Europe Greece A recent increase in juvenile crime and delinquency has shown the shortcomings of the system; Athens Juvenile Probation Service last year handled 925 new cases and had 1.097 backlogged cases
Europe Greece A comprehensive plan to improve services for Greeks abroad was presented by the Prime Minister in an attempt to modernise and strengthen Greece's ties with its diaspora through six goals
Europe Greece Piraeus dockers prevented a truck from North Macedonia carrying ammunition destined for Israel from entering the port, saying they would not allow the port to become a transit point for weapons of war
Europe Greece With fewer and fewer young people enrolling in the country's military academies, the ministries of Defense and Education have teamed up to announce a benefits package to attract new students
Europe Greece Eighteen years after construction of the Thessaloniki metro began, it should finally open to the public on 30 November; however, officials failed to start the tender procedures for the ticket rolls in time and it risks opening without tickets
Europe Greece Railway workers will hold a 24-hour strike today to protest the government's inability to improve safety following the deadly Tempe train crash in February 2023
Europe Greece House sales prices in Attica have increased by 88% since the start of the housing market recovery in 2017 and up to the second quarter of this year, according to data from the Bank of Greece
Europe Greece Greek directors and producers withdrew their films from the Oscar nomination process for foreign films due to 'political interference' after the Ministry of Culture abruptly changed the members of the selection committee
Europe Greece Promises made to restore the rule of law and effectively tackle squatting in Mykonos have not been kept; urban planning abuses continue unabated and there have been very few cases of illegal constructions being terminated or serious fines being imposed
Europe Greece In the wake of the fires that have ravaged Attica in recent years, experts insist that successful reforestation requires meticulous studies targeting the specific areas that were burnt
Europe Greece Olive oil production is expected to be moderate to good depending on weather conditions over the next three months, though high temperatures and drought are causing concern among producers
Europe Greece The authorities conducted over 4.500 inspections in the past three weeks based on citizen complaints about beach and shoreline zoning violations, imposing a total of €800.000 in fines
Europe Greece The country experienced its tenth consecutive day of heatwave on Wednesday, according to the Meteorological Weather Service of the National Observatory of Athens