe crash
A newly surfaced video showing the movement of the cargo train involved in the Tempe rail disaster has emerged, providing the first visual documentation of the freight train’s journey before its fatal collision with a passenger train on 28 February 2023, which killed 57 people.