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Work on the construction of the metro station in the central Athens neighborhood of Exarchia had been held back, mostly due to political reluctance.
Work on the construction of the metro station in the central Athens neighborhood of Exarchia had been held back, mostly due to political reluctance.
No additional survivors have been found in a major search and rescue operation on Wednesday for dozens of people believed missing at sea east of the island of Karpathos after a boat reportedly carrying up to 80 migrants towards Italy sank during the night.
Experts are sounding the alarm as the warming of the sea is affecting the Mediterranean ecosystem, which is already stressed from overfishing, plastic pollution, yacht traffic and noise pollution.
A fire broke out near the town of Arta in northern Greece on Wednesday afternoon. The Hellenic Fire Service posted a statement on social media that both land and aerial forces have been mobilized to deal with the blaze.
A police officer accused of firing at and injuring two irregular migrants during an operation to arrest them in a forest appeared before a prosecutor in Kavala on Wednesday.
Construction of the 198.85 metre-high tower in Elliniko – to be called the Riviera Tower – is expected to begin in a few weeks
The European Union’s budget watchdog announced Wednesday that it is winding up years of surveillance of Greek government spending.
HALC Executive Director Endy Zemenides discusses developments in the Eastern Mediterranean and Israel’s Operation Breaking Dawn with Jonathan Schanzer, author and senior vice president of research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis released a statement on Wednesday addressing the incident of his wiretapped phone after the government spokesperson stated that these issues should not be discussed in public. Androulakis stated that he refuses to be informed in private and noted that he has no trust in government ministers.
A 79-year-old man died in a car accident in the region of Iraklio on the island of Crete on Wednesday. The incident is being investigated by the authorities but reportedly the car driven by the man crashed into tank truck.