SYRIZA votes for Euro Parliament resolution condemning Hamas attacks
The Eurogroup of leftist SYRIZA has voted in favor of a resolution adopted by the European Parliament, which condemns the Hamas attacks against Israel.
Media, uni cooperation discussed at Greek-Turkish forum in Istanbul
The prospects of creating channels of cooperation between the media and universities was debated at a Greek-Turkish forum held in Istanbul under the auspices of the Turkish Research Foundation (TAV) and the Institute of International Affairs of the American College of Greece.
Foreign Ministry expresses dismay over Gaza church blast
The Greek Foreign Ministry has expressed its dismay over the casualties caused by an explosion that damaged a Greek Orthodox church in Gaza.
Cocaine trial of five Britons to resume next month
The trial of five British men facing serious drug charges over a 300-kilogram cocaine shipment seized in June 2022 in the Greek port of Thessaloniki, will resume in mid-November, after it was adjourned on Thursday so that the judicial summons can be translated into English.
Western suburbs lead house price surge
In the not so recent past, Athens’ western suburbs tended to be an option for home buyers whose finances precluded them from searching in the northern or southern parts of the capital, or in eastern Attica, which developed rapidly between from the 1990s to late 00s.
Tzoumakas reiterates criticism of new SYRIZA leader
Stefanos Tzoumakas, one of the challengers in the SYRIZA leadership race who was beaten by Stefanos Kasselakis, reiterated his criticism of the new leftist opposition leader on Friday.
Teenagers have reason to fear for democracy
Today’s youngsters, however, are grappling with challenges that seem to cast a shadow over their future, such as the looming climate crisis and the myriad threats to democracy.
Shipping missing its zero-emission target, Athens conference hears
The world is not on track for zero-emission fuels to account for 5% of international shipping fuels by 2030, a new analysis has found, jeopardizing the industry’s 2050 decarbonization goal.
The Beleri case, the concerns of the Greek minority, and Albania’s EU ambitions
John Psaropoulos, an independent journalist based in Athens and Al Jazeera’s Southeast Europe correspondent, joins Thanos Davelis to look at how the ongoing imprisonment of the ethnic Greek mayor-elect of Himare, Fredi Beleri, and his case is impacting Greece’s ties with Albania, Tirana’s ambitions to join the EU, and the Greek minority in Albania.
Shipping accounts for almost 8% of Greek GDP
The total contribution of ocean-going shipping to Greece’s gross domestic product amounts to 7.9%.