More than half a dozen Coast Guard patrol boats and a helicopter chased a suspected migrant-smuggling speedboat half-way across the Aegean Sea on Friday before bringing it to bay off the deserted islet of Keros, authorities said. Source link
A Turkish escaped convict wanted in his country to serve a long prison sentence was arrested in Greece Friday in possession of large quantities of psychiatric pills, police said. Source link
The Greek stock market got the final push it needed on Friday to take its benchmark to its highest point in over 16 years. Source link
Even the most straightforward investment projects often require navigating a maze of inconsistent regulations and public agencies that interpret them with considerable discretion – if not outright arbitrariness. Source link
Farmers in central Greece are assessing significant crop damage after a severe storm swept through the region on Friday afternoon, bringing hail and strong winds, local media reported. Source link
Greek authorities have arrested a man wanted in Sweden for alleged involvement in the mail delivery of drugs, police said Friday. Source link
A man has been arrested for weapons law breaches in western Athens after police allegedly found dozens of knives in his home, authorities said Friday. Source link
Five people have been arrested near Greece’s northeastern land border with Turkey for allegedly ferrying west towards Thessaloniki, on behalf of smuggling rings, migrants who had illegally entered the country. Source link
Undercover police using live drone footage have arrested a parking tout on the southern island of Crete for allegedly illegally directing motorists visiting a popular swimming beach to the private parking lot where he worked. Source link
Work will start this year to convert an abandoned military factory north of Athens into a major plant that will build drones for land, air, marine and submarine use as well as drone-zapping systems, Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said Friday. Source link