Larissa

The Minister of Interior Yannis Michelakis appeared at a New Democracy event in Larissa, where he refuted rumors suggesting that there will be triple elections in 2014 and insisted that “national elections will take place in 2016”. Outside of the building where the New Democracy event was being held groups of suspended school wardens and […]

The European Union has authorized a 2.9 million euro grant for the Greek EU command center that is based in Larissa, regarding the EU’s operation in the Central African Republic. About 50% of the grant has already been paid out and forwarded to the command center, with the remainder payable when the rest of the […]

The two road blocks at the Nikea junction outside Larissa and at the Kouloura junction on the Egnatia Road are quickly becoming a rallying point for farmers from all over Greece. Road blocks have also been set in Alexandria, at the western entrance to the city, in Naousa at the railway station junction and at […]

A special police guard was amongst six people who were arrested on charges of possession and distribution of narcotics, by officers of the narcotics division of the Police Directorate of Larissa. The Central Police Command has ordered the immediate suspension of the 24-year-old special police guard, while launching an administrative inquiry into the charges brought […]

The regional governor of Thessaly Kostas Agorastos announced today that residents in the Municipality of Larissa, who are inducted in DEI’s social home tariff, will not be charged for electricity, effective from the start of the week until noon on Saturday. Mr. Agorastos took the decision in an effort to curb the prevalent use of […]

Farmers have expressed their intention to mobilize and take to the streets at the end of January or early February, during the nationwide farmer meeting that took place at the Labor Center in Larissa on Tuesday. The president of the Federation of Agricultural Associations in Karditsa Vangelis Boutas clarified that no such decision has been […]

A 44-year-old man has been arrested over the Saturday night bomb attack against the home of Trikala prosecutor Sofia Petraki in Larissa. The 44-year-old man, who has previously been arrested on suspicion of participating in other bomb attacks in 2010, appears to be a member of Panagiotis Vlastos’ gang. The police report indicates that the […]

The Fire Brigade has reported that a forest fire that broke out on Sunday afternoon in Akovo, near Argos in Arcadia is under control. The fire, which broke out behind the city’s stadium, threatened a monastery and nearby settlement. The fire brigade had a difficult task at hand, due to the remoteness of the area […]

The Felony Appeal Court of Larissa has found a former bank supervisor guilty of theft, fraud and embezzlement and convicted her to 25 years imprisonment. The defendant’s husband was also found guilty of receiving stolen and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment. According to the court ruling, between 2004 and 2008 the defendant abused her position […]

After an invite by the General Police Directorate of the Thessaly, the FBI has sent a number of its agents to Greece in order to help train the Greek Police in modern crime detection and response methods. The two FBI agents who were sent over trained 25 Greek police officers who serve in Thessaly. The […]