Greek consumers stocking up on coffee
Consumers are rushing to fill their cupboards with coffee in anticipation of price increases.
Crackdown launched on tobacco smuggling racket with ‘Greek Mafia’ links
Police launched simultaneous operations in different parts of Greece on Thursday morning as part of a major crackdown on an organized crime racket that specializes in illegal tobacco products and is also believed to be connected to violence involving the so-called “Greek Mafia.”
Public sector evaluation a Sisyphean task
Greece’s public sector evaluation system, though legally established, remains largely unimplemented. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced in Parliament on Wednesday that “the institutional and constitutional enshrinement of public sector evaluation will be proposed by New Democracy in the next constitutional revision,” raising questions about the system’s actual application.
Turtles, towers and tension on Marathonisi island
Environmental organizations are sounding the alarm over construction work on Marathonisi, a small island in the gulf of Zakynthos, due to concerns over the impact on the nesting beach of the endangered loggerhead turtle.
Santorini sees summer holiday bookings decline 23%, for now
Reservations for holidays in Santorini appear 23% lower in early March compared to the corresponding period in 2024.
Child obesity crisis looms
On World Obesity Day, experts from the Prolepsis Institute’s Diet and Healthy Eating Program stressed that obesity is one of the biggest challenges of the 21st century.
EU sticks to 2035 zero-emissions target for new cars
The European Commission said on Wednesday it would stick to its target that by 2035 all new cars and vans sold in the European Union would have zero CO2 emissions.
Geopolitics freeze payments for Greece-Cyprus linkup
The Independent Power Transmission Operator (ADMIE) has temporarily frozen payments to French cable company Nexans due to the prolonged uncertainty regarding the course of the Crete-Cyprus electricity interconnection.
Student hit by train at unguarded crossing in northern Greece
A high-school student was rushed to hospital in Imathia, northern Greece, on Thursday morning after being hit by a train at an unguarded crossing. According to state broadcaster ERT, the teenager’s injuries were not life-threatening.
New Tempe rally planned on Friday
School and university students are increasing the pressure on the embattled government over its handling of the 2023 Tempe rail disaster, announcing a new protest rally for Friday.