The European Court of Justice (ECJ) had ruled Friday that gender and nationality alone were sufficient for a country to grant asylum to women from Afghanistan, where the ruling Taliban have sharply curtailed women’s rights.
Eight Romanian soccer fans arrested just after they crossed the border into Greece have been sentenced to 30 days’ imprisonment under fan violence laws.
An elderly man was found unresponsive after being crushed by a tractor on his property near the northern city of Naousa, Imathia.
Former conservative prime ministers Antonis Samaras and Kostas Karamanlis will not attend New Democracy’s 50th-anniversary celebration, Kathimerini has learned. The event is set to take place on Friday evening at the ruling party’s historic headquarters on Rigillis Street.
The Education Ministry has introduced strict penalties for parents who threaten or verbally abuse teachers, following a growing number of incidents where parents have clashed with school staff over decisions involving their children.
Greek police have destroyed more than 8,300 illegally cultivated cannabis plants found in a corn farm in central Greece, one of the biggest amounts of cannibis plants found in the country.
Greece has reportedly abstained from a vote in the European Union on Friday about blocking the European Commission’s plans to impose high tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.
Significant delays were reported earlier on Friday for flights to Germany or those passing through German airspace.
The 12th Athens Democracy Forum, co-hosted by Kathimerini and the Delphi Economic Forum, concluded on Thursday with a discussion on the upcoming US presidential elections.
The new operator of Attiki Odos has announced updated toll rates for the ring road around Athens.