Parliament races Easter clock
Parliament is racing to pass three major pieces of legislation within nine working days before breaking for the Easter holiday, amid an increasingly contentious political climate.
Obvious political gains
Greek public opinion lacks consensus on many important issues, but there is some fundamental common ground that has now become self-evident in the collective unconscious.
The Kapodistrias Museum is at risk of closure
An old road to Koukouritsa estate, which in Corfiot means “top of the hill,” six kilometers west of Corfu town, leads to the Kapodistrias Museum, the only one in Greece dedicated exclusively to the life and work of Ioannis Kapodistrias, the country’s first governor.
North Macedonia cuts VAT on fuel
North Macedonia has cut the Value Added Tax (VAT) on fuel in an effort to stem the price hike at the pump due to the war in the Middle East.
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.