Occupational safety and health

Clashes erupted at the Ministry of Civil Protection, where the seasonal firefighters are protesting to secure their contract renewals. The situation intensified when a group of protesters decided to occupy the building, prompting authorities to order an evacuation by the police.

Hundreds of seasonal firefighters have gathered outside the Civil Protection Ministry, demanding permanent positions as their contracts expire following a grueling wildfire season.

Firefighters are continuing to battle a creeping fire that has been burning for four days on Mount Pangaio in the northern region of Macedonia.

A creeping fire is when a fire burns and spreads slowly, consuming the understory - bushes and vegetation - but not the crowns of trees.

A wildfire erupted in a rural forest area in western Kos, an island in the eastern Aegean, prompting a 112 emergency alert advising nearby residents to remain vigilant.

A 50-year-old woman from Thessaloniki is facing murder charges for allegedly poisoning her husband with mercury six years ago. 

A major fire erupted at the facility of the municipal company "Chistota" (garbage collecting) in Plovdiv early in the morning. Six firefighting teams were dispatched to extinguish the blaze, but thick smoke spread throughout the "Kyuchuk Paris" district, affecting the entire area. Authorities are currently investigating the cause of the fire.

A wildfire erupted on Tuesday afternoon in a forested area in the region of Serres, northern Greece.

The blaze was burning near Melenikitsi.

Firefighters are responding with 40 personnel, 18 fire engines and three aircraft, according to the Fire Department.

A fire broke out Monday evening in an abandoned building near the port of Piraeus' metro station. 

Firefighters brought the blaze under control at around 9 p.m., deploying 40 firefighters and nine vehicles. The fire's cause is still unknown.

Piraeus Mayor Giannis Moralis deemed the fire "dangerous" due to the dense urban area, noting a nearby bar was destroyed. 

The large fire that broke out late in the afternoon in a two-story abandoned building behind the ISAP electric station in the center of Piraeus continues to burn.

Thick black smoke has covered the port of Piraeus as the fire broke out near the Tower.

According to the latest update from the Fire Department, the fire is still active, with the building fully engulfed in flames.

The Trade Ministry has received an award for its refurbished product system, introduced in 2020 to prevent waste and environmental harm, in the Consumer Protection Contest run by the World Bank and the International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network (ICPEN).