Cyprus will receive free-of-charge portable desalination plants from the United Arab Emirates to cover the tourism-reliant island nation’s water needs this summer as reservoir deposits are nearly depleted, officials said Thursday.
Greece has completed the second phase of its military restructuring plan, closing or merging 21 army units as part of efforts to cut costs and streamline operations, the defence ministry said.
The Environment and Energy Ministry is preparing tough new measures to combat rampant electricity theft, including shutting down businesses caught stealing power.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a 45-day extension for property owners to clear plots of vegetation ahead of Greece’s wildfire season, which begins May 1. The new deadline is June 15.
The Athens State Orchestra presents the final concert of its Chamber Music Seminar, a year-long educational initiative led by cellist Angelos Liakakis, at the Athens Concert Hall (Vassilis Sofias & Kokkalis).
The trial of four individuals linked to illegal Predator spyware surveillance will resume May 19 at the Misdemeanor Court of Athens.
Greece’s highest administrative court has ruled that environmental permits for projects in protected areas cannot override negative assessments from the country’s Natural Environment and Climate Change Agency (NECCA).
A man was shot dead outside a private medical centre in the northern suburb of Halandri on Thursday afternoon, police said.
There is widespread belief that things are not going well in Greece. Polls consistently show that only 13 out of 100 people assess the conservative government’s economic policy positively.
Greece will deploy a record number of firefighters this year in anticipation of “bad scenarios” ahead, its climate crisis minister said on Thursday, after a succession of destructive wildfires.