Ten days after Donald Trump’s win in the US presidential election, the government is shifting its focus from what it will mean for bilateral relations to a more complicated question: Will “Trumpism,” a shorthand for right-wing populism, also become influential in Greek politics.
Stefanos Kasselakis, who recently split from the leftist SYRIZA opposition to form his own political party, announced on Monday that the name of the new venture will be decided through a three-day open vote from November 20 to 22.
Greek Supreme Court Prosecutor Georgia Adeilini has ordered an urgent preliminary investigation to determine why footage from CCTV cameras at Thessaloniki Railway Station, which was handed over by the station’s management to the investigating judge in Larissa handling the Tempe train crash inquiry, did not include videos from the site where the freight train was…
Doctors, nurses and an ambulance driver are among 47 people on trial accused of causing the deaths of 10 infants as part of an alleged scheme to defraud Turkey’s social security system.
A drive has gotten under way to protect an architectural gem on the southeastern Aegean island of Rhodes that has fallen into ruin and been savagely vandalized.
The expulsion of former prime minister Antonis Samaras from the ruling New Democracy party, and its potential impact on the government, is the main issue dominating the political agenda this week.
A riot police unit stationed outside the Turkish Consulate in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, was attacked early Monday by unidentified assailants throwing Molotov cocktails.
Conservative officials have dismissed concerns over potential threats to government stability following Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ decision to expel former prime minister and lawmaker Antonis Samaras from New Democracy on Saturday. Meanwhile, the administration is reportedly focused on charting a path forward after the high-profile rift with the ex-premier.
Turkey reportedly denied permission for Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s plane to fly through its airspace en route to Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, for the COP29 climate summit. Herzog did not attend the event.
Greece is at a critical juncture regarding the penetration of renewable energy sources in the energy mix, a senior executive at the Independent Power Transmission Operator (ADMIE), Ioannis Margaris, said on Friday.