News archive of August 2024

It is hard to imagine SYRIZA emerging from the upcoming meeting of its central committee with its wounds healed and not further divided. This bestows even greater importance on PASOK's search for a new leader, as candidates can now address themselves to a political area much larger than that of their party.

According to data from the National Statistical Institute, food represents the largest share of expenses for Bulgarian tourists, both domestically and internationally. For trips within Bulgaria, more than 40% of the travel budget is allocated to food, while this figure is 34.3% for travel abroad.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected today, Saturday, August 31, the third day of weather instability enhanced by the presence of a cold lake, the center of which is now located in the northeastern parts of our country.

Turkish customs officials in the northwestern city of Edirne discovered dozens of exotic animals being smuggled into Turkey from Greece.

Over the past 15 years, Bulgaria has been a leading nation in investing in water and sanitation infrastructure, according to an analysis from the Institute for Market Economics. The report, featured in their regular weekly newsletter, reveals that Bulgaria's investment levels are only lower than those of Slovenia and Estonia, due to their significantly smaller populations and land areas.

Volos was declared yesterday in a state of Civil Protection Emergency for one month to deal with emergencies and manage the consequences of marine pollution caused by dead fish in the Pagasitikos.

NBA star LeBron James and tennis legend Serena Williams are among the many high-caliber guests expected to attend the wedding of Giannis Antetokounmpo and his partner of 10 years, Mariah Riddlesprigger, at the Costa Navarino resort in southwest Greece on Sunday. 

Police have launched a manhunt for two suspects who fled on a motorbike after failing to comply with a police stop for inspection in the Keratsini area of western Piraeus on Saturday.

According to authorities, the suspects abandoned a bag near the scene of the attempted stop, which was later found to contain three hand grenades. 

The Ministry of Finance in Bulgaria has introduced a draft Law on Cryptoasset Markets aimed at regulating the trading of crypto-assets. This initiative is in response to the European Regulation on crypto-asset markets (MiCa), which Bulgaria is required to adopt. The new legislation will lay the groundwork for crypto regulations in the country. Details about the bill were provided by Adv.

Speaking a day after his meeting in Brussels with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan, Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis dismissed speculation that Athens made concessions to Ankara during the incident near the eastern Aegean island of Kasos in July when an Italian ship conducted cable-laying research for the Greece-Cyprus electricity interconnection.