Turkey takes umbrage at Greek sea park projects
Greece’s marine park projects in the Aegean and Ionian seas have miffed Turkey, which views them as an underhanded attempt to extend Greek sovereignty over what it calls “gray zones.”
Greece’s marine park projects in the Aegean and Ionian seas have miffed Turkey, which views them as an underhanded attempt to extend Greek sovereignty over what it calls “gray zones.”
Nikos Michaloliakos, the former leader of the now-defunct Golden Dawn, was arrested at his home in the northern Athens suburb of Pefki, hours after a court reversed a prior decision granting him release under restrictive conditions on Monday.
Greece has expressed its support for a framework deal advanced by US President Joe Biden to end the fighting in Gaza.
A preliminary estimate of the European Parliament election results is expected around 9 p.m. on Sunday, two hours after the ballots close, Interior Ministry Secretary-General Nasos Balerbas told Antenna TV on Monday.
Corruption cases involving public officials abound and are on the rise.
Around 373 million citizens across the 27 member states of the European Union are eligible to vote on June 6-9 in elections to the European Parliament.
The judicial council of the Lamia Court of Appeals in central Greece has reversed the temporary release of Nikos Michaloliakos, former leader of the now-defunct Golden Dawn. Michaloliakos was sentenced to 13 years and 6 months in prison in 2020 after being convicted of leading a criminal organization.
In just six days, voters will head to the polls to elect Greece’s representatives in the European Parliament, and the primary concern among all parties is voter abstention.
Conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday attacked main opposition leader Stefanos Kasselakis, labeling him a toxic and populist politician while criticizing his economic policy proposals as unrealistic.
Authorities in Larissa, Central Greece, are launching an ambitious urban regeneration project on Monday that is centered around an initiative to connect 16 historical monuments and landmarks across the city center.