Category Archives: Latest Greek news

Paris 2024 Olympics torch lit in ancient Olympia

The torch for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was lit in ancient Olympia in a traditional ceremony on Tuesday, marking the final stretch of the seven-year preparations for the Games’ start on July 26.

Environmental protection is blue, too

In the debate about protecting the environment, we often forget that seven-tenths of the surface of our planet is covered by water – oceans, seas, rivers, lakes. There is also the fact that Greece, with its islands, has the 11th longest coastline in the world.

ELTA warned of security risks a year before cyberattack, report shows

A year before the 2022 cyberattack on Hellenic Post (ELTA), which resulted in the data leak of millions of citizens on the dark web, an internal investigation into ELTA’s computer systems had warned of a high risk of infiltration.

One dead, three injured in Piraeus building collapse

One man died and three more were injured when the room of an old building in a district of the port city of Piraeus collapsed on Tuesday morning, during renovation works.

Israeli military vows response to Iran attack as calls for restraint mount

Israelis awaited word on how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would respond to Iran’s first-ever direct attack as international pressure for restraint grew amid fears of an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East.

Over 160,000 complaints for illegal receipts

The 300,000 citizens who have downloaded the appodixi application, which verifies the veracity of company receipts, are demonstrating their active participation in supporting the tax control system. Since the app was launched in September 2022, 163,610 complaints of falsified receipts have been filed. Of these 89,408 are anonymous, while 74,202 of them are not. The…

Journalists strike over lack of collective labor agreements

Greek journalists are holding a 24-hour strike on Tuesday to protest the employers’ refusal to sign collective labor agreements in privately owned media, low wages and a threat to plurality, their unions said. 

Corporate affairs experts’ forum returns

AGORA, the forum for corporate affairs professionals, is preparing for its second annual meeting next Thursday, April 25, at the Margi Hotel in Vouliagmeni, southern Athens.

Exporting quality agri-food to Europe

Greece is transforming into a hub for exporting quality agri-food products as Minister of Development Kostas Skrekas stressed at the opening of the modern export hub of AB Vassilopoulos supermarkets in Thessaloniki.

GMCG prepares for sixth Posidonia Exhibition amid rebranding

Piraeus-based GMCG, a marine services, offshore engineering and maritime training provider, is preparing for its sixth Posidonia participation this summer (June 3-7) as an exhibitor and its first since its rebranding (previously ISB Hellas Ltd).