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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 …
A 64-year-old tax official in Thessaloniki has been arrested for allegedly warning business owners in advance about upcoming tax inspections, authorities said on Monday. An investigation was launched in 2024. It was triggered by a formal complaint. A 76-year-old retired tax official was also arrested on suspicion of involvement in the scheme. The main suspect …
A Russian man has been arrested in northern Athens on domestic violence charges after his Ukrainian wife fell twice, under unclear circumstances, from the couple’s fourth-floor balcony in the same evening, police said Monday. The 27-year-old woman managed to survive both falls and was in hospital Monday with severe but non life-threatening injuries. Police said …
[Handout/Hellenic Coast Guard] Five people were arrested Monday in northern Greece for illegally fishing more than 16,000 sea urchins that are important members of marine ecosystems but also a traditional Lenten delicacy, authorities said. A Coast Guard statement said a total 820 kilos of the spiny rock-dwelling creatures were seized in the port of Alexandroupoli …
A man walks along the shore as oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz, seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, March 11. [AP] February 28, 2026, will go down in the annals of economic history as the moment when the architecture of global trade, honed over decades to maximize …
The governor of the Bank of Greece on Monday emphasized the importance of maintaining political stability, particularly amid rising global uncertainty caused by the war in the Middle East, during his speech at the bank’s annual general meeting. “In times of heightened uncertainty, political stability is a decisive factor for economic resilience,” Yannis Stournaras said. …
The European Union is entering the vortex of an energy shock, with Brussels now examining “all possibilities,” even measures that were previously considered extreme, such as the imposition of fuel rationing. However, Greece is not at risk for the time being, thanks mainly to the diversity of its energy supply sources. The worsening situation in …
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday proposed a ban on ministers serving simultaneously as members of Parliament after the 2027 elections, amid a European investigation into alleged European Union farm subsidy fraud that has put significant pressure on his conservative government. Under the proposal, ministers would be replaced in Parliament by the next-in-line candidate for …
The International Monetary Fund has submitted to the government new policy proposals to address the housing crisis, as part of its annual regular assessment of the economy, completed a few days ago. It proposed to stimulate supply through a more active utilization of the stock of unused housing. To achieve this, the IMF recommends imposing …
File photo. Five people suffered serious burns late Sunday in an apparent accident while preparing homemade rockets for a traditional Easter celebration on the eastern Aegean island of Chios, authorities said. The injured were taken to the island’s Skylitseio General Hospital, according to state broadcaster ERT. One person was later discharged, while three men and …