EPPO seizes 2,435 containers in Piraeus amid EU customs fraud probe
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) announced on Monday that since June it has seized 2,435 containers at the port of Piraeus in connection with an EU customs fraud case.
Does Europe have the stomach?
The omens could not have been worse for the European Union: A few hours before Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented her State of the Union speech, Russian military drones violated the airspace of Poland, a member of both the EU and NATO, which borders Ukraine.
Forever Fish | Athens | September 17 – November 2
The Breeder Gallery (45 Iasonos) presents “Forever Fish,” a solo exhibition by visual artist Aristeidis Lappas.
Assets frozen as EU prosecutor probes Semertzidou in farm subsidy case
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has received a report from Greece’s Anti-Money Laundering Authority concerning alleged misuse of agricultural subsidies by former New Democracy official Kalliopi Semertzidou, her partner and family members.
School closures a warning about Greece’s demographic crisis
Eleni Varvitstioti, the Financial Times correspondent for Greece and Cyprus, joins Thanos Davelis as we take a closer look at Greece’s decision to close more than 750 schools as a sharp decline in births has left them without enough students, a story that highlights the broader demographic challenge facing Greece.
Is this a country for young people?
“Life can only be understood by looking back,” Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard once wrote, and looking back on my own life I realize how lucky my generation was, growing up in the 1970s and 80s to have lived in a more peaceful, safer, and more optimistic era than the present.
Tax incentive for Brain Regain
The provision that concerns a reduction in taxable income by 50% is enriched with the new tax rates and leads to a very low total burden.
Turkish court delays ruling on opposition leader amid political crisis
A Turkish court has delayed a decision whether to oust the main opposition leader and annul his party’s 2023 congress over alleged irregularities, in a case that has already deepened the country’s political crisis.
Two Turks arrested over attempt to smuggle 8,500 phones
Two Turkish nationals, aged 62 and 72, were arrested in Chios on Thursday for attempting to smuggle 8,500 mobile phones to Turkey.
Man remanded on rape and pimping charges
A 42-year-old man accused of rape, forcing young women – including a minor – into prostitution, and distributing explicit videos of them online has been remanded in custody pending trial after testifying before an investigating magistrate and prosecutor.