Heavy sentences in wiretapping case
A single-judge court has concluded Greece’s trial over illegal surveillance after 39 hearings, handing down heavy prison sentences to four private businesspeople and ordering the launch of five new investigations.
A single-judge court has concluded Greece’s trial over illegal surveillance after 39 hearings, handing down heavy prison sentences to four private businesspeople and ordering the launch of five new investigations.
A series of statistical figures pointed to a positive course for the Cypriot economy over the last few months.
As a country, Greece is an advocate of religious freedoms. We apply them at home, albeit not perfectly – no country does everything always correctly – and we express our concern about cases where they are violated abroad.
Panathinaikos eliminated host Viktoria Plzen in the shootout on Thursday and advanced to the last 16 of the Europa League.
While the road loss at Zalgiris is normal for Olympiakos, the home defeat to Paris was not expected for Panathinaikos.
The Greek bourse continued its recovery, with growth for most stocks and the benchmark climbing back above 2,300 points.
Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis met Thursday with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the White House for a 50-minute meeting that, according to diplomatic sources, “took place in a very positive atmosphere.”
It is often the case that within 50 meters of the same city street the (in)competences of three or four state bodies may intersect.
Greece’s animal abuse hotline, launched in October 2022, has received more than 11,000 complaints and led to 308 arrests through the end of 2025 – but critics say the service is undermined by hidden costs and chronic understaffing.