Crew safe after firefighting helicopter makes emergency landing
A firefighting helicopter operating over a wildfire in Aspropyrgos, west Attica, was forced to make an emergency sea landing in the Bay of Elefsina on Tuesday.
Fugitive Moldovan oligarch implicated in $1 billion bank fraud detained in Greece
Vladimir Plahotniuc, a fugitive Moldovan oligarch implicated in a $1 billion bank fraud and other illicit schemes, has been detained in Greece, Moldova’s national police said.
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Greek minister calls on EU to take hard line on migration
Europe needs to prioritize deportations and create pre-departure holding centers outside the bloc if it wants to stem migrant inflows, Greece’s minister for migration and asylum told EU counterparts on Tuesday.
Spyware trial set to resume in September
The trial of four company executives linked to Greece’s Predator spyware scandal is scheduled to resume on September 24 after a long postponement during which the case files were translated into English.
Recycling plant fire sends toxic cloud over Mytilene
A large fire broke out in the early hours of Tuesday inside the fenced premises of a recycling facility, located about 5 kilometers north of the city of Mytilene, on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos.
Most ATM charges being abolished
The government has taken yet another step to reduce bank fees, the second in seven months, this time in the aftermath of the strong reactions caused by the fees for withdrawing cash from ATMs owned by third-party providers.
Story of migration takes center stage in diaspora play in Athens
On a warm summer evening in Athens, the migrant experience came to life in the play “Opou Gis Kai Patris,” a story of Greek migration to Australia written by Dean Kalimniou and Eleni Tsefala.
Beware of ‘gray zones,’ Ukraine’s ex-foreign minister advises Europe
Speaking from Kyiv, under constant attack from Russian drones and missiles, Ukraine’s former deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, gave us his assessment of the future of the war and the lessons learned from 11 years of conflict.
Energy projects stuck in the mud
Three major energy projects are trapped in geopolitics, with two of them possibly being released in the next few months, while some have already written off the third.