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
From beaches and verandas to T Magazine’s list of the 25 most influential pieces of furniture of the past century, this is the story of the white plastic chair. Source link
As Messolonghi marks the 200th anniversary of the Exodus of Messolonghi, a new bilingual volume published by the Messolonghi Byron Society turns fresh attention to the Garden of Heroes, one of the city’s most significant historic sites. Source link
The online gaming market in Greece is entering a period of significant restructuring. Source link
Former prime minister Alexis Tsipras pushed back against comments by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who questioned his renewed political ambitions, saying Greek voters had “revoked his driver’s license” three times, referring to Tsipras’ electoral record. Source link
The first interest rate hike by the ECB since 2023 is expected to add around €147 million to Greek banks’ annual interest income. Source link
A 65-year-old Italian man is due to appear before an investigating magistrate at 11 a.m. Friday in connection with the killing of a woman and her 26-year-old son in the Peloponnese, as he maintains his innocence and authorities continue to examine forensic evidence. Source link
The European Union is set to implement a new set of rules Friday governing how each of its 27 member states will deal with irregular migration and asylum seekers. Source link
Firefighters contained a blaze that destroyed two tourist vessels at Gaios harbor, Paxoi, around 1.30 p.m. Thursday. Source link