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European regulators close in on Big Tobacco’s new tea sticks
NEWS

In some markets, zero-tobacco heat sticks have been growing fast. In the Czech Republic and Romania, they already accounted for half of all sticks sold for BAT’s heated tobacco device in December, with the figure at 30% in Germany and 19% in Greece.






Five OSE insiders got hold of audio files of Tempe train crash
NEWS

Five people, most of them senior managers at state-run Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE) which operates the rail network, gained access to the organization’s audio files from the night of the train collision at Tempe in the early hours of March 1, 2023, railway executives told Kathimerini on condition of anonymity.

No-confidence debate comes to a head
NEWS

The three-day parliamentary debate on a no-confidence motion against the government will be concluded on Thursday night with a roll-call vote. The motion was tabled by socialist PASOK and backed by SYRIZA, New Left, communist KKE and nationalist Greek Solution. The result of the vote is a foregone conclusion given the majority enjoyed in Parliament […]



‘I’m not hiding,’ ex-transport minister says
NEWS

The government’s former transport minister, Kostas Karamanlis, dismissed accusations that he is shirking responsibility for the February 2023 Tempe railway disaster during a debate in Parliament on a no-confidence motion against the administration over its handling of the deadly crash.


Sailor found dead in ship cabin in Perama
NEWS

A 35-year-old seaman, member of the crew of a Maltese-flagged cargo ship docked at the Perama shipyard repair zone, was found hanged in his cabin on Wednesday, Piraeus Central Port Authority said.

Avgenakis: Decision on EU agriculture policy positive, but not enough
ECONOMY

Τhe decisions of the EU member states regarding changes in the regulations of the Common Agriculture Policy are a good development, but not enough to alleviate the farmers’ concerns of farmers, said Rural Development and Food Minister Lefteris Avgenakis in an interview with state broadcaster ERT. He added that Greece’s coordinated efforts are bringing results […]