Greece’s Economy and Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis and Belgium’s Deputy Prime Minister and Budget Minister Vincent Van Peteghem have formally submitted their candidacies to become the next president of the Eurogroup, the European Council has announced.
Greece achieved a record 153 votes in the election for Category A of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council, ranking fourth globally out of 169 participating countries.
Sculptor Evangelos Moustakas, best known for his statue of Alexander the Great and the monument to the National Resistance on the waterfront in Thessaloniki, has died at the age of 95.
Blasts have rocked two tankers from Russia’s shadow fleet in the Black Sea near Turkey’s Bosphorus strait, causing fires on the vessels, and rescue operations were launched for those on board, Turkish authorities and sources said.
The government plans to fold local urban planning offices into the National Cadastre under a draft law presented on Thursday to the cabinet, shifting responsibility for issuing building permits back to the central government.
Four soldiers were hospitalized Friday in Messolonghi, western Greece, after a lightning strike hit their military camp during severe weather affecting the region.
Hellenic Train has announced new changes to the Athens suburban rail (Proastiakos) timetable following complaints from commuter associations about disruptions caused by revisions introduced less than a week ago.
The AΘΧ Collective, a vibrant Athens-based creative community, presents “RE:” – a three-day multidisciplinary art experience at PLEX (28 Kerameikou).
Testimony by former Hellenic Police chief Konstantinos Tsouvalas and a lawyer linked to Intellexa, the company that which marketed Predator spyware system in Greece, triggered sharp questioning at the Single-Member Misdemeanor Court of Athens, where the trial concerning the Greek wiretapping scandal continued.
Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis is set to announce his candidacy for the presidency of the Eurogroup later on Friday, according to reports.