Long weekend traffic peaks as thousands depart Athens
The exodus from Athens reached peak figures on Saturday, with a sharp surge in traffic on major highways and at ports serving the city from the morning hours.
Inside the Athens call center scam
It started out like any other day at the office. The employees took their seats and put on their headsets, ready for a nine-hour shift. The day’s first round of calls to potential investors in Gulf countries began 10 a.m. on Friday, May 16. Just 10 minutes later, the police burst in.
International traffic at Athens airport up 11%
International passenger traffic at Athens’ main airport has increased by 11% since the beginning of the year, to 8,387,287 travelers.
Fifty migrants rescued off Gavdos island
Fifty migrants were rescued off the coast of the small island of Gavdos, in southern Greece, on Saturday, the Coast Guard said.
Attica has lost 70% of its forests, expert says
The region of Attica, Greece’s most populous, has lost 70% of its forests in the last 25 years, Professor Efthymios Lekkas, geologist and head of the state-run Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization, said on Saturday.
The looming water crisis facing Greece
As Europe faces increasing pressure over access to fresh water, the problem has become particularly acute in Greece.
Race against time: Forgotten island prison fights for marine future
Greece is racing to establish new protection measures for Gyaros Island after current safeguards expire in early July, officials have announced.
Home delivery of high-cost medicines begins June 16
Starting June 16, all 120,000 monthly patients who visit Greece’s national health fund (EOPYY) pharmacies will be able to receive high-cost medications at home – and even at their vacation homes – free of charge, authorities announced.
Investigation launched into hospital blood transfusion mix-up
Ηealth authorities have launched an internal investigation into a blood transfusion error that left a 62-year-old woman fighting for her life at Tzaneio Hospital in the port city of Piraeus.
Almost 320,000 plot cleaning declarations filed ahead of deadline
As of Thursday, almost 320,000 declarations have been submitted online by property owners stating they have cleared their plots of vegetation for fire-protection purposes, as is required under the law.