High-tech overhaul for law enforcement

High-tech overhaul for law enforcement

The Ministry of Citizen Protection is embarking on one of the largest security and modernization programs in recent history, with a budget close to €650 million. The ambitious plan, financed largely through national funds, marks a significant leap forward from previous efforts. Notably, Greece’s earlier police modernization program, launched in 2020, had a mere €31 …

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Hatzidakis: Our chance to become energy exporters

Hatzidakis: Our chance to become energy exporters

Business mergers and acquisitions are a catalyst for the Greek economy, leading actors on the business scene, government officials and representatives of the academic community told the Mergers & Acquisitions Summit held on Wednesday at the Athens Concert Hall, organized by Kathimerini’s Money Review website. During the conference, Minister of National Economy and Finance Kostis …

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Temu draws ire over Cyprus slogan

Temu draws ire over Cyprus slogan

Chinese online shopping platform Temu is drawing criticism for selling a T-shirt with a slogan referencing the Cyprus issue. The shirt, priced at 11.90 euros, on sale from an original €23.69, features the phrase “Half Cyprus is better than none.” The slogan appears to play off the saying “Half a loaf is better than none,” …

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Look who’s back | eKathimerini.com

Look who’s back | eKathimerini.com

President-elect Donald Trump seen during an event with the Economic Club of Chicago on October 15. [AP] The genuine surprise is not that Donald Trump has been re-elected. Almost every non-partisan analyst of American politics could feel it in the air, even if they enjoyed their coffee at Proxenou Koromila in downtown Thessaloniki instead of …

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Greece is Europe’s fourth cheapest realty market

Greece is Europe’s fourth cheapest realty market

The Greek real estate market has significant prospects for establishing itself as one of the main destinations for foreign home buyers, being the fourth cheapest in Europe. The fact it remains one of the continent’s cheapest while the properties on offer are of a much better standard than its peers abroad at the same or …

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Poll finds ND’s lead over PASOK narrows to 7.5 points

Poll finds ND’s lead over PASOK narrows to 7.5 points

A new opinion poll has found that the ruling New Democracy’s lead over socialist PASOK is now down to a single digit, with SYRIZA ranking fifth. The survey, conducted by Opinion Poll for Action24, placed New Democracy at 23.7% and PASOK in second with 16.2%, a difference of 7.5 points. Following them was nationalist Greek …

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Secret service declassifies Cyprus 1974 reports

Secret service declassifies Cyprus 1974 reports

Greek Cypriot soldiers are taken prisoner by Turkish troops. The National Intelligence Service (EYP) has announced that it has declassified some archival material on the Greek junta-inspired coup in Cyprus and the subsequent Turkish invasion 50 years ago, giving an inside account of the historic events for the first time. The release comprises 58 redacted …

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No ships or ferries on November 20 due to strike action

No ships or ferries on November 20 due to strike action

[InTime News] Ships and ferries will remain tied up on November 20 at ports throughout Greece following a decision by the Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation to join a 24-hour nationwide strike called by private-sector trade union federation GSEE on the same day. The central demands of the strike are for policies to deal with the housing …

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Media watchdog targets trappers over explicit content

Media watchdog targets trappers over explicit content

Three of Greece’s top trap artists, Snik, Toquel and Rack, were summoned by the National Council for Radio and Television (NCRTV) for a hearing on controversial content. The rappers, along with their record labels – Capital Music, Alphapop Records and Mad House Records – are under investigation for violating Law 4779/2021, which prohibits content that …

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