European Union general affairs ministers agreed on Tuesday that Bosnia should become a formal candidate to join the 27-nation EU in a recommendation that will have to be endorsed by EU leaders on Thursday, diplomats said.
Yiannis Diakoyiannis, journalist, author, radio commentator and television sports presenter, has died at the age of 91.
European Union energy ministers meeting in Brussels on Tuesday struggled to agree on a bloc-wide cap on gas prices after months of infighting over whether the measure can ease Europe’s energy crisis.
EU Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas has rejected any suggestion that he is linked to the Qatar corruption scandal that has engulfed the European Parliament.
Health authorities on Tuesday announced a total of 51,824 confirmed cases of Covid-19 for the period from December 5 to 11. The total of new infections is the equivalent of 4,968 coronavirus cases per one million people (up 18% on the previous week), with 30% of the cases being reinfections.
Eva Kaili’s career charted a meteoric rise from student activism in Greece to the highest echelons of European lawmaking but now faces an equally precipitous fall after her arrest in a corruption probe involving World Cup host Qatar.
Police in Belgium seized more than 1.5 million euros in cash in the Brussels homes of MEP Eva Kaili and former Italian MEP Pier Antonio Panzeri. As reported by Beglian daily Le Soir, federal police found around 600,000 euros in Panzeri’s home. The remainder was found in Kaili’s home and as in the possession of…
Artist Maria Fragoudaki, in collaboration with ART HUB Athens, is holding an online crowdfunding campaign called #ArtActsForKids in support of children and adults with visual impairments.
Athens police have ordered the closure of Panespistimio metro station from 6 p.m. until further notice. . Services will pass through the station without stopping. The decision to close the station was taken ahead of a protest rally scheduled for 7 p.m. at Athens University.