Ministry plans to recruit Roma as special police guards
The Citizen Protection Ministry is preparing to recruit 100 members of the Roma community as special police guards to patrol Roma settlements, Ta Nea daily has reported.
ND and PASOK in standoff over OPEKEPE farm subsidies fraud case
The political standoff between the government and main opposition PASOK has deepened, following new witness testimony before the parliamentary committee investigating the OPEKEPE agricultural subsidies fraud case.
Prosecutor orders exhumation in Tempe train disaster case
A prosecutor in Larissa has ordered the exhumation of the son of hunger striker Panos Ruci, who was among the 57 victims of the 2023 Tempe train disaster.
Turtle attacks on swimmers surge at beach on Crete
Marine biologists are attributing a surge in sea turtle attacks on swimmers at Marathi Beach in Hania, Crete, to tourists and fishermen feeding the animals, which alters their natural behavior.
Ex-finance minister Tsakalotos questions Tsipras’ leftist credentials
Ex-finance minister Euclid Tsakalotos has criticized former prime minister Alexis Tsipras, questioning his leftist credentials and recent public interventions.
Erdogan hails ‘meaningful progress’ in his talks with Trump
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he and President Donald Trump had made “meaningful progress” on a range of regional and bilateral issues at their first meeting in the White House in six years, where they discussed defense cooperation and trade.
Rental rates slowing down in Attica and Thessaloniki
Smaller increases are being recorded in rental rates in Attica and Thessaloniki compared to 2024.
‘World Memory, Vision of Peace’
Exhibition commemorating the massacres at Nanjing and Kalavryta opens in Athens.
Erdogan says Turkey will defend Mediterranean rights, backs two-state solution for Cyprus
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Turkey will defend its rights to Mediterranean resources while maintaining Ankara’s call for a two-state solution in Cyprus.
Combating populism through school education
The Institute of Educational Policy and Council of State will partner to strengthen institutional education in schools, following an initiative by Education Minister Sofia Zacharaki.