Data from the Food and Agriculture Organization show 58% of assessed Mediterranean fish stocks are overfished, meaning catches exceed sustainable limits, WWF Greece fisheries officer Michalis Margaritis said.
Police have arrested two teenagers in connection with a series of suspected thefts and robberies at kiosks and petrol stations in the southern suburbs of Athens, authorities said. The incidents are believed to have taken place mainly during overnight hours.
Two parks in Thessaloniki are expected to be named in honor after winemaker and former Thessaloniki mayor Yiannis Boutaris and singer-songwriter and composer Dionysis Savvopoulos.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will hold a discussion on Friday at 7.30 p.m. to discuss challenges currently facing Europe and the way ahead.
Police arrested seven people Thursday morning on the western outskirts of Athens, in Megara and Nea Peramos, in connection with illegal activities including traffic violations, illegal firearm possession, and electricity theft.
A 20-year-old man has appeared before a naval court in Piraeus after confessing to the fatal stabbing of a 27-year-old man whose body was discovered in a park in the Athens suburb of Agios Dimitrios earlier this week.
A 5.1-magnitude aftershock recorded at midday Friday off the coast of Ierapetra, southeastern Crete, is reinforcing – but not confirming – the view that the earlier 5.7-magnitude earthquake was the main shock, according to seismologists monitoring the area.
Authorities have added 13 beaches to a list of beaches on which umbrellas, food trucks and recreational vessels are prohibited, along with vehicle access, organized gatherings of more than ten people, and the use of music, speakers or amplifiers.
The earliest attempt to find oil in Greece was at the island of Zakynthos, western Greece, in 1865. But the most interesting story is perhaps the one that developed in Epirus between 1910 and 1940.