Massive island land grab scheme foiled
Authorities have uncovered a major land fraud attempt involving 45 plots of public land, totaling 550,000 square meters, on the islands of Hydra, Spetses and Agistri.
Authorities have uncovered a major land fraud attempt involving 45 plots of public land, totaling 550,000 square meters, on the islands of Hydra, Spetses and Agistri.
Police in Drama, northern Greece, have arrested a man on suspicion of human trafficking.
The government is revamping school cafeteria menus to combat the country’s high childhood obesity rates, which are the highest in Europe, according to the World Health Organization.
Stefanos Kasselakis, the short-lived president of SYRIZA who departed the party amid bitter divisions, has announced the formation of a new political party named “Movement for Democracy.”
A two-notch upgrade of Cyprus’ debt by Moody’s is a vote of confidence in the island’s economy, the country’s president said on Saturday.
Greek experts at the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) have highlighted urgent public health challenges, with a focus on antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Nikos Vettas, the general director of the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE) and a professor at the Athens University of Economics and Business, joins Thanos Davelis to look into the state of Greece’s economy – from the recent protests over the cost of living crisis and wages, to growth and debt reduction.
SYRIZA’s internal elections this weekend are a crucial test for the embattled party as it grapples with dwindling voter enthusiasm.
A number of ferry services, mainly in the northeast, have been cancelled due to gale-force winds in the Aegean.
The Greek government has announced the creation of 600 new clerical positions to support the ancient patriarchates of Constantinople (in Turkey), Alexandria (in Egypt) and Jerusalem (in Israel), and the Monastery of Sinai in Egypt.