The ‘Flame of Hope’ was lit on Wednesday and presented to officials and athletes of the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 in two separate special events, one at Zappeion Hall and another in the grounds of the German School of Athens.
Members of the anarchist activist group Rouvikonas attacked the Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE) on Wednesday and damaged the authority’s offices at Piraeus Street on Wednesday.
President Katerina Sakellaropoulou met with caretaker Foreign Minister Vasilis Kaskarelis on Wednesday, with the minister briefing the president on his recent trip to Ankara on the occasion of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s swearing-in ceremony.
Greece congratulated Slovenia, its partner and ally in the European Union, for its election as member of the UN Security Council for the term 2014-2025, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said on Wednesday.
Greece’s trade deficit shrank by 22.9% in April, reflecting a significant decline in the value of imports due to a sharp fall in international oil prices and energy in general, the Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Wednesday.
Police in Athens have arrested a 66-year-old Albanian woman on charges of drug trafficking and forgery.
Brussels has signaled the end of the emergency measures to deal with the energy crisis, overturning the regime of the unilateral extension secured by the previous government regarding the ceiling on the wholesale market and subsidies on electricity bills until September.
Greek economic growth will remain robust, with real GDP growth projected at 2.2% in 2023 and 1.9% in 2024, according to the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
The use of the logos of multinational corporations at ancient monuments has caused a stir on social media, with critics expressing “horror,” “disgrace,” and crying, “Sacrilege.”