A major increase in solar power generation in southern Europe played a leading role in averting energy shortages during the heatwaves of recent weeks when temperatures broke records and drove unprecedented demand for air conditioning. Solar power is particularly suited to coping with summer heat as the sun’s radiation is strongest around the hottest part…
The Hellenic Fire Service responded to fires burning near the cities of Tripoli in the Peloponnese and Serres in northern Greece.
The Athens Stock Exchange posted minimal gains, with the positive news of the upgrading of Greece’s debt by Scope Ratings balanced by the negative climate in other European markets.
The disparity between what is reported and the actual events can sometimes be truly remarkable.
The Independent Public Revenue Authority plans to upgrade its systems to be able to monitor every individual’s and business’ electronic transactions, from bank deposits and withdrawals to payments.
A new joint ministerial decision (KYA) that describes additional measures to protect employees in the delivery sector are “protection rules that will save lives of delivery employees,” Infrastructure and Transport Minister Christos Staikouras said on Monday.
Eleven large-scale fires in the Attica Region from 2017 to the end of July 2023 have destroyed over 55,000 hectares (550,000 stremmas), the National Observatory of Athens/meteo.gr said on Monday after data provided by the European Union’s Copernicus mapping services and the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS).
There is a high risk of fire in nine regions of Greece on Tuesday according to the map released daily by the General Secretariat of Civil Protection, part of the Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Ministry.
Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias concluded his one-day visit to Israel on Monday.