Ex-minister Loverdos withdraws from PASOK
Andreas Loverdos, a former socialist minister and Member of Parliament, has announced his withdrawal from the PASOK socialists.
Prosecutor recommends 26 stand trial over Kolonos pimping case
A prosecutor has recommended that 26 people stand trial over the pimping of a 12-year-old girl in the Athens suburb of Kolonos in a case that shocked the nation last year.
Two arrested for possession and sale of ancient religious icons
A 51-year-old man and a 44-year-old woman have been arrested near the town of Grevena in northern Greece for possessing two ancient religious icons, each listed for sale at 3,000 euros.
Risk that Mati fire trial may be statute-barred grows
The trial of those responsible for the death toll from the deadly fire in the Attica seaside suburb of Mati in 2018 was suspended on Tuesday at least until July 24, increasing the risk that the case will become statute-barred and that the social demand for justice will go unanswered.
Exporting problems in the administration of justice
Evaluating the work of civil servants is a decades-old demand of Greek society and a pre-election promise of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. It has to be done, despite the fact that employees are – naturally – reacting. It is not only trade unionists who have their own, usually oppositional, agenda. It is also the ordinary…
SYRIZA political secretariat to convene early next week
The political secretariat of SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance is scheduled to convene early next week, once the three-day process of policy statements in parliament concludes.
Curtains for remote island school due to lack of students
A primary school teacher stands in front of a school on the southern Aegean island of Karpathos with its two remaining pupils.
Greece among top 10 outbound tourism destinations, UNWTO data show
Greece is ranked among the top 10 outbound tourism destinations according to data from the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) for the year 2021 – the most recent available data.
Wait-and-see mood in Athens over Turkey
Greek diplomacy is preparing for the conclusion of the meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Vilnius (July 11-12), which will indicate whether the initiatives taken in the coming period are likely to lead to a resumption of the existing channels (confidence…
Egypt, Turkey appoint ambassadors to upgrade diplomatic relations
Egypt and Turkey have appointed ambassadors to each other’s capitals for the first time in a decade to restore normal diplomatic relations, their foreign ministries announced on Tuesday.