Police on Friday arrested a 20-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting two minors at a coffee shop in central Athens. The incident occurred shortly after 9 a.m. in the Gazi district, when two girls, aged 17 and 16, visited a coffee shop on Persefonis Street. Police said the employee followed them toward the restroom area …
Police in northern Greece are searching for a 43-year-old man who fled on foot after abandoning his vehicle during a pursuit in Kozani, northern Greece. The incident unfolded on Thursday morning, when officers from a local anti-drug unit signaled the driver to stop for a routine road check after deeming the vehicle suspicious. Instead of …
Small tourism businesses in Greece are called upon to operate in a particularly stressful economic environment, characterized by the triple challenge of high taxation, increased operating costs and staff shortages, a survey has shown. According to the findings of the latest “Business Climate Survey in Tourism Accommodation,” the room rental sector is sending out a …
A 54-year-old truck driver was killed early Friday in a crash in the mountainous region of Agrafa in central Greece. The accident occurred near Metaxades Prasias village when the vehicle veered off the road under unclear circumstances and plunged into a 40-meter ravine, according to local media. Firefighters recovered the driver unconscious, and he was …
[Handout/Culture Ministry] A railway site in central Greece where dozens of Greek Jews died during the Nazi World War II occupation after being conscripted for hard labor will be restored and turned into a public memorial and exhibition space, authorities said Friday. The Culture Ministry said it has been handed responsibility for the disused Karya …
Greece’s main opposition Socialist party repeated calls for early elections Friday and accused the governing conservatives of widespread corruption after three Cabinet members were replaced over their involvement in a farm subsidy scandal. The resignations followed an investigation of the scandal by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, as European Union funds were disbursed in subsidies, …
File photo. Three government officials named in the European prosecutors’ investigation into a farm subsidies scandal are expected to tender their resignations, prompting a cabinet reshuffle. The investigation names Rural Development Minister Kostas Tsiaras, Civil Protection Minister Ioannis Kefalogiannis and Deputy Health Minister Dimitris Vartzopoulos. It also names the governing New Democracy party’s secretary, Kostas …
File photo. Rural Development Minister Kostas Tsiaras, Civil Protection Minister Ioannis Kefalogiannis and Deputy Health Minister Dimitris Vartzopoulos have resigned. The government said it will announce a reshuffle at 12:30 p.m. The three officials were named in the European prosecutors’ investigation into the farm subsidies scandal plaguing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ conservative government. The investigation …
All newly available maritime artificial intelligence services and products will be presented at this summer’s Posidonia, organizers announced this week, as the industry is slowly incorporating its potential into everyday operations. The maritime industry, traditionally measured in its adoption of new technologies, is steadily advancing its engagement with AI, though not without caution, according to …
The running order for the semifinals of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest has been announced, with Greece set to perform early in the first show. Organizers revealed the lineup on the official Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel ahead of the live shows, which will take place in Vienna on May 12 and May 14. The …