More than eight in 10 Greeks – 83% – believe corruption exists in Greece to a very large or fairly large extent, while nearly four in 10 say they became aware of at least one corrupt incident in the past 12 months, according to a nationwide survey conducted by Palmos Analysis for the National Transparency…
Police in Athens say they have arrested a man they believe may have been planning a murder, after they found automatic rifles in a car he had stolen.
Six individuals accused of being members of a criminal organisation carrying out contract killings were arrested on Tuesday, following a police operation in Attica.
In a significant distinction for Greek higher education, the internationally recognised university ranking publication Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities has ranked the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) 191st worldwide.
Greek farmers protesting delays in the payment of subsidies forced the Nikos Kazantzakis international airport in Iraklio, the main town in Crete, to suspend all flights for the second time last night, escalating their labor action that has seen tractors blocking highways around the country.
Each day it seems clearer that we are living through something akin to what 1989 was for the Soviet Bloc – a chain of events leading to the collapse of the old and the establishment of a new order.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Greece is consolidating its role as a key energy gateway for Southeastern Europe, highlighting the country’s economic progress and strengthening ties with the US in a recorded message to an investment forum in New York.
Greece’s top decision-making body on foreign and defense policy, KYSEA, will convene on Tuesday, the government said.
The strategic relationship between Greece and the US is being made even stronger, a development that works in favor of the Greek nation, noted Development Minister Takis Theodorikakos in an interview with Greek-American newspaper The National Herald during his visit to the US.
The government is racing to unlock delayed agricultural payments as farmers intensify nationwide protests, erecting roadblocks and staging confrontations that have raised concerns over public order and the economy.