Macron to visit Athens on April 24-25

Macron to visit Athens on April 24-25

French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Athens on April 24 and 25, France’s Presidency has confirmed. The visit is expected for the renewal of the Greek-French Strategic Partnership Agreement on Defense and Security, which expires this year. Greece is a major buyer of French military systems and weapons, including frigates and fighter jets. It is …

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Fireworks arrests in countdown to Easter

Fireworks arrests in countdown to Easter

With just hours to go before traditionally noisy midnight firework celebrations on Orthodox Easter Saturday, police announced further arrests across the country in a bid to clamp down on the illegal custom. On the island of Salamis, just off Athens, two suspects aged 70 and 69 were taken into custody after being found in possession …

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Easter chicken soup from the Greeks of Istanbul

Easter chicken soup from the Greeks of Istanbul

This soup is rich in flavor and thick in texture, and is served at the Easter table alongside tsoureki, spicy kasseri cheese, pastourma, soutzouki and other cured meats, red-dyed eggs and cups of warm milk. Chef: Huseyin Ayvaz Prep: 40 minutes Cooking: 2 hours Ingredients (serves 6-8) • 1 whole chicken, about 1.5 kg • …

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Rescue operation underway after building collapses in Cyprus

Rescue operation underway after building collapses in Cyprus

[Phileleftheros] A rescue operation is underway in Cyprus after a two-storey residential building partly collapsed at noon. The building is located in Germasogeia, an eastern suburb of Limassol. Local media outlet Phileleftheros said three people injured in the collapse have been transferred to hospital by ambulance, while efforts to free another are underway. Source link

Concerns over Athens water supply fade as rains fill reservoir

Concerns over Athens water supply fade as rains fill reservoir

The Mornos reservoir, a key water source for Athens, has shrunk to the smallest it has been since 2014. [InTime News] Water reserves at Greece’s Mornos reservoir have tripled over the past six months, ending an alarm over the capital’s water supply that had been raised last autumn. The reservoir held 156,996,000 cubic meters on …

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Holy Fire to arrive from Jerusalem on government flight

Holy Fire to arrive from Jerusalem on government flight

Christians hold candles during the Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Holy Saturday, May 4, 2024. [Ohad Zwigenberg/AP Photo] The annual Holy Fire from Jerusalem is due to arrive in Athens on Holy Saturday evening aboard a Greek government aircraft, ahead of its distribution nationwide for Easter church services at midnight. …

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NTUA reclaims historic buildings after decades of occupation

NTUA reclaims historic buildings after decades of occupation

The Michanourgeio, a five-story, 996 sq.m. building on Athens’ Patission Avenue, was fully evacuated in May 2025 following the end of its occupation in July 2024. After years of squatting – some for as many as 29 years – several historic buildings belonging to the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) have been cleared and …

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Vivi Tycheropoulou’s uphill battle with graft in OPEKEPE

Vivi Tycheropoulou’s uphill battle with graft in OPEKEPE

When she started working at the Payment and Control Agency for Guidance and Guarantee Community Aid (OPEKEPE) 24 years ago, she didn’t expect to find herself in the vortex of a high-profile, European-scale scandal. Paraskevi (Vivi) Tycheropoulou, an inspector at the disgraced agency responsible for distributing European farming subsidies, and the key witness in the …

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Thousands attend Good Friday procession in Athens

Thousands attend Good Friday procession in Athens

[InTime News] Thousands of people took part in the candlelit Epitaphios procession in central Athens on Good Friday, marking one of the most solemn moments of Holy Week. Clergy led the procession while chanting hymns of lamentation, making three ceremonial stops along the route, including in front of Parliament and the Monument to the Unknown …

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Metlen: Higher turnover, but lower profitability

Metlen: Higher turnover, but lower profitability

Athens-listed Metlen Energy & Metals on Thursday announced its revenue rose 25% to €7.11 billion last year, from €5.68 billion in 2024, reflecting the company’s strong growth momentum. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounted to €753 million, against €1.080 billion in 2024, primarily reflecting the impact of losses in the M Power …

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