Man arrested trying to board ferry with half a kilo of cocaine
Authorities in the port of Piraeus have arrested a man trying to board an island ferry with more than half a kilogram of cocaine in his possession, the Coast Guard said Friday.
Kostas Skrekas resigns as ND party secretary amid farm subsidies investigation
Kostas Skrekas has resigned as secretary of Greece’s ruling New Democracy party after his name was included in a European prosecutors’ investigation into a farm subsidies scandal.
Two new foot-and-mouth cases recorded on Lesvos farms
Two new cases of the highly contagious foot-and-mouth livestock disease have been recorded on the eastern Aegean Sea island of Lesvos, authorities said Friday.
SYRIZA calls for early elections after cabinet shake-up over subsidy scandal
Greece’s leftist opposition SYRIZA on Friday called for early elections following a cabinet reshuffle prompted by ministerial resignations amid a widening European Union farm subsidies scandal that has increased pressure on the conservative administration.
PASOK insists government must resign over scandal
Greece’s main opposition Socialist party repeated calls for early elections Friday and accused the governing conservatives of widespread corruption after three Cabinet members were replaced over their involvement in a farm subsidy scandal.
Man faces fine for poaching 2,500 sea urchins
A man has been caught on the island of Evia poaching thousands of sea urchins, a traditional Greek Lenten delicacy, authorities said Friday.
Judges’ association condemns conduct of Konstantopoulou in Tempe trial disruption
Greece’s association of judges and prosecutors on Friday condemned the conduct of lawyer and politician Zoe Konstantopoulou following a courtroom confrontation that led to the suspension and restart of a high-profile trial linked to the Tempe train collision.
Police raid premises linked with GSEE probe
Police launched a series of raids Friday at premises linked with people suspected of involvement in an alleged fraud scandal involving Greece’s biggest umbrella labor union.
Swiss dentist Julien Grivel receives honorary Greek citizenship for decades of volunteer work
Swiss dentist Julien Grivel has been awarded honorary Greek citizenship in recognition of his decades of volunteer work treating patients in Greece, according to a presidential decree published in the Government Gazette on March 17.
Farm subsidy scandal files forwarded to Parliament
Judicial authorities on Friday forwarded to Parliament two investigations by European prosecutors into a massive farm subsidies scandal that’s put the conservative government on the defensive as the potential suspects are 11 of its own lawmakers.