Newly elected SYRIZA leader Sokratis Famellos, in his inaugural speech to the party’s central committee on Saturday, criticized Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ conservative government and challenged its claims of improving living conditions for Greek citizens.
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, based in Istanbul, has once again proposed the idea of celebrating Easter on the same day for both the Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches.
Last summer, freelance professionals took a first step toward challenging the Greek state over the new presumed income system by filing appeals with the Dispute Resolution Directorate (DED), citing constitutional objections to the procedure. However, these appeals were inevitably rejected, as DED is not empowered to assess the constitutionality of laws.
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe elected former Turkish Ambassador Feridun Sinirlioglu on Friday as its new secretary general, a Turkish diplomatic source said, filling a position that had been vacant since September.
Kostas Georgousopoulos, the esteemed theater critic, translator, and writer, widely recognized by his pseudonym K.C. Myris, has passed away at the age of 87.
The government has green-lighted a measure allowing tourist accommodations in drought-prone regions to use seawater in swimming pools.
The Interior Ministry is advancing a sweeping plan to eliminate the long-standing ambiguity in government responsibilities. The initiative seeks to redefine the roles of municipalities, regional authorities and central government across critical sectors.
Europe’s economic news agenda is dominated by the urgent question of what the continent’s reaction should be to protectionary measures heralded by the incoming US administration.
The massive wildfire in August in northeastern Attica that burned 10,500 hectares was caused by a short circuit in a power pole of grid operator DEDDHE, an investigation by fire service arson investigators has found.
The state has approved extensive changes to the investment plan at Elliniko for the umpteenth time.