The Ministry of Civil Protection on Friday declared a state of emergency in the city of Ioannina, northwestern Greece, until September 18, following a severe storm last Sunday that pummelled the area.
Calls are growing for a change in the legal framework to address the increased safety risks for passengers due to aging ports, the insufficient number of port authority personnel and the pressure on ships to keep up with demanding schedules.
The Fire Service arrested on Thursday two Italian tourists who lit a fire on a beach on the Ionian island of Antipaxi, western Greece.
A further rise in the minimum invested amount required for foreigners to obtain a so-called Golden Visa has boosted house sales, especially in Piraeus, the capital Athens’ port.
The processes for developing a new framework for the cruise industry are nearing completion, and the government is likely to make appropriate statements shortly.
A 4.2-magnitude earthquake shook part of the island of Rhodes, in the southeastern Aegean, on Thursday. No injuries or damages were immediately reported.
Greek-Turkish relations have been in a state of calm for some two years now. Turkey, however, has violated the Athens Declaration.
On a recent morning in eastern Ukraine, Karina Yatsina, a mine worker, was busy operating a conveyor belt in a dim, 1,200-foot-deep tunnel. Lights flickered at the end of the shaft, illuminating miners carving out the coal seams.
Greek stocks returned to gains Wednesday after Tuesday’s slight correction.