Beleri urges action on Cyprus, Varosha return
Greek MEP Fredi Beleri called on the EU to act on “the Cyprus issue and the return of the fenced-off Varosha district to its lawful residents” during a debate at the European Parliament.
85-year-old detained for pointing weapon at students
An 85-year-old man was detained early Thursday after allegedly brandishing a weapon to intimidate students outside a middle school in the Athens suburb of Agios Ioannis Rentis. No injuries were reported.
Student associations stage Athens rally ahead of Tempe anniversary
Student and university associations staged and completed a rally in central Athens on Thursday afternoon ahead of the third anniversary of the Tempe railway disaster, organizers said.
Pilgrims, politics, and faith on Mount Athos
Outside the Pilgrims’ Bureau in Ouranoupoli – the main gateway to Mount Athos – men gather well before dawn, crowding together to collect their diamonitirio, the short-term “visa” required to enter the medieval, male-only monastic community.
87-year-old dies after falling from Thessaloniki balcony
An 87-year-old man died Thursday after falling from a second-floor balcony in the Sykkies neighborhood of Thessaloniki.
Organizers to take legal action over vandalism at Patra carnival
Organizers of the annual Patra carnival, Greece’s largest carnival celebration, said Thursday they are preparing legal action following alleged acts of vandalism during last Sunday’s grand parade in the western city.
Thessaloniki priest on trial over alleged €1.3 mln fraud
A Greek Orthodox priest went on trial in Thessaloniki Thursday accused of allegedly defrauding members of his flock out of at least €1.3 million in donations that would supposedly have helped him to jockey for power within the Church.
Foreign buyers choose small and new
The decline in demand recorded from abroad for large-scale holiday homes in Greece, especially if they are old properties, is significant.
Shepherds arrested for letting animals out to graze despite pox
Another four shepherds have been arrested in central Greece for allegedly grazing their flocks outdoors in breach of regulations against the spread of a livestock disease that has severely hit animal husbandry, officials said Thursday.
PASOK leader says spyware trial ruling a ‘defeat’ for PM’s ‘apparatus’
Nikos Andoulakis, leader of center-left PASOK-KINAL, said the conviction on Thursday of four businesspeople involved in the illegal wiretapping of dozens of high-profile Greek figures, including him, is a “major defeat of the state within a state” created by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.