Parliament appoints interim OPEKEPE president, bans staff transfers
Parliament votes to appoint interim OPEKEPE president while temporarily banning staff transfers until 2025 to ensure uninterrupted EU agricultural aid payments.
Politics
Tempi train crash: Fire department report submitted to prosecutor
Fire department report finds no combustion traces in Tempe train crash locomotive cabin, contradicting earlier findings about flammable cargo transport.
Afroditi Latinopoulou on car crash: “Impact was strong, we wore seatbelts and seatbelts save lives”
Greek MEP Afroditi Latinopoulou speaks about her car accident, emphasizing seatbelt safety after hit-and-run crash on Kifisias Avenue. Driver arrested.
Turkey denies European mayors’ visit to jailed Ekrem İmamoğlu
European mayors denied prison visit to Istanbul’s jailed mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, award presented to wife as delegation stands outside Silivri prison.
Thessaloniki suburban rail to connect city center with Sindos by end of 2025
Thessaloniki’s suburban rail expansion will connect city center to Sindos by late 2025, doubling bus fleet and improving student transport with half-hourly service.
Konstantinos Pylarinos: Funeral scheduled for Friday, August 29
Veteran Greek politician Konstantinos Pylarinos dies at 91. Funeral service set for Friday at Athens Metropolitan Cathedral before burial in Zakynthos.
Dendias travels to Copenhagen Friday for informal EU summit on Ukraine and European defense
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias heads to Copenhagen for crucial EU summit addressing Ukraine crisis and European defense strategy this Friday.
Chrysochoidis: Zero sports violence incidents, zero university occupations
Greek Minister Chrysochoidis reports zero sports violence incidents and university occupations in Thessaloniki, highlighting major security improvements.
Mitsotakis on new university chair: Example of private-public partnership
Greek PM Mitsotakis praises new Alexander the Great Studies Chair at Aristotle University as model for private-public university partnerships in Greece.
Marinakis: Those wanting 13th salary now don’t want others to get anything
Greek government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis defends 13th salary policy, stating those demanding immediate payment ignore support for other workers needing help.
Georgiadis: Thessaloniki hospital budget increased by 62.7% in six years
Greek Health Minister announces 62.7% budget increase for Thessaloniki hospitals over six years, highlighting major healthcare investments and infrastructure projects.
OPEKEPE payments to begin next week, minister announces
Greece’s Agriculture Minister announces OPEKEPE payments resume next week after reforms, promising Europe’s highest livestock compensation rates.