In a sign of Washington’s support for energy plans in Southeast Europe that will reduce reliance on Russian gas imports, US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright is expected in Greece in November, the Energy Transition Summit organized by the Financial Times and Kathimerini in Athens heard on Wednesday.
The tension was palpable on Wednesday in Parliament, where Greek lawmakers are debating whether a special inquiry committee should be formed to investigate potential political culpability in the February 28, 2023, Tempe railway disaster.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto on Wednesday criticized European Union plans to phase out imports of Russian oil and gas, warning that such a move would severely undermine his country’s energy security.
The Ametric Festival returns to the San Salvatore Bastion in Hania, Crete, to celebrate its fifth edition with experimental and contemporary music.
An oxygen cylinder exploded at the General Hospital of Serres in northern Greece on Wednesday during maintenance work, lightly injuring two people, authorities said.
The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with UNICEF, has launched a free teleconsultation service for children struggling with obesity, and their families, as part of the National Action Against Childhood Obesity.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Iran was defending itself against Israel’s illegal, “crazed” attacks, and what he called “state terrorism,” and added Iran’s self-defense was natural, legal and legitimate.
The Nature 2000 Committee has rejected a proposal to remove wolves from Mount Parnitha, calling the plan “scientifically unfounded and practically unfeasible.”
Popular Greek singers, including Glykeria, Areti Ketime and Alekos Zazopoulos, remain trapped in Israel after flights were canceled amid the escalating Iran-Israel conflict.