The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Athens announced on Monday that it has launched criminal proceedings against 23 individuals. The charges are related to offenses connected to the execution of contracts for the upgrading and improvement of the Signaling-Telecontrol System within the Greek railway network.
In the aftermath of Thursday’s attacks on riot police in Renti, authorities are investigating at least another four individuals, in addition to the 18-year-old suspect already apprehended for injuring a police officer.
By 2026, the government expects to have permanently abolished the fee for practicing certain professions (known as “telos epitidevmatos”), imposed on businesses and professionals.
An association created by the relatives of victims and survivors of the deadly Tempe rail crash in central Greece on February 28 is holding a protest rally in front of Parliament in Athens on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday chaired a meeting at the Interagency Market Control Unit headquarters, where he was briefed on ongoing inspections and other measures designed to clamp down on unfair practices in the market.
The Greece-Cyprus electricity interconnection, a project with a budget of 1.9 billion euros, has attracted the interest of major investors inside and outside Europe. After the October agreement placing the Independent Power Transmission Operator (ADMIE) in charge of implementation, the project is on track.
Serbia on Sunday completed the interconnector to a pipeline in Bulgaria which would allow the Balkan country to diversify its gas supplies and reduce its dependence on Russia.
The Eurosystem maintained its holdings of Cypriot bonds valued at 6.75 billion euros as of the end of November, data from the Central Bank of Cyprus have shown.
Greece and Turkey need a period of calm and civilized dialogue before they dive into the crux of any negotiations between the two countries.
All in all, Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Athens was positive. The Turkish leadership had a deliberate effort to keep a moderate tone and not provoke a reaction from the Greek side, as it did in 2017.