SYRIZA: Nikos Pappas elected new parliamentary group leader
Former state minister Nikos Pappas was elected as the new leader of SYRIZA’s parliamentary group following a vote late Tuesday.
My data is better than yours
Has the purchasing power of Greeks slipped below the Bulgarians’, or is it slightly below the EU average and improving? Depends on how to frame the question and what data you use.
Tsitsipas suffers early exit at US Open
Stefanos Tsitsipas’ US Open woes continued as he suffered a 7-6(5) 4-6 6-3 7-5 loss to Australia’s Thanasi Kokkinakis in the first round on Tuesday.
Wildfire on Mount Pangaio rages for seventh day
A wildfire in a remote area of Mount Pangaio in Kavala, northeastern Greece, continued to burn for a seventh consecutive day on Wednesday, ravaging valuable forest and brushland.
Thessaloniki Metro to be up and running in November
Following decades of delays, the main line of the Thessaloniki Metro will definitely start operating in November, Ministry of Infrastructure officials said Tuesday.
SYRIZA leader plays his final cards
Main opposition SYRIZA plunged into further turmoil as the proposal of party leader Stefanos Kasselakis for former state minister Nikos Pappas to take over as parliamentary group leader met the reaction of the incumbent Sokratis Famellos, who refused to step down and called for the issue of his replacement to be put to a vote.
Concern remains as fire season not over till its over
With the facts on the ground thus far indicating that this year has also been exceptionally severe, the fires will continue to be of concern until the season is over.
Ferryboat fever mars visitor experience
“I for one still find it hard to believe that I actually paid money to be treated so poorly,” George Gigicos wrote on the English-language news site Nea Proini.
Drying lakes and thirsty trees: In drought-hit Greece, water trucks are keeping crops alive
Six weeks before harvest, there’s no water left in the ground for farmer Dimitris Papadakis’ olive grove in northern Greece, so he has started a new morning routine.
Smugglers throwing migrants off speedboats in Aegean Sea to avoid arrest, says Greek coast guard
Smugglers ferrying migrants from Turkey to Greece’s eastern islands have in two cases adopted the new and dangerous tactic of knocking some passengers off their speedboats into the sea to avoid capture by pursuing coast guards, Greek authorities say.