Albanian court rejects Beleri’s appeal
An Albanian court has rejected the appeal by Fredi Beleri, the mayor-elect of Himare in southern Albania and an ethnic Greek, who was seeking release under restrictive measures.
An Albanian court has rejected the appeal by Fredi Beleri, the mayor-elect of Himare in southern Albania and an ethnic Greek, who was seeking release under restrictive measures.
New wind power farms with a total energy capacity of 252.5 megawatts and a total investment of 260 million euros were connected to the country’s electricity grid in the first half of 2023, the Hellenic Wind Energy Association (HWEA) said in a report.
In a message on Twitter Friday, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis paid tribute to Thanos Axarlian, a 20-year-old student killed during a botched assassination attempt by the now defunct November 17 terrorist group on July 14, 1992.
Joan Miro, “Woman and Birds,” 1969, oil on canvas, on loan from a private collection. An exhibition of works by the great Catalan painter and sculptor, “Miro’s Universe” is taking place in Athens for the first time, at the neoclassical building that is the headquarters of the Spanish Cervantes Institute on Skoufa Street in Kolonaki.
Greece will shut the ancient Acropolis for a few hours on Friday to protect visitors to one of the world’s most famous archaeological sites from a heatwave enveloping Athens and other countries in southern Europe.
A 16-year-old girl from Thessaloniki in northern Greece has passed away due to a fatal allergic reaction while on vacation in the Halkidiki peninsula.
A resolution by members of the European Parliament has called on member-states to implement a radical change in search and rescue policies in the Mediterranean with priority given to preventive action so that no human lives are lost.
National Economy and Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis arrived in Brussels on Thursday to participate in the Eurogroup and ECOFIN meetings.
Greek gas grid operator DESFA wants to build a 1-billion-euro hydrogen pipeline that will connect Greece to Bulgaria, as part of a future European southeastern corridor, it said on Thursday.
The Athens Traders Association has announced that the opening of stores on Sunday, July 16, as part of the summer sales, is optional. The proposed operating hours by the Association are from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.