Central Greece

Firefighters were battling a blaze that started in a forest near the archaeological site of Delphi in central Greece, earlier on Wednesday.

The risk of wildfires this weekend remains high in six regions around the country, according to the General Secretariat for Civil Protection.

The summer holiday exodus picked up on Friday as thousands of city folk headed to their villages and the beach, inundating the Greek capital's ports, ahead of the August 15 national holiday that is considered the peak of the summer season.

The Public Properties Company (ETAD) expects to concede seven new assets in Athens and Thessaloniki in the coming months, via its online platform www.e-publicrealestate.gr.

People with mobility problems who are permanent residents of Attica will be granted special travel passes that will enable them to travel on intercity buses (KTEL) with a 50 percent discount as of Monday.

People with mobility problems who are permanent residents of Attica will be granted special travel passes that will enable them to travel on intercity buses with a 50 percent discount as of Monday.

Firefighters were tested by two large blazes on Sunday - one near the small town of Stamata in eastern Attica and the second in Aghios Kyprianos, in eastern Mani, in the Peloponnese.

Sweltering temperatures and tinderbox conditions taxed the fire service in both cases, though the relative absence of wind averted a rapid spread of the flames.

Attica governor-elect Giorgos Patoulis said that "the proper use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems can play a significant role in communities and local authorities" when it comes to citizens' everyday issues such as security.

Nearly a year after disastrous wildfires ravaged eastern Attica, killing 103 people, Greek authorities have drafted a plan aimed at curbing the unchecked construction in the area that allowed the blazes to spread so quickly and protecting coastal settlements.

Nine suspected members of a criminal gang believed to have tampered with electricity meters in several parts of Attica, swindling Greece's power distribution agency (DEDDIE) out of an estimated 1.45 million euros, faced an Athens prosecutor on Wednesday.