Teenager shot by police officers dies in hospital
A 16-year-old boy who was shot in the head by a police officer last week died on Tuesday, the Ippokrateio General Hospital in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, said in an announcement.
Citizens’ protection minister expresses condolences over teen’s death
Citizens’ Protection Minister Takis Theodorikakos expressed condolences over the death on Tuesday of a Roma teenager who had been shot by a police officer last week, but also sought to curb expected reactions to the news.
Roma teenager shot during police chase dies
A teenager from Greece’s Roma community who was shot in the head during a police chase over an allegedly unpaid gas station bill has died, the hospital that was treating him and members of the Roma community said Tuesday.
Debate on 2023 state budget begins in Parliament on Tuesday
A five-day debate on the state budget for the fiscal year 2023 will begin on Tuesday afternoon in the plenary session of the Parliament, in what is widely seen as a litmus test for the government ahead of next year’s general elections.
Price hike for Golden Visa pondered in selected areas
The government is considering raising the Golden Visa residence permit threshold to 500,000 euros in the center of Athens and its northern and southern suburbs.
European Parliament lawmaker denies taking bribes from Qatar
European Parliament Vice President Eva Kaili, a suspect in an investigation into money laundering and corruption at the parliament, has denied receiving money from Qatar, one of her lawyers said in Greece on Tuesday.
Why Turkey’s assault on the Syrian Kurds is a gift to IS
Expert David Phillips joins Thanos Davelis to look at whether a Turkish ground operation in Syria is on the horizon, why Turkey’s aggression against the Syrian Kurds is a gift to the Islamic State, and break down what steps the United States should take to make it clear to Ankara that it stands with its…
Support measures on a fiscal tightrope
The pre-election period is getting under way this month for the Finance Ministry with a series of support measures for various social groups, amounting to some 850 million euros.
The trap of pre-election handouts
I heard the Digital Governance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis say that, nowadays, with the approximately 1,500 services offered by the state through digital platforms, there has been a huge increase in the electronic transactions of citizens.
Greek energy sector offers opportunities, says Pyatt
“Opportunities abound in the Greek energy sector,” US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Geoffrey Pyatt said during his speech at the annual Capital Link Invest in Greece forum in New York last week.