European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas on Thursday said the European Commission is “in close contact” with the Greek authorities to support those affected and will assist with the recovery efforts that will be required after the destruction caused by storm Daniel.
Greece’s foreign minister held a much anticipated meeting with his Turkish counterpart on Tuesday in which the two sides agreed on a “roadmap” to revive high-level contacts between their countries and seek “new approaches” to problems as part of an effort to improve ties.
In response to the conspiracy theories that have led to protests, mostly by very religious people and some clerics, over the new identity cards, the Permanent Holy Synod of Church of Greece said in a statement Wednesday that it is a matter for the country’s judiciary and concerns the administrative issue of state-citizen relations.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday cancelled his weekend visit to the 87th Thessaloniki International Fair (Sept. 9-17), where he was scheduled to present the government’s four-year plan and hold a major press conference, as a fierce storm battered many parts of Greece for a second day.
Residents in several municipalities of Karditsa, a regional unit in central Greece, had to climb on the roofs of their houses on Thursday morning to avoid rising waters that gathered in the pain after torrential rains hit the area and nearby regions in the last 48 hours.
Seven hikers stranded on Mount Olympus amid a severe thunderstorm were rescued on Wednesday night.
The Greek economy recorded a growth rate of 2.7% in the second quarter of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022, according to data compiled by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).
The passage of the Daniel storm system through the Greek capital on Wednesday caused serious traffic disruptions, turning many central thoroughfares into rivers, while several metro and train stations were forced to temporarily shut down after taking in water. The fury of the storms prompted authorities to send a 112 message alert to residents of…
The Greek Parliament’s plenary debated and approved two ratification bills on Tuesday evening, one for the port of Igoumenitsa in western Greece and one amending the concession for the port of Thessaloniki.
A Greek shipping company has pleaded guilty to smuggling sanctioned Iranian crude oil and agreed to pay a $2.4 million fine, newly unsealed US court documents seen Thursday by The Associated Press show.