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A new bill by the Environment Ministry allows for urban development of parts of Natura areas that are located next to the boundaries of cities or villages. The possibility will be given in areas where town planning must definitely be expanded and the Natura area was an “obstacle.” With other regulations, the ministry restores or …
Even before the Iran war, Ukraine’s position was precarious. The country had just endured its most brutal winter in decades, during which Russia systematically destroyed much of its civilian energy infrastructure. Hampered by a shortage of missile defenses, Ukrainian forces had been unable to halt the Russian army’s slow but grinding progress along the front …
Main opposition leader Nikos Androulakis called for immediate snap elections on Thursday, accusing the government of undermining democracy to conceal a widening web of scandals, as a European investigation into subsidy fraud widened to include more members of the New Democracy government and MPs. Speaking in Parliament, the PASOK leader described the current political climate …
[AP] A trial over the handling of video footage linked to the freight train involved in the deadly 2023 Tempe rail disaster may restart from the beginning after the presiding judge signaled her intention to step down. If the competent judicial council accepts the request, a new judge will be appointed and proceedings at the …
[InTime News] SYRIZA leader Sokratis Famellos has called on progressive parties to coordinate and submit a no-confidence motion against the government, facing a widening web of scandals. “Our democratic duty cannot be exhausted in denunciation. Greek society is highly distrustful of the government,” Famellos said Thursday, stressing that “it is necessary to make use of …
Eight in 10 students say they would not have succeeded in national exams without tutoring. [Shutterstock] A new study by the Center for Educational Policy Development highlights the difficulty Greece faces in restoring the educational role of high school through the National Leaving Certificate, as private tutoring remains dominant. Eight in 10 students say they would …
Greece’s rollout of artificial intelligence traffic cameras has begun generating fines, with the first 130 citations already issued to drivers and motorcyclists caught running red lights or riding without helmets. The pilot program currently operates at eight high-risk locations in Greateer Athens, while additional cameras have been installed on 10 buses to monitor bus lanes. …
File photo. European prosecutors on Thursday forwarded a third batch of files to Greek authorities from a new investigation into a major farm subsidy scandal, this time allegedly involving two sitting lawmakers. The previous batch sent by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office to Greece’s Supreme Court on Wednesday focused on 11 extant lawmakers from the …
[InTime News] A random traffic police road safety operation has led to the seizure of 30 kilograms of marijuana in northern Greece, state ERT television said. ERT said officers stopped a car in the Kastoria area, near the Albanian border, early Thursday as part of a nationwide crackdown on dangerous driving, with a focus on …
The test had come back positive just a few hours earlier, confirming the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Dimitris Triantafyllos’ flock in Pelopi, in northern Lesvos. All 200 sheep of his unit had to be culled and buried in a trench with lime. “We’re shattered; I don’t know what we’re going to do,” the sheep …