Police operation underway to dismantle fraud ring, five arrested
Five people have been arrested since Thursday morning in two regions of Greece in an ongoing police operation to smash a criminal ring whose members are accused of committing frauds.
Syrago Tsiara appointed as new head of National Gallery
Greece’s Culture Minister Lina Mendoni appointed art historian and curator Syrago Tsiara as new director of the National Gallery in Athens.
UK suspects’ drugs logo points to bigger racket
An undercover police officer working in a joint Greek-American drug operation has submitted evidence indicating that four British nationals arrested in Thessaloniki for attempting to bring 654 kilograms of cocaine into Greece from Italy may have connections to a much bigger racket.
Patti Smith | Athens | June 25
Punk rock legend and accomplished poet and songwriter Patti Smith is coming to Athens for one night at the Herod Atticus Theater.
Funding for countryside tourism in Cyprus
Cyprus’ Deputy Ministry of Tourism Savvas Perdios on Wednesday announced funding of over 2 million euros for projects that create “authentic experiences” in the countryside and are calling on interested parties to apply for the subsidy.
US ‘neutrality’ and Turkish aggression in the Aegean
In response to Turkey’s clear aggression in the Aegean, the State Department has resorted to a policy of neutrality and equidistance.
PM: Raise salaries in tourism
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on tourism employers to raise their salaries and improve working conditions in an address to the annual general meeting of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) on Wednesday.
Market gets 100,000 new jobs
Employment approached the record levels of the last year before the pandemic in the previous month, with 99,956 new jobs created in May 2022 according to the Ergani system data.
Russian official says Greece no longer safe for its citizens
Greece has ceased to be a safe country for Russian citizens, as the Foreign Ministry is receiving reports of facts of discrimination and aggression against Russian citizens, according Yuri Pilipson, according to the director of the Fourth European Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Road bridge over Corinth Canal to be reinforced
Landslides and a loosening of soil at the Corinth Canal in southern Greece are very likely to have affected the safety of the road bridge, according to experts, who say its bearings must be replaced.