EU approves Greek marine environmental protection plan
The European Commission has approved Greece’s fourth LIFE strategic program, focused on marine environmental protection.
Greeks eye cheaper holidays
There is a strong trend among Greeks toward cheaper options for this year’s summer holidays.
EPPO investigates ex-ministers over OPEKEPE fraud, submits information to Parliament
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has announced that it has submitted evidence to the Hellenic Parliament concerning the alleged involvement of two former ministers of agriculture in the misappropriation of European Union funds via OPEKEPE.
The rebirth Omonia is still waiting for
As business activity flatlined during Greece’s decade-long economic crisis, tourism came like a jolt from a defibrillator, with the ensuing pandemic in 2020-2021 giving it time to grow bigger and stronger.
Former Golden Dawn MP found guilty of treason but will not be punished
A court in Athens on Thursday found ex-Golden Dawn MP Konstantinos Barbarousis guilty of “actions preparatory to treason,” but ruled that he should not be sentenced to prison because he later retracted.
Hundreds of weapons found in raid against man who threatened police
Police in Crete discovered a hoard of weapons – including sticks of dynamite, high-powered air rifles, 107 axes, 166 combat knives and 24 machetes – in the home of a man who had made threats against law enforcement authorities on social media.
Mitsotakis’ roadmap to the 2027 elections, a Tsipras comeback, and the far-right
Earlier this week Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis essentially launched his pre-election campaign, unveiling a roadmap to the 2027 elections. We’re also seeing speculation about a possible Alexis Tsipras comeback to the political stage, while the far-right is back in the news. Lamprini Rori joins Thanos Davelis as we take a closer look at these developments.
Competitiveness deficit shows no sign of easing
The bailout period may have ended seven years ago, but the competitiveness deficit of the Greek economy remains large. The gap that separates Greece from other countries, and indeed the wider Balkan and Mediterranean region, is actually deepening.
Flight with 150 passengers makes emergency landing in Athens
A passenger flight from Athens to Riga had to make an emergency landing soon after takeoff in the Greek capital on Thursday morning.