President Tayyip Erdogan’s opponents face an uphill struggle to end his two-decade rule of Turkey in a runoff vote on May 28 after he performed better than predicted in a first round of voting on Sunday but fell short of an outright majority.
A 25-year-old man lost his life on Sunday night in the town of Frangokastello, located on the southern coast of the island of Crete, when he was struck by a high-voltage cable after firing shots into the air during a celebration.
Gunshots were reported outside a residence in the downtown Athens district of Kolonos at approximately 1.20 a.m. on Monday.
Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias highlighted the success of Greece’s tourism strategy, which generated a revenue of 17.6 billion in 2022, during an interview with the Athens-Macedonian News Agency on Sunday.
Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou will embark on a trip to Iceland on Monday to attend the 4th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe, scheduled to take place in Reykjavik from May 15 to May 17.
A total of 22,816 Greeks residing abroad will participate in voting on May 20, one day prior to the general elections scheduled for May 21.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has ruled his country with an increasingly firm grip for 20 years, was locked in a tight election race early Monday, with a make-or-break runoff against his chief challenger possible as the final votes were counted.
Turkey headed for a runoff vote after President Tayyip Erdogan led over his opposition rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Sunday’s election but fell short of an outright majority to extend his 20-year rule of the NATO-member country.
Young people in Cyprus are facing difficulties in securing mortgage loans due to a number of factors, according to Cypriot economist Tassos Yiasemidis.
Climate change is pushing more people to move to the European Union than conflict is, and the EU border agency Frontex has warned that this could result in record numbers of individuals illegally entering the bloc.