Parties clash over emigrant postal voting bill
The government and main opposition SYRIZA have clashed in parliament over a bill that would introduce postal voting for Greeks living abroad in both European and national elections.
Holy Synod votes unanimously against marriage equality
Greece’s Orthodox bishops have voted unanimously to reject planned government legislation for marriage equality that would also allow for the adoption of children by same-sex couples.
Police officers suspended over bribery, extortion accusations
Two police officers, accused of extorting business owners and construction workers, were placed on administrative leave on Tuesday.
Polakis’ reaction to sketch not representative of SYRIZA, party says
Main opposition SYRIZA has said the harsh reaction of one of its MPs to a sketch lampooning him published in Kathimerini “in no way expresses SYRIZA.”
‘Poor Things’ nominated for 11 Oscars
“Poor Things” by Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos will compete with “Oppenheimer,” “Barbie” and other films for best picture at this year’s Academy Awards. Lanthimos’ film, an Irish/British/US production starring Emma Stone as a woman revived from the dead, picked up 11 nominations, two behind “Oppenheimer,” which outpaced all other films with 13 nominations.
EU Commission approves advance payment of €25.3 mln to Greece for Storm Daniel
The European Commission has approved an advance payment of 25.3 million euros to Greece “to ease the financial burden of reconstruction efforts” following Storm Daniel in September 2023.
Almost 80 years after the Holocaust, 245,000 Jewish survivors are still alive
Almost 80 years after the Holocaust, about 245,000 Jewish survivors are still living across more than 90 countries, a new report has revealed. Nearly half of them, or 49%, are living in Israel; 18% are in Western Europe, 16% in the United States, and 12% in countries of the former Soviet Union. Some 300 survivors…
Dairy company fined 561,000 euros for profiteering
The Greek branch of an international dairy cooperative is being slapped with a 561,000-euro fine for inflated pricing, including on baby formula, that violates market rules aimed at curbing profiteering, the Development Ministry said. Inspections conducted by the Interagency for Market Control Unit (DIMEA) found that FrieslandCampina Hellas SA is in violation of Article 54…
Measures being planned to increase births
The birth allowance is increasing permanently and retroactively by 400 to 1,500 euros for births that took place from January last year, depending on the number of children.
Government increases cash incentive to boost birthrate
The government is looking for ways to defuse Greece’s demographic ticking time bomb.