Tax dues rise by €1.36 billion over 2 months

Tax dues rise by €1.36 billion over 2 months

Overdue debts to the tax authorities rose by €1.36 billion over a two-month period, according to Tax Administration Monitor data the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) reported on Wednesday.  In the past year, new debts totaling €9.86 billion were added. The picture of the last two months clearly reflects an upward trend. From €112.5 …

Read more

Cyprus eyes gas output by 2027-28

Cyprus eyes gas output by 2027-28

Cyprus is aiming to begin producing natural gas from offshore reserves between late 2027 and early 2028, according to Energy Minister Michalis Damianos. He made the remarks on Tuesday ahead of an informal meeting of EU energy ministers in Nicosia, held as part of Cyprus’ presidency of the Council of the European Union. Speaking about …

Read more

Migrant boat capsizes off Turkey, at least 19 dead

Migrant boat capsizes off Turkey, at least 19 dead

A fast-moving boat carrying Afghan migrants capsized in the Aegean Sea on Wednesday while attempting to evade the Turkish coast guard in rough waters, leaving 19 dead – including a baby, officials said.  The Turkish Coast Guard Command said the boat carrying dozens of migrants ignored repeated warnings to stop and attempted to flee at …

Read more

Former Tempe railway victims’ head advocate launches political movement 

Former Tempe railway victims’ head advocate launches political movement 

Maria Karystianou, former head of the association of relatives of the victims of the 2023 Tempe railway disaster, announced on Wednesday the founding of a political movement.  She did not reveal a name for the party expected to emerge from the movement.   However, referencing a website titled “Starting for Hope – Independent Citizens’ Movement, Karystianou …

Read more

ATHEX: MSCI fuels rebound in stock market

ATHEX: MSCI fuels rebound in stock market

The upgrading of the Greek bourse to the category of developed markets by Morgan Stanley starting in May 2027, with the upcoming MSCI index rebalancing, gave a massive boost to Greek stocks on Wednesday, with the benchmark covering a significant part its recent losses in the last couple of days. The postponement of the upgrading …

Read more

Fallen tree disrupts traffic on key Athens road

Fallen tree disrupts traffic on key Athens road

[InTime News] Traffic along Pireos Street, a key route linking central Athens with Piraeus, was disrupted on Wednesday night after a large tree collapsed over the roadway. No injuries have been reported. Traffic police closed the affected stretch from the intersection with Petrou Ralli Street toward Piraeus, diverting vehicles as crews worked to clear the …

Read more

Secret service releases 1950s files on Communists, neighbors

Secret service releases 1950s files on Communists, neighbors

Greece’s secret intelligence service on Wednesday posted on its website scores of declassified documents from the 1950s on Communist activities and on neighboring countries, with a view to gradually opening up more of its archives. The 123 documents can be viewed on the National Intelligence Service website and comprise about 2,000 scanned pages dating from …

Read more

Police break gang that was fond of others’ drink

Police break gang that was fond of others’ drink

File photo. Authorities have broken a criminal organization that specialised in burgling shops selling alcoholic drinks in the Greater Athens region, stealing merchandise worth more than €25,000 in total, police said Wednesday. A police statement said the gang concentrated on breaking into shops that were closed for the day, but on occasion targeted stock in …

Read more

Police nab two over video posts of illegal stunts

Police nab two over video posts of illegal stunts

Two men who posted on social media incriminating videos of themselves doing illegal motorbike stunts have been identified and face prosecution for reckless driving and incitement to crime, authorities said Wednesday. A police statement said the men, aged 29 and 23, had uploaded footage of themselves doing wheelies – causing their bike to rise on …

Read more

Opposition calls for any cabinet members on OPEKEPE list to be sacked

Opposition calls for any cabinet members on OPEKEPE list to be sacked

The main opposition Socialist PASOK party on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to dismiss any members of his conservative government might be among the lawmakers facing potential charges over a major farm subsidy scandal. PASOK’s comments followed a request by the European Chief Prosecutor for Greece to lift the immunity of 11 lawmakers to …

Read more