Police in northern Greece on Thursday detained seven Romanian men carrying knives and protective gear, amid concerns that a deadly soccer-related attack this week could attract more groups of violent supporters from around Europe.
The owners of three beach bars on the Cycladic island of Naxos were taken into custody on Thursday for reinstalling dozens of unlicensed sun beds and umbrellas.
Michalis Katsouris, whose life was cut short at the age of 29 on Monday night in the Athens suburb of Nea Filadelfia by organized killers, is not the first victim of hooliganism in this country.
Tests on urban wastewater showed a rise in the presence of the virus that causes Covid in nine out of the 10 regions being monitored across the country in the July 31 to August 6 period.
Rising gasoline prices in Greece are fueling fears of persistent high inflation.
The Russian Embassy in Cyprus will soon start providing consular services in the Turkish occupied of Cyprus, according to a telegram from the Russian state news agency TASS, citing an embassy spokesperson.
Ruling New Democracy has accused Kyriakos Velopoulos, the leader of the populist nationalist Greek Solution party, of disseminating “fake news” concerning Greece’s border fence intended to prevent illegal migration along the Evros border with Turkey.
A group of unidentified attackers targeted a cafe in the central Ampelokipoi neighborhood on Thursday, in an incident that seems to be connected to the violent clashes that took place outside AEK Athens’ home stadium in the western suburb of Nea Filadelfia on Monday, leading to the death of a 29-year-old supporter.
The funeral of Michalis Katsouris, the 29-year-old Greek fan who was fatally stabbed outside AEK Athens’ stadium Monday during fan violence, leading to the cancellation of a Champions League qualifier against Dinamo Zagreb, is scheduled for Friday at 5 p.m.
Alpha Bank’s normalized first-half after-tax profits – excluding non-recurring operating expenses and related transactions and taxes – reached €357 million, up 77.7% year-on-year, while, for the second quarter alone, they were €195 million, up 20.3% from the first quarter.