Decision on Kaili’s release expected on Mar. 3
Belgian judicial authorities will announce later this week whether Greek MEP Eva Kaili should be released from pre-trial detention with an electronic bracelet, her lawyer has said.
European Parliament spyware committee hears from Greek independent authority chiefs
The Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA) has identified at least 300 text messages containing spyware-infected links and sent to around 100 individuals, the head of the agency, Konstantinos Menoudakos, told PEGA, the European Parliament committee investigating the use of Predator and other surveillance spyware, on Tuesday.
State budget reports 1.480 billion euros surplus in January
The Greek state budget recorded a surplus of 1.480 billion euros in January, up from a target for a surplus of 917 million from a deficit of 1.199 billion euros reported in January 2022, the Finance Ministry said on Tuesday.
Cyprus’ new president says country on firm Western footing
Cyprus’ new president affirmed the island nation’s Western foreign policy orientation as a member of the European Union that seeks to further strengthen its bonds with the US and stands firmly with others on “the side of justice” to condemn Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Alarm sounded over dead crabs at protected lagoon
Local media in the northwestern Peloponnesian prefecture of Ilia are sounding the alarm after thousands of crabs were found washed up on the shores of a protected lagoon some 45 kilometers from the port city of Patra.
Man escapes custody in Thessaloniki court
A 33-year-old man convicted of aiding and abetting in a theft faces a much stiffer jail sentence after escaping from police custody in the northern port city of Thessaloniki on Tuesday.
Be like Mike: Is Blinken making the most of the head start he got from Pompeo on US-Greece relations?
While the Biden administration has built on the positive momentum set by former Secretary Mike Pompeo when it comes to US-Greece ties, is Secretary of State Antony Blinken failing to make the most of this head start? Endy Zemenides, the Executive Director of the HALC, joins Thanos Davelis to look at this question, and break…
Press rights watchdog condemns Polakis post, as SYRIZA to decide MP’s fate
Reporters Without Borders has condemned a controversial social media post by Pavlos Polakis, in which the firebrand SYRIZA lawmaker indicated that several prominent Greek journalists are part of a “deep state” operating in the country and must go.
More than 600 revelers treated for booze binge in Carnival party town
Over 600 revelers had to receive medical treatment in the western port city Patra over the three-day Carnival weekend as a result of excessive alcohol consumption, regional health authorities reported on Tuesday.
Altun: We have never abandoned the extended hand of friendship
In an interview with Kathimerini, Fahrettin Altun, one of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s closest aides, calls for a “meaningful and sincere dialogue” with Greece.