Lefkada MP named deputy agriculture minister
Lefkada MP Athanasios Kavvadas has been appointed deputy agriculture minister following the resignation of Makarios Lazaridis, the government said Monday.
Teenage girl hospitalized after fall from school balcony in Haidari
A 13-year-old student was hospitalized in critical condition Monday after falling from a first-floor balcony at a school in the Athens suburb of Haidari, authorities said.
Parliament panel backs lifting immunity of 2 ND lawmakers in subsidies probe
Parliament’s ethics committee has recommended lifting the immunity of New Democracy lawmakers Charalambos Athanasiou and Anastasios (Tasos) Chatzivasileiou, whose names appear in a case file from the European Public Prosecutor’s Office related to an investigation into OPEKEPE, the Greek agency responsible for distributing and auditing EU agricultural subsidies.
Teen motorcyclist faces prosecutor after hit-and-run seriously injures girl
A 16-year-old suspect was brought before a prosecutor Monday in connection with a hit-and-run that seriously injured a teenage girl on Liosion Street north of central Athens, authorities said.
Greek property rights, Plato and Himara
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama is already in his 13th year in office, but some issues that concern his country’s relations with Greece remain the same.
21 dogs poisoned in mass killing in Halkidiki village
Authorities are investigating the deaths of 21 dogs found poisoned in the northern Halkidiki peninsula in what local officials described as a mass killing that has sparked widespread outrage.
PM aide Mylonakis remains intubated in ‘stable’ condition
Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister Giorgos Mylonakis, 52, remains intubated but “in stable condition” for a fifth day after being admitted to the intensive care unit at Athens’ Evangelismos Hospital on Wednesday, according to an update issued Monday.
Georgiadis to sue former ND lawmaker over corruption claims
Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis said Monday he will file a criminal complaint and civil lawsuit this week against former New Democracy lawmaker and current independent MP Marios Salmas over recent public remarks he described as defamatory.
Fuel sufficiency for two months
There is market concern over whether Greece will be able to maintain adequate fuel supplies if the crisis in the Gulf persists.
Woman dies after fall from Tourism Ministry building
A 51-year-old woman died Monday morning after falling from the second floor of the Ministry of Tourism building on Amalias Avenue in central Athens, authorities said.