15-year-old calls emergency number, then kills himself
A 15-year-old killed himself with a shot to the head Sunday after first calling the emergency 112 number and announcing his intention.
Jeepers Creepers | Athens | December 22
Covers from the golden age of swing in the 1930s and 40s is what Jeepers Creepers – a local act formed in 2017 – is best at.
Like Russia, Turkey eyes new empire
In the timeless words of Milan Kundera, “the struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting.” The Republic of Turkey was founded on the genocide of the Ottoman Empire’s Christian minorities.
Finance ministry details 10% grocery bill subsidy for low-income households
As of February 2023, support amounting to 10% of food shopping bills will be provided to Greek households on conditions, the Finance ministry said, outlining the measures announced by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday.
Greek and Turkish officials meet in Brussels
Anna-Maria Boura, the diplomatic advisor of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, met in Brussels with Ibrahim Kalin, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman and chief foreign policy advisor.
New law sparks Golden Visa rush
After six years of arranging viewings on an almost daily basis for fellow Chinese nationals coming to Greece in search of good property deals, Peter Chang had to hang up his realtor’s hat three years ago, when the pandemic brought business to a halt.
Turkey eyes role as natural gas hub
Turkey is working toward becoming a global energy hub which sets the benchmark price of natural gas, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Friday.
Government ‘not informed’ prior to Spyraki probe
The government was not informed about the investigation into MEP Maria Spyraki, whose membership of the New Democracy party was suspended on Friday by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis until the case is resolved, government spokesman Giannis Oikonomou said on Saturday, describing the affair as “an unpleasant development.”
If guilty, Kaili faces more severe sentence in Greece
With two investigations against her running in parallel, in Belgium and Greece, MEP Eva Kaili is set to appear on Thursday before the Belgian authorities, who will decide whether or not to remand her in custody regarding the Qatargate scandal.
‘Anti-fascists’ taking to the streets to protest GD cadres’ release appeal
Self-styled ‘anti-fascist’ protesters have organized a rally on Monday outside the Athens Court of Appeals, where judges are due to rule on a motion for the release of convicted Golden Dawn cadres Yiannis Lagos and Ilias Kasidiaris.