News archive of July 2019

The Greek Ombudsman's first-ever report on people with disabilities is a scathing condemnation of the country's failure to ensure that their fundamental rights are being upheld.

Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova announced during parliamentary scrutiny that for a total of 143 managed beaches, the average price for a stay under an umbrella is about BGN 6.50 and for a sunbed - about BGN 5.60.

By all accounts the Mitsotakis administration had the best start of any Greek government in recent decades.
From the very beginning it acted swiftly and decisively, exploiting the positive expectations that were cultivated during the electoral campaign.

The prime minister is already making his mark through laborious nationwide efforts.

Over the past 24 hours, two distress calls have been received at the Mountain Rescue Service, rescuers told Focus News Agency. Yesterday, an operation took place near the Malyovitsa hut. The rescue team helped a person with a broken leg. Another accident involved a bad fall of a paraglider near Sopot.

The head of Bulgaria's anti-corruption commission, Plamen Georgiev, resigned. This was announced by the Speaker of Parliament, Tsveta Karayancheva, on July 31. For the time being, there is no information about the motives.

Georgiev on April 4 took leave following the start of a check ordered by the chief prosecutor into property acquisitions by top officials, including him.

Police in northwestern Greece on Wednesday seized 95 kilograms of cannabis after finding the drugs in abandoned rucksacks in the area of Negades, near Ioannina.
The three rucksacks contained 95 packages of the drugs.
The local police narcotics unit is investigating the incident. 

Experts from the Greek Police's bomb disposal unit removed a hand grenade that was found in the downtown Athens district of Exarchia on Wednesday.
The grenade, which is believed to date to World War II, was found in a building on Asclepiou Street that has been under renovation.

In "Askitika," acclaimed Greek painter Christos Bokoros takes inspiration from the island of Patmos, a world-renowned pilgrimage site, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of it being named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Specializing in folk, ballet and contemporary dance, 18 dancers will be performing "The Thread," a production directed and choreographed by Russell Maliphant, at the 4th century BC Ancient Theater of Epidaurus on August 24.

When Aristophanes first presented "The Clouds" in 423 BC, his comedy was not welcomed with praise. Now, two millennia later, his play is considered one of the greatest examples of high comedy.