The Greek far-right – a rising threat in the EU election storm
As the EU election rapidly approaches, several pollsters indicate a notable surge in support for Greek Solution, with Kyriakos Velopoulos attracting voters from both Niki and Spartiates.
As the EU election rapidly approaches, several pollsters indicate a notable surge in support for Greek Solution, with Kyriakos Velopoulos attracting voters from both Niki and Spartiates.
Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor’s chief correspondent covering major stories on the Middle East and North Africa, including Turkey, joins Thanos Davelis to break down the results from Sunday’s municipal elections in Turkey, what this historic defeat means for Erdogan, and look at whether the opposition’s resurgence can now reshape Turkey’s national politics.
Residents of Piraeus on Tuesday welcomed the re-opening of the port city’s public library after it was closed down for a revamp that lasted several months.
“Stagnation” is the term used by several representatives of investment funds in Greece to describe the trajectory of the Greek startup ecosystem at the end of the first quarter of this year compared to the corresponding period last year.
The 28-year-old woman who was stabbed to death by her ex-partner outside a police precinct in Agioi Anargyroi, northern Athens, had a restraining order against her abusive 39-year-old attacker, it emerged on Tuesday, a day after the assault.
Shortly before Monday’s visit by Migration and Asylum Minister Dimitris Kairidis to Gavdos, south of Crete, 74 people were found on a boat that was at risk 10 nautical miles southeast of the island and rescued by the coast guard.
Urban planning, environmental and financial inspectors have arrived on Mykonos over the last few days to scrutinize large businesses, including entertainment venues, restaurants, beach bars and hotels in view of the start of the tourist season.
A 54-year-old father from Thessaloniki in northern Greece is being investigated after his arrest on Monday for reportedly taking his 9-year-old daughter on visits to brothels posing as massage parlors.
Greek railway operator Hellenic Train has been fined 100,000 euros over the deaths of two pedestrians, in 2023 in Thessaloniki and in January this year in Athens.
An investigation was under way on Tuesday after a 28-year-old woman was stabbed to death the night before, just moments after seeking police protection from her ex-boyfriend at her local precinct in Agioi Anargyroi, northern Athens.