Eleven-year-old Esma Gljiva from Sarajevo is very precise when making dolls dressed in traditional Muslim, Christian Orthodox and Catholic costumes, and takes care over hairstyles and miniature jewelry.
The Culture Minister has said that her ministry is following developments at the British Museum “very carefully” after it emerged that the London institution’s curator of Greek collections, Greek sculpture and the Hellenistic period was sacked after the disappearance of precious objects.
Ninety migrants have been rescued by coast guard from a vessel that was spotted at dawn 10 nautical miles southeast of the Cycladic island of Amorgos. It is understood that a passenger on the sailboat called the 112 emergency number to say the vessel was in difficulty.
Self-employed professionals who declare incomes of less than 10,000 euros will be targeted by the tax authorities immediately after the end of the tax return submission process, which ends on August 31.
In 1997, Albanians desperately trying to escape poverty, political instability and crime were crowding boats headed to Italy. This year, Italian tourists and other Europeans, including Greeks, are crowding Albanian beaches.
Greece trails other Mediterranean EU countries in per capita wealth, according to the 14th edition of the Global Worth Report issued by Swiss Bank UBS, joined this year by Credit Suisse, which it acquired a few months ago.
The “suffering, irritation and indignation” of drivers who were trapped for hours on Thursday in their vehicles on the Athens-Corinth motorway after police closed traffic following a fire that broke out on a fuel truck was “completely understandable and respected,” the police and fire service have said in a joint statement.
Success in Greek soccer is often weighed down by off-the-field controversy. This time it’s the killing of a fan in Athens. Panathinaikos owner Giannis Alafouzos missed being in France to see his team eliminate former European champion Marseille from the Champions League on Tuesday – its biggest game in more than a decade.
Helleniq Renewables has succeeded in obtaining investment subsidies for three energy storage facilities in its Thessaloniki facilities, with a total power of 100 MW.
Social security agency EFKA is allowing non-salaried professionals and businesses affected by wildfires not to pay their social security contributions for six months and no compound interest will be charged once they resume payments.