Androulakis requests Parliament debate on Greece’s stance toward Palestine
PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis has sent a letter to Parliament Speaker Nikitas Kaklamanis requesting a debate on Greece’s stance toward Palestine.
Greece issues very high wildfire risk alert for Aegean islands and Crete
Authorities have issued a high wildfire risk warning for several regions on Tuesday, urging residents and visitors to take extra precautions as hot, dry conditions heighten the threat of blazes.
Greece to renovate over 430 schools under ‘Marietta Giannakou’ program, PM says
More than 430 public schools across Greece will be renovated under the “Marietta Giannakou” program, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday during a visit to a high school in the eastern Athens suburb of Zografou, one of the schools included in the initiative.
Air traffic controllers to hold four-hour work stoppage on Thursday
The Greek Air Traffic Controllers Association announced that it will participate in the nationwide strike on Thursday with a four-hour work stoppage from 9.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m.
Organic farming: Boom or subsidy scam?
The number of farmers becoming active in organic production between 2021 and the end of 2024 has at least tripled. According to the Ministry of Rural Development, organically cultivated land rose from 635,960 hectares in 2021 to 1,540,930 hectares in 2024 – meaning that 17% of Greece’s farmland is now officially classified as organic. Likewise,…
Turkish authorities search for a Russian swimmer who went missing during cross-Bosphorus race
Turkish coast guard and maritime police vessels in Istanbul were searching Monday for a Russian swimmer who went missing during a cross-Bosphorus race a day earlier, state-run media reported.
When the summer belongs to everyone but Greeks
Greece’s summer tourism economy is booming, yet public sentiment is souring as locals find themselves increasingly excluded from the experience.
John Stephanis, pioneering Greek aquaculture entrepreneur, dies at 72
John Stephanis, a pioneer of Greek aquaculture and founder of Selonda, one of the country’s first fish-farming companies to go public and expand internationally, died on Wednesday, August 20.
Man arrested for dragging dog to death in Peloponnese
Police arrested an 81-year-old man early on Monday in the municipality of Ermionida, in the eastern Peloponnese, after he was accused of dragging a dog behind his car, killing it.
Tourist bus and motorcycle collide in Thessaloniki, one injured
A 55-year-old man was seriously injured when his motorcycle collided with a tourist bus carrying Albanian passengers in Thessaloniki on Sunday.