Flight delays have returned
Another difficult summer lies ahead in terms of flight delays in Greece, with thousands of passengers expected to face long waits at the country’s airports.
EU chief urges need for energy autonomy amid Gulf crisis
European Council President Antonio Costa called Wednesday for the European Union to invest more deeply in renewables or nuclear power, saying this is the bloc’s strongest bet to avoid energy shocks in a less predictable world.
City sprawl pushes Athens to rethink public transit
Athens traffic has reached a breaking point, and city officials say only a dramatic expansion of public transit can fix it.
Teenager badly hurt in hit-and-run accident is improving
The condition of a 16-year-old pedestrian severely injured in a weekend hit-and-run accident in central Athens has shown signs of improvement in hospital, state ERT television reported Wednesday.
Container ship attacked off Iran heading for Gulf
A Greek-linked container ship that came under attack Wednesday from an Iranian speedboat in the Strait of Hormuz is on the move, heading for the Persian Gulf.
Four Seasons resort in eastern Peloponnese is still waiting
The Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment (SEA) for the AKS Hinitsa Bay Resort in Ermionida, eastern Peloponnese – the development by a company of Irish businessman Paul Coulson – has entered the public consultation stage.
Crunch time for Four Seasons’ investment in Porto Heli
The environmental study for the redevelopment of the Hinitsa Bay Resort in the western Peloponnese, a project promoted by Irish billionaire Paul Coulson, has been submitted for public consultation.
Rama rejects discrimination claims against ethnic Greeks in Albania
Albania’s long-running property disputes stem from systemic historical issues rather than discrimination against ethnic Greeks, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has told the first day of the Delphi Economic Forum.
Bring it: Akylas the police dog finds cocaine stash
A police sniffer dog named Akylas has helped locate a stash of drugs hidden in a parked car in Thessaloniki, over which one man has been arrested, authorities said Wednesday.
Leadership and the West
What the West is dealing with today is a situation without precedent, where every major country in this part of the hemisphere is in the grips of a crisis or on the brink of dramatic upheaval.