A prosecutor in Rhodes has opened an investigation into a freighter detained by local port authorities for smuggling fuel which managed to flee under the nose of the authorities on Wednesday, state-run broadcaster ERT reported Friday.
Climate change and its impacts have been central topics of discussion in Greece, especially after a summer of intense heat waves and devastating wildfires.
Two in three Greeks believe corruption is “very extensive” and rarely punished, according to a public opinion poll by the National Transparency Authority (NTA) presented at the 1st Integrity Forum Thursday.
A new platform allows households and businesses to apply for more information on payment options once it is determined they might default on outstanding loans, the Finance Ministry said on Wednesday.
A group of about 10 anti-vaxxers barged into a high school in central Macedonia, grabbed the school principal, handcuffed him and dragged him to the local police station claiming they had “arrested” him for enforcing measures against Covid-19.
Last year’s lockdowns appear to have dealt a hard blow to libraries, with the biannual survey of the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) showing traffic nosedive by 67%, from 5 million visitors in 2018 to 1.7 million in 2020.
A 29-year-old woman from northern Greece, believed to have been beaten up severely by her husband, died in hospital on Thursday night.
Drug giant Pfizer will contribute a total of 1.6 billion euros to the Greek economy in the decade up to 2030, a study by the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE) has shown.
The online vaccination platform emvolio.gov.gr opened on Friday for children aged 5 to 11 years old, with the first appointment available on December 15.
The expected extension by two more years of the value-added tax suspension on new buildings, which today concerns construction permits issued up until 2022, should ease the growth rate of real estate prices in the coming years.