Body of drowned migrant washes up on Antiparos
The body of woman, a passenger on a migrant boat that sank northeast of Mykonos on May 26, was found washed up on a rocky shore on the island of Antiparos on Tuesday.
Corinth Canal preparing for summer opening
The iconic Corinth Canal is preparing to reopen for four months on June 1 after eight months of work.
Committee votes to waiver immunity of MEP Alexis Georgoulis
The European Parliament’s legal affairs committee unanimously approved on Tuesday a recommendation to waiver of the immunity of MEP Alexis Georgoulis, who has been accused of rape and sexual abuse.
Top prosecutor orders probe into cyberattack targeting exam platform
Greece’s top prosecutor ordered an investigation into two cyber attacks targeting a state-run exam platform on Tuesday morning, which has disrupted the end-of-year exams taking place in high schools around the country.
Foreign buyers going rural
European nationals are showing a huge interest this year in rural Greek realty, led by pensioners and those approaching retirement, estate agents have told Kathimerini, adding that they often make their acquisitions even before the completion of properties’ construction.
Cyberattack disrupts high school exams, causes political spat
The Education Ministry says it has been targeted in a cyberattack described as the most extensive in the country’s history, aimed at disabling a centralized high school examination platform.
Rightwing party drops out of election race
A rightwing party founded by a former Supreme Court deputy prosecutor has announced it will not contest the June 25 election. Anastasios Kanellopoulos said his EAN party, which came 19th place in the May election, was not running due to the “the fragmentation of the patriotic space.”
Mykonos: Divers recover five bodies from sunken migrant vessel
Specialized divers have recovered the dead bodies of four women and a man from a speedboat carrying migrants that sank last Friday northeast of Mykonos.
Mitsotakis cautions against complacency
New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has urged the electorate to give his party an even higher percentage in the June 25 election, warning that the possible entry of more political parties to parliament will raise the bar for an absolute majority.
Will Erdogan’s Victory Soften Turkey’s Opposition to Sweden in NATO?
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, invoking themes of Turkish nationalism and counterterrorism, has been the main obstacle toward Sweden joining the NATO alliance after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.