The leftist Syriza party has called on Greece’s men’s national basketball team to withdraw from a friendly match against Israel in Cyprus on Sunday evening, part of the team’s preparations for EuroBasket 2025.
More than 1.2 million households and businesses have turned away from the so-called “green” electricity bills with their fluctuating prices to flock into the fixed-price “blue” bills, with 12- to 24-month contracts that are now significantly cheaper.
The Hellenic National Meteorological Service is forecasting hot weather and strong winds for Monday, with temperatures reaching up to 41°C, maintaining elevated fire risk across the country.
The body of an elderly man was discovered in the waters off Piraeus port on Sunday. Witnesses spotted the body floating and alerted the authorities.
Telecoms company OTE has become the biggest infotech solutions company in Greece, providing digital transformation solutions to both the public and private sectors.
The World Bank said on Friday it had approved a $650 million loan to support the Istanbul Resilience Project, an investment to strengthen the city’s emergency preparedness and response capacities for disasters and climate risks.
The massive wildfire that broke out early Friday afternoon in the small town Keratea, on the eastern outskirts of Athens, leading to one death and widespread damage, scorched 1,581 hectares of forest and grassland between Keratea and Anavyssos, to the southwest, according to the National Observatory of Athens.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected to announce a package combining tax relief with some pay raises, especially for armed forces and police officers, worth some €1.5 billion, at the 89th Thessaloniki International Fair on September 6.
A 41-year-old motorcyclist visiting from abroad died early Sunday in the main town of Rhodes after crashing his bike.