Fire erupts on city bus in Volos, passengers evacuated safely
A fire broke out on a city bus in Volos, central Greece, on Wednesday, with no injuries reported.
AmCham elects Sarakakis as new chairman
Ioannis D. Sarakakis, president of Sarakakis Group of Companies, was elected on Tuesday as the new chairman of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce.
Farm subsidies scandal imperils ruling party’s cohesion
The farm subsidies scandal has affected morale inside the parliamentary group of the ruling New Democracy party.
Euronext bids to buy ATHEX
Europe’s biggest stock market company tables proposal for the owner of the Greek bourse.
Ex-OPEKEPE chief had warned PM’s office over ineligible subsidy payments, leaked email shows
A previously undisclosed email sent to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) by Evangelos Simandrakos, former head of Greece’s farm subsidy agency OPEKEPE, has added new dimensions to the ongoing EU agricultural aid scandal, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Cyprus urges re-evaluation of Great Sea Interconnector amid geopolitical tensions
The Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), a planned subsea power cable linking continental Europe with the Eastern Mediterranean, should be reassessed in light of current geopolitical conditions, Cypriot sources told Kathimerini, criticizing Greece’s Foreign Ministry for continuing to fund a project with no clear timeline for completion due to objections from Turkey.
Over 25% of Greeks hide savings from their partner
More than one in four Greeks have a savings account that they keep concealed from their partner, according to the findings of a nationwide survey carried out by the smart savings and investment app “Plum.”
Plan to relax building rules in villages
The government plans to allow landowners living in small municipalities (below 2,000 population) greater latitude in building houses, in an attempt to bypass restrictions imposed by a Council of State ruling.
ADMIE presents study on Med power linkup
The cost-benefit study for the Cyprus-Israel section of the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), which constitutes the second part of the Greece-Cyprus-Israel electricity interconnection, has been presented to the competent regulatory authorities of Cyprus (CERA) and Israel (PUA) by Greece’s Independent Power Transmission Operator (ADMIE) as the project promoter, in the presence of representatives of the…
Melbourne Greek community mourns pastry icon Batzogiannis
Melbourne’s Greek community is mourning the death of Vassilis “Bill” Batzogiannis, longtime proprietor of International Cakes on Lonsdale Street, who has died aged 76, The Greek Herald reports.