Accused testifies in Kos murder case
The 32-year-old man from Bangladesh accused of the murder of 27-year-old Pole Anastazja Rubinska on the island of Kos two weeks ago has testified before an investigating magistrate.
Greek debt agency plans four bond reopenings by year-end
Greece plans four bond reopenings via auctions in the second half of the year to boost liquidity on the secondary market, the Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) said on Tuesday.
Himare mayor-elect lashes out at Albanian PM
The mayor-elect of the predominantly ethnic Greek city of Himare in southern Albania lashed out against the country’s Prime Minister Edi Rama after authorities refused to grant him leave from pretrial detention to take his mayoral oath.
New Greek government sworn in
The members of Greece’s new government were sworn in on Tuesday in a ceremony at the Presidential Mansion in Athens that was presided over by President Katerina Sakellaropoulou.
Abstention rate at 47.17% breaks all-time record
The highest abstention rate in a Greek national election was set on Sunday, reaching 47.17%, surpassing the previous record set in the September 2015 election, when it reached 43.84%.
Lack of funds risks Europe missing climate goals, auditors say
The European Union is at risk of failing to meet its 2030 climate change targets, owing to uncertainty over whether sufficient funds are being invested in the low-carbon transition, auditors said on Monday.
Woman who conned migrants, businesses nabbed in Athens
A 53-year-old woman who conned migrants and others by posing as a lawyer or accountant with connections in the civil service has been taken into custody on a pending arrest warrant.
New cabinet to be sworn in on Tuesday
The members of the new government will be sworn in on Tuesday in a ceremony presided over by Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, in the presence of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Erdogan, Mitsotakis to meet at July NATO summit
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will meet on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Vilnius next month, Mitsotakis’ office said on Monday, a day after he won a national election.
Police arrest two fugitives in Athens shopping center chase
Two men wanted on arrest warrants for crimes including burglaries and illegal weapons possession were apprehended in Athens after a chase in which a security guard was injured, the police said in an announcement on Tuesday.