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Police on the eastern Aegean Sea island of Chios have arrested seven people who were injured in a fire at an illegal fireworks workshop ahead of an iconic local tradition in which hundreds of rockets are fired during Easter celebrations. A police statement Monday said the suspects – six men and a woman – face …
File Photo. [Intime News] The government announced on Monday a €700 million support scheme to reduce energy costs for 23,000 small and large industrial enterprises. The program was announced by Environment and Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou, Minister for Development Takis Theodorikakos and Deputy Minister for the Environment and Energy Nikos Tsafos. It provides for the …
Feta and other European-style cheeses are at the heart of an international trade dispute over naming rights. The EU maintains that cheeses like feta, Parmesan, Asiago, and gorgonzola can only bear those names if produced in their traditional regions following strict methods. For feta, this means it must come from specific regions of Greece, with …
We are shocked by the dialogues included in the case file of the OPEKEPE agricultural subsidy scandal because they exude clientelism, corruption and endless cynicism. In reality, however, they reflect the desperate effort of lawmakers and party supporters to keep alive their relationship with their voters. Once upon a time, an MP, especially a regional …
A 50-year-old man was found dead on Monday afternoon at the side of a road in Pallini, northeastern Athens. According to initial reports, the victim had cable ties around his neck. Authorities have launched an investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the man’s death. Source link
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[Intime News] In the first opinion poll following the new farm subsidy investigations, the governing conservatives have lost a little ground and the main opposition Socialists registered slight gains, but the margin between the two top parties remains in the double digits. An ALCO poll for Alpha TV published Monday indicates that were elections to …
Greece is on a growth trajectory and well positioned to absorb the impact of the Middle East crisis, Eurogroup President and Greek Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis has asserted. “Our economy has become clearly more resilient in recent years, thanks to sustainable growth, the consolidation of public finances, and the continuation of structural reforms,” Pierrakakis said …
Thousands of spot checks on haulage trucks and other heavy vehicles in the Greater Athens region have found one in five drivers in violation of some rule or safety regulation, authorities said Monday. A police statement said 5,608 violations were recorded during 26,735 inspections in the first quarter of the year on national highways and …
A concerted police crackdown in three parts of Greece involving counter-terrorism officers and drones has broken a highly organized gang of phone scam artists who made about €1.3 million in a few months, authorities said Monday. Seven suspected gang members were arrested during the raids Friday in central Athens and Aharnes on the capital’s northwestern …