A Thessaloniki court has ruled that a 49-year-old Russian national, who was arrested at Mount Athos, will be extradited to Russia after being accused of embezzling 50 million rubles from the company where he served as director.
The traditional Easter feast is expected to cost Greek households more this year, with prices for the festive table rising by approximately 6.2% to 6.3% compared to 2024, according to new data released by the Institute of Commerce and Services of the Hellenic Confederation of Commerce and Entrepreneurship (INEMY ESEE).
The government has submitted plans to the EU setting out how it will organize maritime activities such as fishing, tourism and offshore energy after years of delays that drew rebuke from the European Commission.
Greece’s Anti-Money Laundering Authority has frozen the assets of a suspected international criminal ring accused of defrauding the Greek state of more than €100 million, officials have announced.
Ankara has rejected the recently published maritime spatial plan (MSP) by Greece, claiming it infringes on Turkey’s maritime jurisdiction in both the Aegean Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean.
The Government Council on Foreign and Defense Affairs (KYSEA), chaired by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, convened for a briefing by Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis and Environment and Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou on Greece’s maritime spatial planning (MSP), announced Wednesday as part of the National Spatial Strategy for Maritime Space (NSSMS).
In a new publication on policy, the Athens-based Center for Liberal Studies (KEFiM) notes the need to strengthen and improve institutions and civil liberties in Greece or risk further strengthening the already ascendant illiberal forces.
The announcement of Greece’s maritime spatial planning (MSP), as part of the development of a National Spatial Strategy for Maritime Space (NSSMS), and, most importantly, the accompanying map, had been repeatedly signaled by the government at various stages.
Far fewer properties going under the hammer than expected, resulting in revenue reduction.
Turkey is nearing completion of its marine spatial planning (MSP) initiative, aimed at safeguarding national interests in surrounding seas and optimizing the sustainable use of marine resources, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Wednesday – the same day Greece officially unveiled its own MSP plan.