Europe’s new budget rules can work only if Brussels can stretch them. Eleven countries including France, Italy and Belgium, posted 2023 deficits above 3% of GDP, the official high-water mark for debt. But not all of them may end up being sanctioned.
An extensive clean-up operation targeting abandoned fish farms along the Western Greece coast was completed, effectively removing 2.7 tons of litter from two sites, one in Ithaca and one near Patras.
Capture the essence of spring in a fragrant fritter. Carrots, peas, fennel, mint and green onions mixed with flour and beer to create a delightful fried fritter, crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside.
Greece’s marine park projects in the Aegean and Ionian seas have miffed Turkey, which views them as an underhanded attempt to extend Greek sovereignty over what it calls “gray zones.”
Turkey is finally taking steps to reopen the Halki Greek Orthodox seminary, a long-standing point of contention between the two Aegean neighbors since it was closed by the Turkish state in 1971, according to a report in Karar daily on Monday.
Nikos Michaloliakos, the former leader of the now-defunct Golden Dawn, was arrested at his home in the northern Athens suburb of Pefki, hours after a court reversed a prior decision granting him release under restrictive conditions on Monday.
Greece has expressed its support for a framework deal advanced by US President Joe Biden to end the fighting in Gaza.
A preliminary estimate of the European Parliament election results is expected around 9 p.m. on Sunday, two hours after the ballots close, Interior Ministry Secretary-General Nasos Balerbas told Antenna TV on Monday.
Corruption cases involving public officials abound and are on the rise.