Greek left fractures ahead of Tsipras comeback
Greece’s fractured left is undergoing rapid realignment as former prime minister Alexis Tsipras prepares a political comeback through a new party.
War might actually benefit Greek tourism, says Deutsche Bank
The net impact of the war in the Middle East on Greek tourism remains uncertain.
Lesvos municipalities suspending services over foot-and-mouth outbreak response
The two municipalities on the island of Lesvos have announced they will suspend services on Monday, operating with essential staff only, in a show of support for local livestock farmers affected by the local foot-and-mouth disease outbreak.
Slovenia’s governing liberals face right-wing populists in tight parliamentary election
Voters in Slovenia headed to the polls on Sunday in a highly contested parliamentary election that pits the governing liberals against right-wing populists in a vote that will decide whether the small European Union nation stays on its liberal course or sways toward the right.
Second foot-and-mouth disease case detected on Lesvos
A second case of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed Sunday at a livestock farm on Lesvos, in Pelopi, near the site of the first outbreak reported last week.
A party congress or a power play?
The main opposition party PASOK heads into a critical three-day congress this Friday with internal tensions simmering beneath an uncertain surface, as party officials themselves disagree sharply over how events will unfold.
Trial over deadly 2023 Tempe rail disaster begins Monday
The trial into the events leading up to the 2023 Tempe rail disaster in central Greece is set to begin Monday in Larissa, at a specially arranged hall in the Conference Center of the University of Thessaly’s Gaiopolis complex.
Two buildings collapse in central Istanbul after gas explosion
A natural gas explosion in Istanbul’s central Fatih district brought down two buildings on Sunday.
Fire engulfs nursery school near Lamia
A nursery school caught fire late Saturday night near Lamia, central Greece, causing alarm among nearby residents and prompting a large-scale response from firefighters to contain the blaze.
Greece faces loans challenge after bank crisis recovery, ECB blog says
Greek banks are limited in their ability to finance growth, ECB economists said in a blog on Saturday, despite a remarkable recovery from the economic crisis a decade ago, as a large part of the country’s private debt is outside the banking system.