The European Commission said on Thursday that it has referred Greece to the European Court of Justice for failing to close a landfill site on the island of Zakynthos, and for not providing updated flood risk and flood hazard maps.
Corporate profits are fueling inflation to a large extent in Greece and will continue to do so in the coming years.
The social security system – a pillar of democratic societies and one of the fundamental rights of their citizens – functions within specific conditions and boundaries. Even if the chronic ailments that define the Greek system are mitigated or even wiped out entirely, there remain other key components of the equation, most notably the fact…
Since 2015, when he came to power with leftist SYRIZA, Alexis Tsipras is said to have maintained a neutral stance twice: The first was when he announced a referendum in June 2015. It was a political decision he made himself. Supposedly, as prime minister, he should have followed a neutral stance. Supposedly. In fact, both…
Journalistic confidentiality must be respected by everyone and cannot be protected a la carte, depending on who is behind a journalistic investigation. We need investigative journalism, as long as it respects the elementary code of conduct, in order to exercise control and create a legitimate fear of publicizing criminal acts, or simply irresponsible handling of…
The British Museum hopes it can reach an agreement with Greece over the Parthenon Sculptures “that requires no one to relinquish their claims,” the chairman of the institution’s board of trustees said on Wednesday night.
A French national was arrested on Wednesday at noon at the Athens’ Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, prosecuted with a European arrest warrant by the French authorities for fraud.
Member of the European Parliament Petros Kokkalis announced his departure from the SYRIZA Eurogroup on Thursday.
The inauguration of the new Cruise Terminal of ThPA S.A. named “Alexander the Great” took place on Thursday at the Port of Thessaloniki by the Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy Minister Christos Stylianides, and the Executive Chairman of the BoD of ThPA S.A. Thanos Liagkos.
I left Greece many years ago and thus my understanding of its politics might not be as thorough as that of my fellow Greeks who live in the country. It is possible then that the current developments in the SYRIZA party might not be clear to me. I am though a Russian/Soviet historian by training…