Crete’s phantom sheep expose subsidy fraud
A former Greek agricultural agency chief painted a damning portrait of fraud and political pressure in the country’s farm subsidy system during testimony at an Athens court Wednesday.
Mitsotakis says tourism not affected by Gulf crisis, Greece a safe country
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Wednesday there is “no reason at all to worry” about visiting Greece due to the Middle East crisis, and voiced hope that by the key summer tourist season disruptions to long-haul flights via the Persian Gulf will have ended.
Parents pay €7,000 over children’s school vandalism
The parents of a group of teenagers believed to have vandalized two state schools in northern Greece have covered the cost of repairs to avoid legal action, municipal officials said.
Government allocates €37.3 million to professional sports
The government has allocated €37.3 millon in betting tax revenue to professional sports leagues so far this year, the deputy sports minister said in a social media post.
Cocaine use in Greater Athens skyrockets
Cocaine use in the Greater Athens region has risen up to three times 2023 levels, the National Documentation and Information Center said in a report.
Biker who posted video of himself breaking the law faces charges
A biker who allegedly posted on social media incriminating videos of himself performing dangerous stunts in the Greater Athens region has been identified and faces reckless driving charges, police said Wednesday.
Greece among 10 EU states pressing Brussels to keep giving industry free carbon permits
Ten European Union member states, including Greece, have called on the bloc to keep handing out free carbon permits to industry to help curb costs as the US-Israeli war on Iran sends energy prices soaring. European Union leaders, who meet for a summit in Brussels on Thursday, are debating proposals to modify the bloc’s carbon…
12 arrests for illegal power connection, electricity theft
A dozen people have been arrested for allegedly illegally connecting their homes to the power network and stealing electricity amid a crackdown all over the country, police said Wednesday.
Gov’t introduces digital age checks to curb sales of tobacco and alcohol to minors
The government has launched a new framework aimed at preventing the sale of tobacco and alcohol products to minors through the use of digital age verification tools.
Phone scammers made €70,000 in five days
Two people who allegedly pulled off successful phone scams on vulnerable people, stealing about €70,000 in five days, have been arrested in northern Greece, police said Wednesday.