Greece has announced a major new national space program, HELLAS-SPACE 2.0, backed by a €350 million budget. The initiative, presented by the Ministry of Digital Governance and Artificial Intelligence, aims to expand the country’s space capabilities and develop its satellite ecosystem. The program will be managed by the General Secretariat of Telecommunications and Post. It …
It appears that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has made up his mind: the next election will take place in Spring 2027. Source link
Firefighters continued battling a major wildfire in western Attica on Monday, working to contain flare-ups in the areas of Agios Nektarios and Kryo Pigadi as rising temperatures fuelled renewed outbreaks. The northern section of the fire showed temporary signs of easing earlier in the day, but higher temperatures triggered new flare-ups, keeping the threat to …
Authorities launched a search operation Monday for missing migrants after a boat carrying them overturned in the Mediterranean Sea south of the island of Crete, officials said. Source link
Greece’s Vasiliki Alexandri finished seventh in the women’s free solo final at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris, missing the podium despite a strong performance. Alexandri, who won the European free solo title in 2024 while representing Austria, scored 267.4188 points in the final to place seventh, finishing outside the medal positions. The Greek artistic …
Greece’s old-style identity cards are no longer accepted as travel documents for trips abroad as of Monday, including travel within the Schengen zone, authorities said. Source link
Climate change, human activity and inadequate forest management continue to drive Greece’s increasingly destructive wildfire seasons, according to fire meteorologist Theodoros Giannaros of the National Observatory of Athens. Speaking on the television programme “Koinonia Ora MEGA”, Giannaros said Greece has experienced a significant increase in the number of days with extreme fire weather conditions in …
Five water-dropping planes and another five helicopters took off at first light Monday to help hundreds of firefighters battling a major wildfire west of Athens, Greece, a day after a midair collision between two firefighting helicopters killed two crew members. Source link
Dramatic scenes have emerged from the wildfire burning in Megara, where three horses were captured running desperately to escape the advancing flames. The major fire continues to spread through the area, with firefighters battling to contain the blaze as it moves towards Agia Skepi and threatens to expand towards the local military firing range. Footage …
Authorities continued searching Monday for a man missing after eight people aboard a sailboat ended up in the sea off the island of Symi, near Rhodes in the southeastern Aegean. Source link