Athens kiosk employee stabbed in robbery
A kiosk employee in the Exarchia area of Athens was taken to hospital on Monday afternoon after being injured during an armed robbery, police said.
Social media ban raises effectiveness, rights concerns
A landmark ban on social media for minors under 15 announced Wednesday by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has drawn criticism from experts who question its practical effectiveness, legal proportionality and impact on civil liberties.
Italy’s Meloni issues rare criticism of Trump after his attack on pope
US President Donald Trump’s attack on Pope Leo was “unacceptable,” Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Monday, joining forces with politicians of all colours in springing to the pontiff’s defense.
We can move ‘mountains’
We have a tendency to talk about the political culture in Greece and its long-standing shortcomings as if they were as unchangeable and unmovable as the country’s mountains, an inescapable fact of life.
Heavy Easter return traffic strains roads, ports
The return of Easter holiday travelers continued at full pace Monday evening, with increased congestion recorded on roads, ports and transport hubs across the country.
Warmer temperatures, African dust, local showers on Tuesday
A slight rise in temperatures, the presence of African dust in western Greece, local showers, and stronger winds are expected to shape Tuesday’s weather, according to meteo.
Turkish foreign minister criticizes Greece-Cyprus-Israel cooperation
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Monday criticized Greece and Cyprus over their cooperation with Israel, warning it could heighten regional tensions, in an interview with Anadolu news agency.
Greece ‘shapes its foreign policy independently, does not accept instructions’
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday responded to remarks by Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, stressing that cooperation between Greece, Cyprus and Israel is aimed at stability and has “a peaceful purpose.”
Short doc recalls AEK’s defiant 1999 trip to bombed Belgrade
Twenty-seven years after one of the most remarkable acts in European sports history, a short documentary revisits the moment when Greek club AEK Athens traveled to Belgrade in the midst of war to play a symbolic soccer match promoting peace and solidarity.
EU member states must coordinate on energy prices, von der Leyen says
The European Union’s member states must coordinate on energy prices amid a 22 billion euro ($25.70 billion) increase in fossil fuel bills since the start of the Iran war, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday.