If Greece takes steps to stem the destruction of its meadows of Neptune grass (Posidonia oceanica) in the Southern Aegean alone, it could reach 37% of its greenhouse gas emissions absorption target by 2030, a study spearheaded by the Hellenic Center for Marine Research has found.
The current legal framework in Greece has not allowed the European Public Prosecutor Office (EPPO) to investigate the Tempe railway disaster fully because ministers enjoy immunity for their actions carried out during their time in office, the European Union’s chief prosecutor has said.
Brutality and extremism re-emerged in full force in the northern city of Thessaloniki in recent days, reminding us that far-right and ultra-conservative radicalization remains a serious challenge in Greece.
A ship towing a barge loaded with food arrived off Gaza on Friday, witnesses said, in a test run for a new aid route by sea from Cyprus into the devastated Palestinian enclave where famine looms after five months of Israel’s military campaign.
Main opposition SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis has presented himself for military service at an artillery training center in Thiva, where he is expected to serve for 15 days.
Neophyte’s burial is scheduled for Saturday and the funeral rites will be led by Istanbul-based Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Churches worldwide, and Bulgarian clergy.
The European Commission has intervened in the process as it links the development of a conference center of international standards with European funding of 464 million euros.
A Thessaloniki court has sentenced a 63-year-old retired air force member to 22 years and 9 months in prison after finding him guilty of threatening to blow himself and his 2.5-year-old twin children after opening a gas cannister in his car.
The Greek budget posted a primary surplus of 3.401 billion euros in January-February 2024.
Four border guards from a deportation facility located in northern Athens have appeared before a prosecutor on charges of torture and complicity in torture.