A series of opinion polls commissioned by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and conducted between October and December 2024 determined his choice of a new president of the republic, Kathimerini understands. The polls tested the favorability of seven candidates for the largely ceremonial presidency, as well as that of incumbent Katerina Sakellaropoulou, both among the public …
In the “extremely urgent” directive that the president of the Supreme Court, Ioanna Klapa, has issued to all the first-instance court administrations across Greece, she stresses their “obligation to designate judges for urgent trial cases on weekends and public holidays, ensuring they are available at all times to carry out their duties.” The same applies …
A construction site on the island of Mykonos, Greece, on May 10, 2023. The island is one of several suffering from a construction frenzy stemming from skyrocketing tourism. [Marco Arguello/The New York Times] The success of the government’s sweeping restructuring plan for the country’s zoning regulations hinges very much on how it fares in the …
[InTime News] A 38-year-old bulldozer operator lost his life on Saturday afternoon as a result of an accident while working at a riverbed location on Rhodes. Reports indicate that the operator was carrying out work in the village Lardos, when, under unclear circumstances, the vehicle overturned, causing fatal injuries. Authorities were notified, and a preliminary …
[AP] Parents should not rely on the results of self-testing kits when their children are showing symptoms of Covid or the flu, as these infections often go hand-in-hand with other germs that can cause pneumonia, Athanasios Michas, an expert in pediatrics and epidemiology, warned on Saturday. “There are many bacteria and viruses in our noses …
One of the structural problems of the Greek economy is the lack of a development model with sound investments and an export-minded character, both in the primary and secondary sectors; this mainly concerns the manufacturing sector, and especially new technologies, according to the latest interim report on the Greek economy described by the General Confederation …
In July 2022, when Mondee was listed on the Nasdaq, its capitalization exceeded €700 million [Reuters]. Mondee, a technology company that offers travel services using artificial intelligence, has filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the US bankruptcy code. This was preceded in December by its delisting from the Nasdaq stock exchange, where it had …
[Prime Minister’s Office via Intime News] Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with the leader of the Christian Democratic Union Party (CDU) and chancellor-designate Friedrich Merz on Friday, on the sidelines of the European People’s Party leaders’ meeting in Berlin. According to sources in Athens, Mitsotakis and Merz discussed issues of mutual and European interest were …
[Intime News/File] A 19-year-old passenger was injured late Friday night when unknown individuals threw stones at the bus he was riding in the area of Korydallos, western Attica. According to state-run broadcaster ERT, the incident occurred shortly before midnight while Bus 806, which operates the route Schisto Korydallou – Stratopedo Korydallou, was on Epirou Street. …
The property in question was in the Alysida area of central Athens, at the end of Patission Street. [Intime News] After nearly two decades of legal battles, Greece’s Supreme Administrative Court has ordered the state to compensate the Fix family with approximately €6.5 million for the expropriation of their property in the Alysida area at …