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.
Suspect remanded over fatal Thessaloniki stabbing
A 23-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing a 20-year-old in Kalamaria, Thessaloniki Thursday was remanded in custody after his testimony, authorities said Wednesday.
Police locate synthetic drug lab in Thessaloniki
A man has been arrested for allegedly running a lab that produced synthetic drugs using chemicals ordered from abroad, and trafficking them in Thessaloniki, police said Wednesday.
Farmers block meeting over foot-and-mouth measures in Lesvos
Livestock farmers on the northeastern island of Lesvos, who are angry over emergency measures to contain a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, protested outside a building where a government meeting was taking place Wednesday.
Greek firms scan computer systems as Iran war raises cyberattack risks, sources say
Greek shipowners and other companies are scanning their computer systems for evidence of cyberattacks after advice from the National Cybersecurity Authority, two sources said on Wednesday following incidents that have been linked to the Iran war.