Saturated landfills prompt state funding
Most landfills across Greece are full or near capacity, prompting the Ministry of Environment to offer €20 million in public funding for new or expanded landfill infrastructure. Source link
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Albanian Defence Minister Offers Condolences Over Pilot Deaths
Albanian Defence Minister Ermal Nufi has expressed his condolences over the deaths of two Greek Air Force pilots who died in an accident during the Athens Flying Week. Nufi conveyed his condolences to Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias during a telephone conversation, expressing his “sincere condolences” to the Greek Armed Forces and the families of …
Back-to-school costs pile up
The cost of back-to-school supplies is rising for Greek families, with basic items including pens, pencil cases, backpacks and notebooks recording significant price increases this year. Source link
Greek Prime Minister in Egypt for Regional Security Summit
Greece, Cyprus and Egypt are holding a trilateral summit in El Alamein today, with the three countries seeking closer coordination to promote regional stability amid a critical geopolitical environment. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi will discuss developments across the wider region and ways to strengthen cooperation, …
Black Coffee | Athens | September 18
South African DJ and producer Black Coffee will headline an open-air performance at Petra Theater (1 Anatolikis Romilias), offering audiences an audiovisual electronic music experience. Source link
BREAKING: Israel to Close British Consulate in Jerusalem as Diplomatic Tensions With UK Escalate
Israel has announced retaliatory measures against the United Kingdom, including the closure of the British Consulate in Jerusalem, following new British trade restrictions targeting Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar announced the measures, describing the UK’s decision as an unacceptable intervention in Israeli domestic politics ahead of the country’s elections. …
Preventing the change the country requires
Perhaps we would have the luxury of relaxing for a while and taking a breather were the rest of the world doing well – it would drag us along, even if we didn’t want to. Source link
Funeral of Greek Air Force Pilot Dimitris Petrou Postponed
The funeral of 37-year-old Greek Air Force Squadron Leader Dimitris Petrou, who died in the tragic F-4 Phantom crash during Athens Flying Week on Saturday, September 5, has been postponed. The funeral service had been scheduled for noon on Tuesday, September 8, in Ioannina. However, authorities have not yet completed the identification of the remains …
Time is on the AfD’s side
The impact of the extreme right wing AfD’s electoral victory in a German state with just 1.7 million voters suggest that it is not only democracy’s institutions that open the way to enemies of the system. Source link
Turkish media criticise Bodrum plan to restore historic Saint Nicholas Church – Greek City Times
Local media in Bodrum have criticised the municipal authorities over plans to restore and reopen the historic Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Nicholas in Alikarnassos, arguing that the municipality should instead prioritise the region’s serious water shortage. The criticism was published by Turkish local news website Bodrum Haber, in an article by journalist Canan Baykız, …