Inbound travel to Greece resilient despite higher airfares
International inbound air traffic to Greece remains resilient despite rising fares tied to Middle East tensions, with scheduled arrivals exceeding 30 million passengers, up 8% year-on-year.
Far-right lawmaker convicted of assault on fellow MP
An Athens court on Monday convicted a far-right lawmaker of physically assaulting a fellow MP in Parliament and handed him a suspended sentence of four years in prison.
Court awards damages to family of Tempe train crash victims
A court has awarded 400,000 euros in damages to four relatives of victims of the 2023 Tempe railway disaster, in what lawyers say is the first ruling to attribute responsibility to the state for the deadly crash.
Loan tranches are set to grow
The European Central Bank is likely to make three interest rate hikes by the end of the year, according to the 12-month Euribor, which could lead the key interest rate to 2.75% from the current 2%.
Ukraine seeks more LNG and diesel from Greece, state-run Naftogaz says
Ukraine, which has begun building up gas reserves for next winter, is interested in increasing LNG supplies through Greek terminals and the pipelines of the Vertical Corridor system, Ukrainian energy company Naftogaz said on Monday.
Slightly fewer bikers caught without helmets
More than 1,070 people have been fined nationwide in the last week of March for riding motorcycles or e-scooters without crash helmets in a slight decline from the previous week, officials said Monday.
Declaration of an Electronic Open Tender for the contract entitled “Award of the exclusive right to operate public regular [urban / interurban] passenger road transport services by buses in the Region of Crete under a public service concession contract in accordance with Regulation 1370/2007”
The Hellenic Corporation of Assets and Participations S.A. (Growthfund) through the Project Preparation Facility, in its capacity as implementing authority in accordance with article 5B of Law 3986/2011, acting by order, on behalf and in the name of the “Ministry of Infrastructure and Transportation” (hereinafter “Contracting Authority”), hereby invites the interested economic operators to an…
Greek-built ERMIS nanosatellites set for SpaceX launch
Three ERMIS nanosatellites built in Greece are scheduled for launch into space on Monday, where they will be placed into orbit at an altitude of 500 kilometers.
Man arrested after bodies of mother and sister found in sealed room in Athens
Authorities have arrested a 54-year-old man after the bodies of his mother and sister were found in an advanced state of decomposition inside a sealed room in his apartment, officials said Tuesday.
Wage increase for all salaries not automatic
The increase in the minimum wage could spread for all salaries and not just at the base of the wage pyramid, the government says, but this spread is neither automatic nor uniform.