Greece plans to expand its territorial waters and establish a second marine park in the Aegean Sea, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis said Friday in Parliament.
Two criminal organizations trafficking illegal tobacco products in Athens and Thessaloniki were dismantled Thursday, with 14 people arrested in an operation carried out by a special police squad targeting organized crime, often referred to as the “Greek FBI.”
The pace of rent increases in Greece is showing signs of slowing after several years of sharp gains, according to data from online property listings network Spitogatos.
Greece has the oldest car fleet in Europe, according to a report published Thursday by the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA), highlighting the country’s lag in renewing vehicles across multiple categories.
The body of a 25-year-old man who had been reported missing from the northern Athens suburb of Maroussi since Monday was found Thursday evening in nearby Agia Paraskevi, bringing a tragic end to the search.
A Greek court on Thursday acquitted a group of rescue volunteers who aided migrants on the island of Lesvos, ending a case that drew criticism from international human rights groups.
Thirteen people were arrested Thursday in Acharnes, in the northwestern outskirts of Athens, on charges of stealing electricity. A special police operation targeting illegal activity in the area also led to the removal of about 800 meters of illegally connected cables supplying homes.
A 24-year-old woman was arrested early Friday after losing control of her car and slamming into 15 parked vehicles, a kiosk and a shop in the northern city of Thessaloniki, police said.
Farmers leading the toughest road blockades began easing their protests and gradually reopening national highways across Greece, meeting a key government condition for talks with those who refused dialogue on Tuesday.
The country’s seasonal influenza wave appears to have reached its peak, health officials said, as hospitalizations continued to rise but at a slower pace than earlier weeks. The share of patients testing positive for flu among those visiting doctors dipped slightly but remained high, while severe laboratory-confirmed cases and deaths increased.