New Democracy lawmaker and former transport minister Kostas A. Karamanlis announced Saturday that he will not be a candidate in the next general election, after he was named in one of the case files concerning a massive farm subsidies scandal that was sent to Parliament on Friday.
Three new members of the Greek cabinet were sworn in on Saturday at the Presidential Mansion, replacing ministers who resigned on Friday, after their name appeared in a new case file concerning a widening farm subsidies scandal.
Details have emerged from files compiled by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office concerning the alleged fraudulent distribution of EU agricultural subsidies through OPEKEPE.
“When we go out, we stay alert,” a student said, capturing the quiet vigilance shaping teenage life, as youths and experts gathered at an event organized by Kathimerini on Thursday at the 3rd High School of Kifissia.
Police in the western Athens district of Peristeri are investigating after a man fired a gun into the air outside a local stadium on Friday night.
Just over a month since the outbreak of war in the Middle East, Athens International Airport is among the region’s airports to have suffered a significant setback due to the closing of airspace in the conflict zone.
If there is anyone definitely winning amid the rise in gambling activity, it is the state, with annual revenue from royalties and taxes on winnings hovering at around €1 billion in recent years.
Social Cohesion and Family Minister Domna Michailidou attributed the rise in demand for housing to factors such as an increase in single-parent households, the fact that Greece was increasingly attractive to foreign investors, digital nomads and tourists, the growth of the short-stay lease market and Golden Visa programs.
A third suspect has been remanded in custody in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 20-year-old man in Kalamaria, Thessaloniki, on March 12, authorities said Friday.
Geopolitical instability in the Middle East and route diversions increase ocean-going shipping voyage times by 30-50%, directly impacting fuel burn and emissions, according to Evangelos Kartimpelis, managing director of Anglo-Eastern Ship Management (Hellas).