Hydra hyped for Brat Pitt filming
Brad Pitt has reportedly arranged to meet US Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle on Hydra amid preparations for the filming on the island of the new Hollywood production “The Riders,” in which he stars.
First day of search for sunken migrant boat off Chios yields no results
A search operation off the eastern Aegean island of Chios to locate and recover a migrant boat that sank after colliding with a coast guard patrol vessel earlier this month has yielded no results on its first day.
‘I get bored with written psychological profiles’
His ground-floor office in downtown Athens – a simple space, the kind you might easily pass without noticing – was filled with sunlight on the day we met.
The probe into corruption at the heart of Albania’s government
Tensions have grown in Albania since the special prosecution office indicted Prime Minister Edi Rama’s deputy, Belinda Balluku, in December on suspicion of interfering in the awarding of two construction contracts in 2021 worth more than €200 million.
Foreigners and Greeks compete for similar residential properties
The gap between foreigners and Greeks is narrowing in terms of the value of the properties they are interested in buying, as well as the amount of rent they intend to pay.
Greece seeks role in IMEC, Mitsotakis tells Modi
Greece wants to participate in the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has told his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, at a meeting on Thursday on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi
Bulgaria’s new PM reaffirms pro-Western orientation ahead of April vote
Bulgaria’s newly appointed prime minister has reaffirmed that his country’s pro-Western orientation is “a core value” and a strategic commitment, as it prepares for April elections.
Court hands 9-year prison sentence to child charity founder
An appeals court in Athens has sentenced the founder of a Greek child charity to nine years and six months in jail for his role in a case involving the abuse of minors under his care, converted into a financial penalty of 10 euros per day.
Culture Ministry promises facelift for sculpture-filled island cemetery
Work will be carried out to conserve and upgrade a historic 19th century cemetery known for its monumental marble sculptures on the island of Syros following a three-year preparatory study, officials said Thursday.
Authority finds more than €10 million undeclared by farm unionist
Greece’s authority against money-laundering has issued an additional report on a farmer’s union official from Crete, as part of an investigation into an EU farm subsidies scam on the southern island, stating that he concealed a total of €8 million from tax authorities.