Authorities investigate container of chemical substances at Piraeus port
Greek authorities are scrutinizing a container of chemical substances discovered at the Attica port of Piraeus.
Greek authorities are scrutinizing a container of chemical substances discovered at the Attica port of Piraeus.
The African dust microparticles that blanketed southern Greece reached shocking concentrations in Athens of up to 700 µg/m3 on Wednesday morning when the European limit is 50 µg/m3.
The Deputy Prosecutor for Appeals in Larisa, Katerina Matsi, accepted on Thursday an appeal to investigate a possible tampering with the scene of the deadly train crash in Tempe last year, in a lawsuit that includes the names of politicians.
French authorities have formally submitted a request for the transfer of a Crotale short-range surface-to-air missile system of the Hellenic Air Force for the duration of the Paris Olympic Games.
A few days before the big Easter exodus of huge numbers of visitors and with the start of the summer season looming, concern is growing over the serious shortcomings of the National Health System (ESY) units on the Greek islands.
Greeks can expect coffee to have a more bitter taste after Easter, as hikes of up to 20% are to follow the rally in global rates of the commodity over the last three to four months, resulting from a combination of factors.
With commemorations of the Armenian Genocide taking place across the world, there is a renewed fear that the lessons of “Never Again” have been forgotten following Azerbaijan’s attack on Nagorno Karabakh and its continued threats.
Greece’s Supreme Court said it banned on Wednesday the far-right Spartiates (Spartans) party from running in this year’s elections for the European Parliament because its real leader is a jailed politician from neo-Nazi Golden Dawn (GD).
Konstantinos Floros, an independent MP, formerly with the far-right Spartiates party, will testify before a prosecutor on Thursday afternoon, after being arrested for attacking and punching another MP in Parliament the day before.
The European Commission has referred the Greek state to the European Court because of its long-standing practice of paying off its commitments to its citizens and suppliers whenever it wishes. The cause is a long-term delay in paying the hospitals’ commitments, which total 1.3 billion euros.