Athens taxi drivers to strike on Monday
Athens taxi drivers will be off the streets on Monday, according to an announcement from their union, SATA.
SYRIZA central committee approves censure motion against leader Stefanos Kasselakis
A censure motion against SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis was approved on Sunday by the 300-member central committee of the main opposition party.
The gradual transformation of Germany’s image in Greece
Public opinion is subject to change. We live in a time of profound political, social, economic and sociocultural upheaval, each affecting how people think and feel to varying degrees. The image of Germany in Greece is no exception. Greek perceptions and attitudes towards Germany are changing.
Are Turkish-Egyptian relations entering a ‘new phase’?
Steven Cook, the Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins Thanos Davelis to look at the visit of Egypt’s President al-Sisi to Turkey, explore whether we are seeing relations between Turkey and Egypt turn a new page, and break down what this means for…
The (il)legitimacy of Stefanos Kasselakis
Stefanos Kasselakis was elected SYRIZA’s leader by a comfortable majority nearly a year ago, on September 24.
Man shot outside nightclub in Peristeri
A 37-year-old man was injured in a shooting incident outside a nightclub in Peristeri, western Athens, in the early hours of Sunday.
Erdogan calls for Islamic alliance against Israel
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday Islamic countries should form an alliance against what he called “the growing threat of expansionism” from Israel, drawing a rebuke from the Israeli foreign minister.
PM: Raising wages and reforming ESY the key priorities for second term
Increasing the minimum wage and improving the National Health System (ESY) are the two key priorities for the conservative government’s second term, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said during a press conference at the Thessaloniki International Fair in northern Greece on Sunday.
Growth rises to 2.3% in Q2
On a quarterly basis, moreover, growth was at 1.1%, a rate that ranked the Greek economy in second place in Europe,
A month after August’s ferocious fires
The August 11-13 wildfire tore through more than 100 square kilometers of forest and scrubland and scorched the shores of the city’s main water reservoir at Marathon, where an ancient battle inspired the modern distance race.