Parliament votes to halt funding to far-right Spartans
MPs have overwhelmingly voted to suspend state funding for the far-right Spartans party, with 267 votes in favor, 15 votes against and 5 abstentions.
Man dies after being hit by Athens metro train
A man has died after being struck by a train at the Ethniki Amyna station on Line 3 of the Athens metro system.
Inspectors find 20 tons of rotting meat in trailer in Piraeus port
Agricultural inspectors have discovered more than 20 tons of rotting meat in an abandoned trailer in Piraeus port.
Sources deny claims of Samaras opposing Mitsotakis’ presidential nomination
Sources close to Antonis Samaras have denied reports that the former conservative prime minister and lawmaker expressed an intention to vote against Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ nomination for Greece’s next president.
Personal companies multiply
New entrepreneurs may have lacked imagination in 2024 in terms of what kind of business they were in, but they did not fail to take the changes in tax policy seriously into account.
Gang ransoms migrants
Nine people, including eight Greeks and one Pakistani, were arrested after holding seven Moroccan migrants hostage in a house in Thessaloniki.
Tougher penalties ahead for dangerous drivers
A new draft law to revise Greece’s Road Traffic Code has sparked intense public debate, drawing over 330 comments within days of its public consultation. The proposed measures aim to curb accidents, particularly by targeting speeding and reckless driving.
Family of golden eagles found dead in Xanthi mountains
Three rare golden eagles – a pair with their chick – have been found dead, likely as the result of poisoning, in the Kompsatou Valley area, a Natura 2000 area in mountainous Xanthi near the Greek-Bulgarian border.
Insurers halve premium hikes
Insurance companies announced increases of 7% on average for lifelong health insurance policies for 2025, revising the hikes they had announced a few days ago, which reached 14.6%.
Erdogan says Turkey can ‘crush’ all terrorists in Syria
President Tayyip Erdogan has warned that Turkey had the power and ability to “crush” all terrorists in Syria, including Islamic State and Kurdish militants, while urging all countries to “take their hands off” Syria.