Drivers face widespread disruptions across Greece as farmers continue agricultural protests on major highways ahead of the Christmas holiday, with authorities enforcing traffic diversions to address safety concerns.
A car was consumed in flames as it was moving on Poseidonos Avenue in southern Athens on Tuesday morning.
The leaders of Greece, Israel and Cyprus used a scheduled trilateral summit in Jerusalem to reaffirm political cooperation and send a pointed message to regional rivals, particularly Turkey, which views the format as undermining its interests in the Eastern Mediterranean.
The government has no intention of yielding to what it calls “unreasonable demands” by farmers, a government source said, while at the same time examining additional relief measures.
Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis slammed a street party held Saturday night on church steps in Galatsi, sparking a dispute with Athens Mayor Haris Doukas.
Digital tools and the prevalence of electronic payments over cash transactions have helped restrict tax evasion and brought a big part of Greece’s “invisible” economy into the formal economy.
Intense activity is expected in the coming weeks regarding dozens of public-private partnership projects that are in various stages of the tender process.
Alternate Finance Minister Nikos Papathanasis, responsible for the Recovery and Resilience Facility, submitted two requests to the European Commission on Monday for the disbursement of funds from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), totaling €1.17 billion.
A new record in acquisitions and mergers is expected in 2025.
Greece’s revised public contract with Hellenic Train involves total investments of €420 million and new rules with stricter clauses for the railroad, the Infrastructure and Transport Ministry said on Monday.