Incoming Tsunis takes over US ambassador Twitter handle
New US Ambassador George Tsunis assumed control over the ambassador’s official handle on Twitter from his predecessor, Geoffrey Pyatt, on Friday, renaming it @USAmbassadorGR from @USAmbPyatt.
New trains to take to the tracks on May 15
After months of delays, a much-touted new train brought to Greece from Italy will finally take to the tracks on May 15 on the Athens-Thessaloniki route, rail operator TrainOSE announced on Friday.
Major interest by foreign companies in Attiki Odos
Investment interest in the concession contract for the Athens beltway, Attiki Odos, exceeded expectations with a total of eight bids submitted by Thursday, vindicating the estimates by state officials who had spoken of a strong presence of foreign investment and construction groups.
Experts worried by rise of cocaine processing in Europe
Records amounts of cocaine are being seized in Europe while manufacturing of the drug is now taking place inside the European Union, officials in charge of fighting and monitoring drugs use in the bloc warned on Friday.
Anastasiades: EU must heed Greece, Malta, Cyprus concerns on oil ban
Cyprus, Greece and Malta expect the European Union to take into account their concerns over a planned EU ban on transporting Russian oil, as the bloc hammers out the details of its proposed embargo on Russian crude, Cyprus’s president said on Friday.
Kalymnos: Investigation into claims police prevented rape victim from filing complaint
Police are expected to launch an internal investigation into the allegations of a 19-year-old student that police on the Dodecanese island of Kalymnos prevented her from making a complaint that she had been raped.
Covid: 5,130 new cases, 33 deaths, 224 intubated
Health authorities announced 5,130 new coronavirus infections for the 24-hour period ending 9 a.m. Friday, a slight decline on Thursday’s figure of 5,191.
Fast-track pensions begin
The Labor Ministry and the Single Social Security Entity (EFKA) are activating the fast-track process for the issue of pensions, aiming at clearing out all pending applications by October.
Cyprus president visits Athens
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, left, welcomes Cyprus’ President Nicos Anastasiades before their meeting at Maximos Mansion in Athens, Friday.
Naomi Novik | Online | May 7
The Hellenic American Union and Metaichmio publications have invited award-winning American writer Naomi Novik to talk to her fans in Greece – via Zoom – on May 7.