Police smash Attica car theft ring that made €1.5 million profit
Police arrested eight suspects allegedly involved in at least 73 vehicle thefts across Greater Athens, estimating their financial gains at at least €1.5 million.
Police arrested eight suspects allegedly involved in at least 73 vehicle thefts across Greater Athens, estimating their financial gains at at least €1.5 million.
Three police officers appeared in court after being accused of gang rape, violating personal data and complicity to the act committed inside the Omonia police station, central Athens, in October 2022, in a case involving a 19-year-old who said she was gang-raped in the station’s locker room.
Stormy weather is expected to affect Greece from Wednesday afternoon, with heavy rains and thunderstorms initially forecast for the Ionian Sea and the western mainland, while authorities have placed the regional units of Achaia and Ilia on red alert until Friday due to flood risks.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that disputes in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean, “while complex, are not unsolvable if there is a willingness for dialogue.”
Food delivery workers affiliated with the online platform efood will stage a nationwide 24-hour strike on Thursday, coinciding with Tsiknopempti, or “Smoky Thursday,” the traditional day before Lent when Greeks celebrate with meat, a workers’ group announced.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday urged Turkey to remove any threats to Greek-Turkish relations.
Greece’s Minister of Development Takis Theodorikakos and Turkey’s Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacir signed a joint statement in Ankara Wednesday launching a Greece-Turkey cooperation program in research and technology, during a bilateral meeting held in a positive atmosphere within the framework of the 6th Supreme Council of Cooperation.
Greek and Turkish government officials proceeded with the signing of a series of agreements in Ankara on Wednesday, within the framework of the 6th Supreme Council of Cooperation, advancing what both sides describe as a “positive agenda” for bilateral relations.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan concluded a one-and-a-half-hour meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara on Wednesday afternoon, held within the framework of the 6th Supreme Council of Cooperation.
A train operating on the Kalavryta – Diakopto railway broke down near Niamata, western Greece, prompting an emergency response to evacuate 77 passengers, Hellenic Train said on Wednesday.