Fraud with used car imports

Fraud with used car imports

One in five imported used cars sold in Greece have fake mileage, according to modest estimates. Besides the fact that the buyer pays more for a car than it actually costs, he is then burdened with additional expenses, as the breakdowns start much faster compared to what was expected. Worse, even if the buyer discovers …

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AirBaltic inaugurates direct Athens-to-Tallinn flights

AirBaltic inaugurates direct Athens-to-Tallinn flights

AirBaltic inaugurated direct flights between Athens and Estonia’s capital Tallinn for the summer season on Wednesday, in a move expressing confidence in the Athens market. The new schedule complements the nearly-20-year direct link between Athens and Riga, Latvia’s capital. Flights between Athens and Tallinn run twice a week (Wednesdays and Sundays). Duration of flight is …

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Scale is the key to EU independence, Enrico Letta tells ELIAMEP-IOBE event

Scale is the key to EU independence, Enrico Letta tells ELIAMEP-IOBE event

Greek Finance Minister and Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis (left) listens as Enrico Letta speaks during the event at the IE Competitiveness Hub in Athens. Marking 40 years since the signing of the Single European Act, former Italian prime minister Enrico Letta joined Eurogroup President and Greek Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis at the IE Competitiveness Hub …

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Olympiakos gets the edge over PAOK for a Champions League ticket

Olympiakos gets the edge over PAOK for a Champions League ticket

Olympiakos has got the upper hand in the battle for Greece’s second ticket to next season’s Champions League qualifiers, after beating Panathinaikos in Pireaus while PAOK drew at home with Super League champion AEK on Wednesday. The Reds defeated Panathinaikos 1-0, completely dominating the season’s last Derby of the Eternal Rivals, at the Georgios Karaiskakis …

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Lessons from Ukraine | eKathimerini.com

Lessons from Ukraine | eKathimerini.com

A recruit of Ukraine’s 58th Mechanized Brigade practices military skills with an FPV drone at a training ground near the frontline in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Tuesday. [AP] Athens’ frustration over the recent incident with the Ukraine-built sea drone found in the Ionian Sea is perfectly justified. It is outrageous that a country that has …

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Dream ends in Spain for the Greens

Dream ends in Spain for the Greens

[InTime Sports] Panathinaikos bid farewell to the dream of winning its eighth Euroleague title at its home Final Four, as it lost at Valencia with an 81-64 score on Wednesday. The result means that Valencia has won the best-of-five playoffs 3-2 and will contest the Athens Final Four later this month, where Olympiakos will be …

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Cartoon (13/05/2026) | eKathimerini.com

Cartoon (13/05/2026) | eKathimerini.com

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Athens taxi driver arrested for double fare

Athens taxi driver arrested for double fare

An Athens taxi driver has been arrested in the city center for charging clients double the legal rate, police said Wednesday. The 59-year-old suspect was detained during daytime Tuesday by traffic police who found he had allegedly switched the meter in his cab to the post-midnight charge, which is twice the normal fare. He faces …

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The European Commission seeks to ban gay ‘conversion therapy’

The European Commission seeks to ban gay ‘conversion therapy’

Demonstrators hold placards during a protest outside from the Parliament house in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, May 25, 2023. [Petros Karadjias/AP Photo] The European Commission said Wednesday it will ask all European Union nations to outlaw gay “conversion therapy” following a public campaign to ban the practice and just days before the annual Brussels Pride festival …

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School AI rules to allow use for homework but not exams

School AI rules to allow use for homework but not exams

Greece on Wednesday announced rules for the “safe, transparent and educationally responsible” use in the country’s schools of artificial intelligence, which will be allowed for homework but not during exams or tests, or to assess pupils’ or teachers’ performance. A joint statement by the ministries of education and digital governance said the regulatory framework would …

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