Traffic was suspended in Turkey’s Bosphorus on Friday after a cargo ship had an engine failure during northbound transit through the strait that runs through Istanbul, shipping agent Tribeca said.
AEK Athens, whose stadium, the OPAP Arena, hosted the UEFA Europa Conference League final on Wednesday night between Olympiacos and Italy’s Fiorentina, is seeking legal action against the vandals who damaged the venue.
Boulouki (Greek for “traveling group”), an interdisciplinary research collaborative dedicated to revitalizing traditional craftsmanship for contemporary needs, is among the 26 winners of the 2024 European Heritage Awards/Europa Nostra Awards announced Thursday.
The government plans to make three modifications to the way the next national elections will be conducted. According to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, his government will seek to introduce the postal vote in national ballot box for both Greeks overseas and voters in Greece.
Socialist PASOK has leapfrogged over leftist SYRIZA to second place, while ruling New Democracy leads the pack by 18 points, according to a new opinion poll of voter intentions based on expected valid votes conducted by Prorata.
To achieve the growth leap that Greece needs to significantly reduce unemployment and replace the 1 million jobs lost due to the economic crisis and the brain drain, Greece must create a few hundred thousand highly skilled jobs in the coming years.
Turkey’s Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Thursday that Turkey will continue its research in the areas of its “own continental shelf” in the so-called Blue Homeland, which is a doctrine expressing Ankara’s claim in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean.
On the face of it, biodegradable plastic is a miracle. It looks like plastic and works much like plastic. And it goes back to nature after you throw it away. But there’s a big catch: Just because your plastic fork, cup or dog-poop bag is marketed as biodegradable, that doesn’t necessarily mean it’ll break down…
The Independent Authority for Public Revenue is planning the complete automation of communication with the tax office, with many obligations already completed digitally.
Cyprus’ Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades announced on Thursday that Qatar and other international investors have shown interest in the development of Larnaca Port and Marina.