Main opposition PASOK expels lawmaker, drops to 32 seats
The PASOK main opposition Socialist party has expelled a lawmaker for making controversial statements, and is now down to 32 of Parliament’s 300 seats.
ATHEX: Poor reaction to Friday’s big decline
The Greek stock market followed up last Friday’s slump with a session of moderate losses for the main index.
Copper thieves target solar park north of Athens
Three people have been arrested for allegedly stealing heavy copper cables from a solar panel park in the vicinity of Thebes, north of Athens, police said Monday.
Constitutional bickering
The government has been greatly displeased by the way its plan to amend the Constitution has been attacked by former socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos, a legal constitutional scholar.
Health minister files defamation lawsuit against Course of Freedom party leader
Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis filed a defamation lawsuit on Monday against leftist, anti-establishment Course of Freedom party leader Zoe Konstantopoulou, following her accusations that he defended the response of a biscuit factory’s ownership after a deadly explosion late last month that left five workers dead.
Greek, Emirati leaders plan meeting in near future
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the president of the United Arab Emirates have agreed to meet presently, officials in Athens said Monday.
Culture Ministry says atrocity photos look genuine, if so will be acquired for Greece
A newly-emerged trove of 12 black and white photographs linked with a major German World War II atrocity in occupied Athens appears to be genuine and if further research proves that to be the case the prints will be acquired for Greece, officials said Monday.
Europe’s choice
Donald Trump’s shaking the bond between the United States and Europe highlights a fundamental difference between the two sides: The Americans see the Europeans as foreigners, while the Europeans turned out to have believed that they had a close kinship with their great ally.
Police say burglar gang invested proceeds in cars
Five people have been arrested west of Athens for alleged membership of a gang that burgled dozens of shops and houses, stealing at least €120,000 and, in one case, battering an elderly person in her house during a robbery that netted them €35, police said Monday.
Jewelry workshop burgled in Elefsina, €5,000 in valuables stolen
A large-scale jewelry workshop in Elefsina, west of Athens, was broken into in recent days, with perpetrators making off with valuables estimated at approximately €5,000, police said on Monday.