Autumn to put in an appearance this weekend
After weeks of dry, sunny weather more reminiscent of late spring, autumn will be making an appearance this weekend, the national weather service (EMY) said in a bulletin on Tuesday.
Brother and sister accuse father of rape and pimping
A brother and sister aged 17 and 22 years old respectively have filed a lawsuit against their parents, claiming that their father raped them and pimped them when they were children and that their mother stood by and witnessed these acts without helping them.
MEPs visiting Cyprus and Greece as part of spyware inquiry
A delegation of MEPs from European Parliament’s Inquiry Committee on Pegasus is expected in Nicosia and Athens this week as part of an ongoing inquiry into the use of spyware against politicians and journalists.
Sweden and Finland’s NATO membership bids and the Turkish roadblock
Dr. Paul Levin, the director of the Institute for Turkish Studies at Stockholm University in Sweden, joins Thanos Davelis to break down why Turkey is still holding up Sweden and Finland’s NATO membership bids, and look at how this is playing out in Sweden and across the transatlantic alliance.
Turkish man arrested in Thessaloniki on European warrant
A Turkish citizen was arrested in Thessaloniki, in execution of a European warrant issued by German judicial authorities, on charges of participating in telephone fraud in Germany.
EU says OLAF report does not concern Greece
The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) has clarified that its report does not constitute proof of pushbacks having occurred in Greece, its press representative Jana Cappello said on Monday.
Crucial delay feared as Mati fire trial postponed over venue
The trial into the deadly wildfire in Mati, east Attica, in 2018 started on Monday only to be adjourned until a bigger courtroom can be found. The concern is that any more delays on top of those in the investigative and prosecutorial process will cause the statute of limitations to expire.
Dozens missing after migrant boat sinks off Andros in the Aegean
A large search-and-rescue operation was under way on Tuesday for dozens of asylum seekers whose boat went down in the Kafireas Strait between the Aegean islands of Andros and Evia in the early hours of the day.
Suspected rapist handed over by Albanian authorities
The Albanian authorities have arrested and handed over to their Greek counterparts a 45-year-old man suspected of raping a woman in the early hours of October 23 in southern Athens.
Doctors blast health bill
A draft bill allowing National Health System doctors to practice privately and even use public hospital facilities to treat their private patients has been criticized by both privately and publicly employed doctors.