Berlin, Athens, and the Beleri case
As EU leaders meet in Brussels this week, their focus is largely on Ukraine and its ties to the EU. In the buildup to the summit, however, the Western Balkans also caught their attention.
Complaint lodged against Greece over hydrocarbon extraction
Three environmental groups have filed a formal complaint with the European Commission against Greece about hydrocarbon extraction.
Mitsotakis tells EU summit unanimity has not been abolished
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said from Brussels on Friday that he does not see a change in decision-making, while referring to the decision taken by the European Council to open accession negotiations with Ukraine when Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban stepped out of the meeting.
Students clash with police outside meeting of deans
Students and police forces engaged in a tense standoff, which at times spilled over, on Friday outside a hotel in Kavouri on the southern coast of Athens where a meeting of university deans was taking place.
Olympiacos fan banned from life from stadium after racist slur
A fan of Olympiacos club was banned for life from the Peace and Friendship stadium in Neo Faliro after shouting a racist slur against French referee Joseph Bissang during a basketball match between the Greek club and Valencia on Friday.
Access to Imbros and Tenedos impeded
Direct access to the islands of Imbros and Tenedos has been a perennial request of the natives of the two islands. Particularly on Imbros, the largest of the two, where, under the Lausanne Treaty, Ankara had a contractual obligation to safeguard rights and property (and certainly did so only piecemeal), there is a problem of…
Athens-Thessaloniki railway reopens to passengers
The rail link between Athens and Thessaloniki has reopened after a three-month stoppage caused by Storm Daniel, with 131 boarding the first service from the capital on Saturday morning. “The Greek railway is back on the tracks,” said Infrastructure and Transport Minister Christos Staikouras.
Greece pays off more dues early
Greece proceeded on Friday with the early repayment of two installments of bilateral loans, as it had long planned.
Residence permits offered to workers
A new type of residence permit for third-country citizens is being created to resolve the major issue of labor shortages, to eliminate the phenomena of undeclared work, and to ensure public order and security.
Samaras criticizes gov’t amendment on residence permits
Former conservative prime minister Antonis Samaras has criticized a government amendment that would grant residence permits to third-country nationals living in Greece for many years without legal documents and working in undeclared jobs.