Greek lawmaker Georgios Aspiotis announced on Tuesday he was leaving the parliamentary group of far-right Spartiates (Spartans) and would serve as an independent MP, in a letter addressed to the House Speaker.
A journalist was arrested on Tuesday afternoon for domestic violence.
Greece’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Wednesday regarding an Albanian court’s decision to reject an appeal by Fredi Beleri, an ethnic Greek elected mayor of Himara and more recently in the European Parliament, who will have to remain in prison until October.
K-Gold Temporary Gallery (tumblr.com/kgoldtemporarygallery) kicks off its second decade with “On an Island,” with works by by Athens-based artist Kostis Stafylakis.
Wildfires broke out on Tuesday in Evia Island, in Attica, and in Thebes, Central Greece.
The Greek police denied reports that they allowed suspects in the Hydra fire case to escape, stating they were never instructed to prevent their departure from the country.
The government has treatened banks with state intervention unless they reduce the fees they charge clients for various banking activities.
A wildfire broke out near a residential area in Nea Artaki, central Evia, on Tuesday afternoon alerting the 112 emergency number for evacuation.
Athens Mayor Haris Doukas, in a letter to PASOK’s central committee on Tuesday, called for a party leadership election in November.
The Hellenic Police (ELAS) on Tuesday announced the arrest of two more suspects in connection with a campaign targeting symbols of the “establishment,” including a court, a bank and a company, with makeshift explosives and grenades.