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Attica property buyers go for smaller and older homes
Smaller and older properties compared to the rest of the country were purchased in Attica in 2024.
Opposition criticizes New Democracy over OPEKEPE after EPPO revelation
Opposition parties issued statements criticizing the ruling New Democracy after the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) revealed it had sent information to Parliament linking two former agriculture ministers from the party, Lefteris Avgenakis and Makis Voridis, to the OPEKEPE fraud case.
Museums dodge the overtourism bullet
The Acropolis Museum counted two million annual visitors in 2024, but daily attendance averages 7,000-8,000 – well below problematic levels.
Libya condemns Greece over hydrocarbon tender ahead of minister’s visit
Tensions have emerged in Greek-Libyan relations just days before Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis is scheduled to visit Libya with Tripoli issuing a strong statement accusing Greece of violating its sovereign rights.
DYPA boosts entrepreneurship
Unemployed people aged 30 to 60 choose to create their own business, taking advantage of the programs of the Public Employment Service (DYPA), as low wages, job insecurity and – often – unfavorable working conditions, as well as high unemployment among people over 40, make entrepreneurial endeavors, despite the high risk, almost a forced way…
Former agriculture ministers deny involvement in OPEKEPE fraud case
Former agriculture ministers Makis Voridis and Lefteris Avgenakis have released statements denying involvement in the OPEKEPE fraud case.
Time ripe for a change
The tone of Wednesday’s parliamentary session on whether to form a special panel to investigate possible criminal responsibilities of politicians for the Tempe train crash justifies those who insist that the Parliament cannot fulfill the judicial role that the Constitution exceptionally assigns to it over ministers.
PM declines to comment on reported transfer of air defense systems to Souda base
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis declined to comment on reports concerning the transfer of air defense weapon systems to the Souda base, following an emergency meeting held on Wednesday by Defense Minister Nikos Dendias and the leadership of the armed forces.
‘What if they’re right?’
What if they are right, those who fear that in coming years, large language models of AI “could exceed human intelligence and operate beyond our control, threatening human existence”?