Prominent lawyer Alexis Kougias dies
Prominent lawyer Alexis Kougias has died, aged 74. Kougias, who was admitted to the intensive care unit of a private hospital in Athens some days ago, had been diagnosed with cancer.
Cyprus failed to effectively probe British teen’s rape claims, ECHR rules
Cyprus’ law enforcement authorities failed to live up to their obligation to thoroughly and effectively investigate a British teenager’s claims that she had been gang-raped by a group of Israelis while on a 2019 vacation in a popular resort town, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday.
Trump threatens to hit the EU with 25% tariffs
Maria Demertzis, the chief economist for Europe at the Conference Board in Brussels, joins Thanos Davelis to look into the European reaction to President Trump’s announcement that he plans to hit the EU with 25% tariffs.
Androulakis on Tempe anniversary: Families ‘fighting for vindication’
The leader of the main opposition, Nikos Androulakis, welcomed the mass rallies organized across Greece to mark second anniversary of the 2023 rail disaster at Tempe on Friday, adding that the families of the victims are “fighting for vindication.”
Live feed from the Tempe protest march in Thessaloniki
Local news website voria.gr is live-streaming the rally and protest march held in Thessaloniki on the second anniversary of the train collision at Tempe, central Greece, that killed 57 people and injured dozens more.
Parliament observes minute of silence for Tempe train crash victims
The Greek Parliament on Friday observed a minute of silence in memory of the victims of the tragic rail accident in Tempe, central Greece, as thousands rallied in major cities.
Photos: Thousands flood the streets across Greece on Tempe crash anniversary
Hundreds of thousands of people rallied in cities and towns across Greece on Friday to demand justice on the second anniversary of the country’s deadliest-ever train crash.
Mitsotakis says government will work to make trains safe
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday his government is working to modernize the Greek railway network and make it safer, as hundreds of thousands gathered in Athens and numerous cities across the country to mark two years since the country’s deadliest train collision and protest the official handling of the case.
Exports by fewer and larger enterprises
Fewer small businesses sold their products to buyers outside Greece in 2023 compared to 2022.
Clashes break out in peaceful rally on train crash anniversary
Clashes broke out in central Athens on Friday, as a group of unidentified individuals started hurling petrol bombs towards a large unit of riot police stationed in the yard of the Greek Parliament, as a massive peaceful protest rally was being held to mark the two year anniversary from the country’s deadliest train crash.