Municipal police in Athens have ordered the temporary closure of 11 food and beverage establishments for periods ranging from two to ten days, after inspections found they had placed tables and chairs on public pavements without the necessary permits.
A confrontation broke out within the parliamentary investigative committee probing the OPEKEPE farm fraud case, as opposition rapporteurs demanded the immediate summons of key figures, including the Deputy Prime Minister’s Special Advisor, Giorgos Mylonakis, ahead of the testimony of the former OPEKEPE president, Grigorios Varras.
A large sinkhole that appeared Tuesday morning among houses in a village of western Greece has raised concerns among residents and local officials scrambling to determine its cause.
Four migrants died after their boat sank off the Greek island of Lesvos, Greece’s coastguard said on Tuesday after launching a search-and-rescue operation in the area.
Police have arrested six and detained at least 170 suspects in an ongoing major operation throughout Greece to dismantle a criminal organization whose members were exploiting foreign workers.
Two nurses working at the public Attikon University General Hospital in Athens were arrested on Monday after they administered the wrong drug to a 22-year-old patient who suffered a serious allergic reaction.
Government officials and diplomats understand that Turkey has been mightily peeved by some Greek actions, even if obvious ones, and are waiting to see whether Ankara will revert to a more bellicose attitude like that in the years before 2023.
Services on Athens’ metro Line 3 were restored by midday on Tuesday after being suspended earlier in the morning due to a major power outage, fixed rail operator STASY said in a press release.
The center of Athens and areas of the western suburbs stand out in terms of the largest increase in asking prices for houses in Q3.
As sheep and goat pox continues to spread through Greek flocks, the Agricultural Development Ministry appears hesitant to take drastic measures like a total lockdown, mindful of the devastating impact it would have on livestock farmers.