The European Commission is referring Greece to the Court of Justice for failing to adopt noise action plans for all agglomerations and major roads, as required by a relative directive.
A wildfire broke out Wednesday afternoon in a forested area near the Penteli Monastery, north of Athens.
According to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), museums and archaeological sites saw a drop in visitors during January and February 2025 compared to the same period in 2024 but recorded higher revenues.
A Greek court in Thessaloniki on Wednesday ordered the extradition of a 34-year-old man from North Macedonia to Germany, where he is wanted for participating in a robbery and death of an 81-year-old man.
In a recent article in Kathimerini English Edition titled, “The global role of the dollar after the Trump tariffs,” published on May 5, I discussed the possibility of a “Mar-a-Lago” accord, proposed by US President Donald Trump’s adviser Stephen Miran, with the aim of depreciating the dollar to help American industry regain competitiveness.
In a sign of Washington’s support for energy plans in Southeast Europe that will reduce reliance on Russian gas imports, US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright is expected in Greece in November, the Energy Transition Summit organized by the Financial Times and Kathimerini in Athens heard on Wednesday.
The tension was palpable on Wednesday in Parliament, where Greek lawmakers are debating whether a special inquiry committee should be formed to investigate potential political culpability in the February 28, 2023, Tempe railway disaster.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto on Wednesday criticized European Union plans to phase out imports of Russian oil and gas, warning that such a move would severely undermine his country’s energy security.
The Ametric Festival returns to the San Salvatore Bastion in Hania, Crete, to celebrate its fifth edition with experimental and contemporary music.
An oxygen cylinder exploded at the General Hospital of Serres in northern Greece on Wednesday during maintenance work, lightly injuring two people, authorities said.