Woman killed by daughter in Elefsina parking accident
A 71-year-old woman was killed in Elefsina, west of Athens, on Monday after being struck by a vehicle driven by her daughter while it was being parked, police said.
Academy of Athens hosts first international symposium of new organization
The Academy of Athens opened a two-day inaugural symposium for its new International Community (Koinon) of Academies, bringing together members from 36 academies worldwide.
Media at a crossroads
The news of mass layoffs at the Washington Post added to a series of signs that the media worldwide are facing an unprecedented crisis.
Safety standards lax in small-medium businesses, experts warn
Experts are raising the alarm over systemic failures in occupational health and safety following a fatal industrial accident at a Trikala cookie factory.
Police break industrial-level illegal cigarette manufacturing ring
A major police crackdown has broken a ring that allegedly produced and smuggled illegal cigarettes on an industrial scale, ran three manufacturing plants, exported much of its output and engaged in transactions worth millions in cash only to avoid detection, authorities said Monday.
Athens drunk-driving crackdown nets nearly 300 violations in 4 days
Traffic police dramatically increased roadside checks in recent days, conducting more than 41,000 breathalyzer tests across the greater Athens area since Thursday and recording nearly 300 drunk-driving violations, authorities said.
New solar park to lower costs for 700,000 people in Western Greece
A new photovoltaic park for energy communities in Western Greece will lower energy costs for nearly 700,000 people, Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou announced Monday.
Market watchdog fines five companies €1.05 million over profit margin cap
The Independent Authority for Market Control and Consumer Protection has imposed fines totaling €1.05 million on five companies after completing inspections into compliance with the cap on gross profit margins.
Europe beyond the rupture
2,500 years ago, Greece gave us democracy. But it also gave us tragedy. Tragedies happen because warnings are ignored and no one changes course. Everyone pays the price.
Autoglorification as politics
Many years ago, the Catholic priest and Marxist rebel Ernesto Cardenal wrote a poem about Nicaragua’s dictator, “Somoza unveils the statue of Somoza in Somoza Stadium.”