Projects aimed at modernizing and developing the country’s electrical system, implemented by the Independent Power Transmission Operator (ADMIE), are beset by serious delays and budget overruns exceeding 1 billion euros. The overrun of the initial budget for some projects, such as the fourth phase of the Cyclades interconnection, comes to 78.1%, while the fact that …
The European season has ended for Greek teams as Olympiakos and Panathinaikos bowed out of the Europa League and the Conference League respectively on Thursday. Olympiakos beat Bodo Glimt 2-1 at home on the night but went out of Europe having lost 3-0 in the first leg in Norway. Bodo Glimt opened the score in …
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File photo. Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni and Canadian Ambassador Anna-Karine Asselin signed a memorandum of understanding on tourism cooperation on Thursday. The memorandum provides the exchange of data and information on innovation, digitization, tourism investment, education, vocational training, tourism promotion, development in the global tourism market, and new tourism products and services. Greece and Canada …
[Shutterstock] French hospitality group Accor will present its estimates on tourism and its sustainability in Greece, insisting to Kathimerini that the country is still very important to its plans, a few weeks after announcing the cancellation of projects for two hotels on Mykonos. Accor cited water shortage and fire risks as the main reasons for …
Greece remains a prime destination for foreign property buyers, despite significant price increases in recent years, according to a report by British investment migration firm Astons. The country’s tax residency transfer programs and the Golden Visa scheme continue to offer attractive incentives, particularly for non-dom residents, retirees from northern Europe and investors from the US …
[Shutterstock] Loukas Apostolidis, a lawyer representing some of the Tempe victims’ families, requested on Thursday that the appellate investigator provide the reports former transport minister Kostas Karamanlis submitted to the European Commission. “His primary responsibility was to submit an annual report to the European Commission, confirming that the safety and interoperability systems were in …
[File photo] A man was found dead inside a short-term rental apartment in Athens’ central Omonia district on Thursday. According to Kathimerini sources, the apartment owner alerted police early Thursday afternoon alleging he discovered the man tied to a bed with a bag over his head. Authorities have launched an investigation into the case. Source …
[InTime News] The prosecutor in the retrial of 21 defendants implicated for their role in a deadly wildfire that claimed 104 lives in the East Attica seaside town of Mati in 2018 is seeking guilty verdicts for 12 of the state and political officials standing in the dock. Prosecutor Stamatina Perimeni asked the Three-Member Misdemeanor …
A deal signed earlier this week by Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, and the commander in chief of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, Mazlum Kobane, is viewed by many as a turning point for Syria’s Kurds. It also comes amid escalating violence across Syria which has cast serious doubts over al-Sharaa’s ability to earn the …