A consortium made up of energy companies Eni of Italy and France’s Total is expediting plans to develop natural gas deposits off Cyprus following the discovery of a third field containing 2-3 trillion cubic feet of the hydrocarbon inside the same licensed exploration area, the Cypriot energy ministry said Wednesday.
Greece is more expensive in a range of standardized products, both domestically produced and imported, even without factoring the value-added tax in.
A workplace accident at a fertilizer factory in Kavala, northern Greece, led to the death of one man on Wednesday.
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, who is visiting Tirana on Wednesday, met his Albanian counterpart Olta Xhacka.
The 39-year-old Greek citizen of Russian origin Alexandros S., who according to the Austrian Ministry of Interior was working as a spy for Russia, had reportedly been under surveillance by the Austrian intelligence services.
The body of an infant was found near the area of Ag. Ermogenis on the island of Lesvos on Wednesday. According to the Hellenic Coast Guard, the infant was most likely travelling aboard a vessel that sank near the island in early December.
Unauthorized flights over the eastern Aegean continued on Wednesday, the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (GEETHA) said, reporting that a pair of Turkish F-16 fighter jets conducted five overflights between 11.07 a.m. and 11.23 a.m.
Main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance leader Alexis Tsipras announced on Wednesday that MP Fotini Bakadima, who was elected with Yanis Varoufakis’ Mera25 party before becoming independent in October, has joined the SYRIZA parliamentary group.
Professor Angelos Chaniotis joins Thanos Davelis to discuss the significance of Pope Francis’ recent decision to donate fragments of the Parthenon sculptures held by the Vatican to Greece, and looks at whether this serves as an example for the British Museum to take similar action that would finally reunite the Parthenon sculptures in Athens.
There has been no letup in viral infections during the Christmas holidays, with the seasonal flu outbreak, which started early this year, and the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) plaguing young children and adults alike.