Eight railway executives to be prosecuted for financial infidelity
NEWS

Eight railway executives are to face prosecution for financial infidelity and moral complicity in relation to the non-execution of a contract for the maintenance of trains and for the non-collection of rent from the leasing of rolling stock and real estate in 2017 and 2018.


Global warming causing Caretta turtles to lay eggs sooner
ENVIRONMENT

The discovery of a Caretta caretta nest on May 10 in Lagana Bay, on the island of Zakynthos, has confirmed predictions that climate change has brought the turtles’ nesting season forward, the sea turtle protection society Archelon has said.

Athens introduces digital tool to encourage walking
NEWS

Aiming to encourage walking, the Athens Municipality has introduced a digital tool with valuable data informing citizens and local authorities about the state of sidewalks and streets in the Greek capital.



EU probes into Chinese subsidies and imports
NEWS

The European Union launched an investigation into flat-rolled iron or steel products plated or coated with tin from China in the latest effort to protect home-grown manufacturers.



Greece’s oldest woman dies
NEWS

Greece’s reported oldest woman passed away at the age of 119 on Tuesday night on the island of Crete. Eleni Baroulaki was born in 1905 and lived her entire life in Paidochori in the municipality of Apokoronos in Hania.