Exploiting the migration crisis
The migration crisis is a very complex problem and Greece, as a country on the European Union’s border, has borne and continues to bear an unfair burden.
Suspects in riot during migrant wreck protest arrested
The 21 people, including two minors, arrested for rioting during Thursday’s gathering in the center of Athens to protest Wednesday’s shipwreck tragedy were referred to an investigating judge on Friday.
Euro 2024: Solid Greece defeats Ireland 2-1 in Athens
Greece maintained its hopes of making the top two of its Euro 2024 qualifying group with a 2-1 win at home against Ireland on Friday.
Tapping nationalist sentiment
New Democracy is clearly concerned that if the ultranationalist Niki party makes it into the next Parliament, it could gnaw away at the conservatives’ majority, and this concern has prompted an effort to repatriate part of the far-right vote and redefine the party’s agenda. Party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ first reaction to the unexpectedly good performance…
Cleric found guilty of lewd act against 13-year-old girl
A municipal court in the town of Nafplio in the Peloponnese in southern Greece has found a 40-year-old cleric from Ermionida guilty of sending lewd video material to a 13-year-old.
ATHEX: Index hits highest level since 2014
The Greek stock market rebounded after Thursday’s respite to post a fresh nine-year high on Friday with the help of most blue chips, though not banks.
No survivors found during Friday’s search off southern Greece
The search for missing people following the sinking of a migrant vessel off the southern coast of Greece on Wednesday continued for a second day Friday in the wider area where the fishing vessel with hundreds on board capsized and sank.
Salary raises planned for civil servants
The planning for the new salary system for civil servants, which New Democracy has promised, is oriented toward increases that will exceed 10% for low-paid workers and will be limited to 2-3% for high-paid workers.
Sailboat being monitored near area of deadly wreck
A sailboat with about 60 people on board some 100 kilometers off Pylos on Greece’s southern coast was spotted on Friday by Italian authorities, who informed their Greek counterparts.
Cartoon (16/06/2023)
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