Chinese embassy criticizes US ambassador over comments on Piraeus port
The Chinese embassy in Greece issued a statement criticizing American Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle after she urged Greece to sell the Piraeus Port to counter Chinese influence.
The Chinese embassy in Greece issued a statement criticizing American Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle after she urged Greece to sell the Piraeus Port to counter Chinese influence.
Heavy rainfall swept across western and northern Greece on Wednesday, disrupting road networks and triggering landslides in Igoumenitsa. No injuries have been reported.
The Council of State has fined four ministries 5,000 to 12,000 euros per applicant for failing to issue presidential decrees granting professional rights to Technological Educational Institute (TEI) graduates, a process pending for 13 years.
Economy and Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis has emerged as a key contender for the Eurogroup presidency, according to the Financial Times, after Irish Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe unexpectedly stepped down just three months into his renewed term.
“Now that everyone else is leaving, you’re coming?” former prime minister Alexis Tsipras asked Nikos Marantzidis when he walked into his office on Koumoundourou Square, two days after SYRIZA’s crushing defeat in the May 2023 national elections. “Right after this, I’m meeting my psychiatrist,” he replied.
The Athens Prosecutor’s Office has filed criminal charges of intentional homicide in a calm state of mind against a 29-year-old man accused of fatally beating a 58-year-old driver in Neos Kosmos, Athens on Monday afternoon.
Justice Minister Giorgos Floridis said the new judicial map has sharply reduced the time needed to issue decisions, dropping the national average from 705 days before its implementation in September 2024 to 364 days.
A four-member Turkish-German family who died in Istanbul last week were killed by chemical poisoning, not food poisoning, according to a forensic report cited by Turkish media.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will hold talks in Turkey on Wednesday and meet US Army officials in Kyiv on Thursday in a new drive to revive peace negotiations with Russia.
Greece on Wednesday unveiled three new digital platforms aimed at preventing minors from accessing alcohol, tobacco, and vaping products.