Fire breaks out at Lesvos refugee facility
A fire broke out Monday at the Kara Tepe refugee facility on the island of Lesvos. There were no reports of injuries.
Group of countries – Greece among them – to push EU for gas price cap
A group of European Union countries want to push Brussels to produce plans this week for a bloc-wide cap on the price of gas, according to a draft letter seen by Reuters.
Fire breaks out near Xanthi
A fire was reported in the area of Achladia near Xanthi in northern Greece on Monday. According to early information released by the Hellenic Fire Service (HFS), the blaze is burning through a wooded area.
Weather to deteriorate as of Monday afternoon
The weather over Greece will deteriorate on Monday evening, as part of a weather system dubbed Bogdan, that is already affecting Italy, will move towards Greece, according to a Emergency Weather Deterioration Bulletin released by the National Meteorological Service (EMY).
Sheltered Gardens | Athens | To November 30
Inspired by the poem of the same name by Hilda Doolittle, “Sheltered Gardens” is a “hybrid” visual arts exhibition by the Polygreen Culture & Art Initiative at the Diomedes Botanical Gardens.
Leaving nest is unaffordable
It has become particularly difficult for young professionals to make ends meet, given that the average monthly income with earnings only from wages for young people up to 25 years old is 497.11 euros and for young people 25-34 years old €760.55, according to the latest data from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).
Google Maps photos to reveal undeclared swimming pools
The tax administration is planning to uncover undeclared swimming pools across Greece with the use of aerial photographs taken by Google Maps and the electronic cross-checking of the findings with the data from the land register and the E9 tax form.
Why lifting the Cyprus arms embargo is a major opportunity to help both Nicosia and Kyiv
Expert Brad Bowman joins Thanos Davelis to break down how with some savvy geopolitical maneuvering, the Biden administration could follow up on its landmark decision to lift the Cyprus arms embargo by getting Ukraine weapons it needs and already knows, while helping Cyprus and promoting Western interests in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Municipal fees to be scrapped
Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis stressed on Saturday that the municipal authority aims to reduce municipal fees by the end of the year, while continuing all the small and large projects under way in the city center and surrounding neighborhoods.
Cyprus LGBT+ pride marchers seek equal family rights
Hundreds of activists turned streets of the Cypriot capital into a sea of rainbows on Sunday on a pride march in a push for equal rights irrespective of sexual orientation.