Six workers at the country’s largest port Piraeus, arrested for allegedly participating in a gang smuggling cocaine hidden in shipping containers from Latin America, were jailed pending trial on Friday, legal sources said.
Firefighters have been placed on high alert in several parts of the country, as authorities warn of an extreme risk of wildfires on Saturday, placing several regions under a red Category 5 alert, the highest on the national scale, due to hot and dry conditions.
The Athens Stock Exchange Group on Friday welcomed an announcement by the rating agency S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) proposing a reclassification of the Greek exchange as a developed market in September 2026, upgraded from its current emerging market status.
As of Monday, a unified digital app for recording incoming and outgoing trucks and coaches at all customs offices at Greek land border checkpoints will be fully operational.
Cyprus’ e-kalathi digital price comparison tool is struggling to win over consumers.
The two pilots of a CL-215 firefighting aircraft, which was stranded at sea after an engine failure, commented on their ordeal shortly after arriving on land.
Police on the island of Salamina have arrested three men in connection with illegal waste dumping at a disused quarry, following a surveillance operation that used a drone.
In addition to Moldova, Russia is also seeking the extradition of Moldovan oligarch and former politician Vlad Plahotniuc, who was arrested Tuesday at Athens International Airport.
Sani Festival, held each summer at the Sani Resort in Halkidiki, will feature iconic singer and model Grace Jones on August 2.