Officials urged to address overcrowded prisons
Greece’s top judicial leaders are calling for urgent action regarding conditions at Greek penitentiaries and police detention centers to avert European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) penalties.
Chios: Woman loses €608,955 to online fraud
Police on Chios are investigating a case in which a woman was defrauded of of 608,955 euros in an online scam.
Plan B if Turkey talks are a non-starter
Friday’s upcoming meeting, in Athens, of Greek and Turkish foreign ministers George Gerapetritis and Hakan Fidan, will be important in determining whether the two countries could seek international arbitration for their bilateral disputes.
‘Europe saw Trump coming, but isn’t prepared,’ says international law professor
“‘Small America’ won today and it is going to abandon the world,” international law professor Maria Gavouneli tells Kathimerini.
‘Positive’ meeting on Greek-Turkish confidence building measures takes place in Istanbul
The meeting on confidence building measures between the Greek and Turkish delegations has concluded in Istanbul, some 24 hours before the arrival in Athens of Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.
France, Germany urge Europe to unite in face of Trump election win
The European Union must be united and coordinate closely in view of Donald Trump’s coming return to the White House, the leaders of the bloc’s two main powers, Germany and France, have said after holding talks to coordinate their response.
Italian ship heads back to Albania with eight migrants
An Italian navy ship has set sail for Albania carrying a second small group of migrants, with Rome looking to salvage a controversial plan to process asylum seekers abroad after a first attempt hit legal hurdles.
Major streets to close for Athens Marathon on Nov 7-10
Traffic restrictions will be introduced early on Thursday morning and stay in place until Sunday evening due to the 41st Authentic Marathon race and other smaller races over the weekend.
Minor Greek political figures welcome Trump victory
A number of Greek political figures, including Panos Kammenos, Kyriakos Velopoulos and Afroditi Latinopoulou, have taken to social media to welcome Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election.
Mapping the Milky Way
European researchers with Crete’s Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH) Institute of Astrophysics involved, are pioneering the first 3D map of the Milky Way with the mw-atlas project.