Pros and cons of stricter rule
Constitutional provision setting fiscal constraints is under discussion amid review efforts.
Authorities approve expansion of Fyli landfill to extend operations by 1 year
Greece’s Environment Ministry has approved another expansion of the Fyli landfill, northwest of Athens, the country’s largest waste disposal site, to increase its capacity by 2 million cubic meters and ensure operations for another year.
Despite economic rebound, rising rents are pushing Greece’s middle class out of homes
Last year, Eirini Syntihaki was renting an apartment she loved in central Athens near friends, work and the city’s many streetside cafes.
Seven arrests for illegal connections to power grid
Seven people have been arrested for allegedly hooking their homes up illegally to the power grid in the southern Peloponnese region, police said Wednesday.
Man arrested over string of shop burglaries in Thessaloniki
Police in northern Greece have arrested a man suspected of carrying out a series of shop burglaries in eastern Thessaloniki, authorities said Wednesday.
Independent lawmakers set to form third-largest group in Parliament
An opposition lawmaker is expected Wednesday to formally announce her departure from the small populist leftwing party she was elected with, bringing the number of independent lawmakers in Parliament to 26 – the third largest parliamentary group.
Lawmakers from Greece, Cyprus, Israel and US say Turkey is key source of instability
The first inter-parliamentary briefing ever hosted by the Eastern Mediterranean Knesset Caucus – held in collaboration with the Middle East Forum – brought together lawmakers and experts from Israel, Greece, Cyprus, and the United States to assess current strategic realities, emerging risks and challenges, and the significant potential of this quadrilateral partnership. As participants…
Erdogan replaces justice and interior ministers in reshuffle
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan carried out a surprise mini Cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, replacing the justice and interior ministers.
Why the words ‘Armenian genocide’ matter after Vance social media reference is deleted
US Vice President JD Vance’s team posted and then deleted a message on social media about the Republican’s visit to a memorial paying tribute to early 20th century Armenians killed by the Ottoman Empire.
US immigration court blocks deportation of Tufts graduate student from Turkey, her attorneys say
An immigration court blocked the deportation of a Turkish Tufts University graduate student who was detained by immigration officials near her Massachusetts home, her attorneys said in court documents filed Monday.