MPs greenlight controversial artifacts loan law at committee level
An agreement between Greece and the United States for the loaning of a private collection of 161 Cycladic figurines was ratified at committee level in Parliament on Monday.
Campus police make debut
Officers of the newly formed campus police report for duty on the first day of the force’s launch at the Zografou campus of Athens University, on Monday.
Fatal shootings in capital seen as linked to turf war
The bloody armed attacks that took place in central Athens, in Vathis Square on Friday afternoon and in Petralona on Saturday night, leaving one person dead and one seriously injured, have been linked to a turf war between rival gangs to control trafficking of migrants and drugs, police say.
Ankara lashes out at EU, accuses it of ‘pampering’ Greece
The European Union is “pampering” Greece and supporting its “pursuit of maximalist demands,” Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Tanju Bilgic said on Tuesday, responding to separate statements expressing concerns about Ankara’s escalation of aggressive rhetoric against Greece.
Government seeks to encourage return to heating oil
The government is finalizing its latest package of aid measures, which will be presented by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday, with the energy crisis being at the focus.
Chef Jamie Oliver in Thessaloniki for TV production
Well-known British chef Jamie Oliver is in Thessaloniki for a television production and met with Thessaloniki Mayor Constantine Zervas to discuss the city’s gastronomy.
Measures to support public transport use
The government intends to employ measures to strengthen the use of public transport, in line with similar actions by other countries, such as Germany; they are to be included in the package that will be announced by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Thessaloniki International Fair next weekend.
Greece taking ‘lead’ in new energy landscape
“We have every extreme being thrown at us by Mother Nature, but in fact, it’s Mother Nature reacting to what we humans have chosen to do,” says John Kerry, the first United States special presidential envoy for climate, in this interview with Kathimerini.
Colonna arriving in Athens on official visit
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna arrives in Athens on Tuesday after a visit to Turkey. She will meet her Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias in the afternoon while joint statements to the press will follow at approximately 6.30 p.m.
Diplomatic response to Turkish threats
Amid the continued escalation of Ankara’s incendiary rhetoric in pursuit of its revisionist agenda, Athens is determined not allow this to turn into a daily, passing news item, with Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias proceeding with the immediate and detailed briefing of all of Greece’s partners about the threats against its territorial integrity by Turkish President…