SYRIZA, gov’t to cross swords over Greek stance on Ukraine
The Greek government and main opposition SYRIZA are expected to clash in Parliament on Tuesday during the debate on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Greece’s strategy.
Two arrested for 2021 September apartment blast
The Hellenic Police said on Monday it has arrested two individuals in connection with a device that exploded in the entrance of an apartment building in September 2021.
EU opens its doors to Ukrainian refugees fleeing Russian invasion
More than half a million people have fled their homes to escape the war in Ukraine as heavy fighting continues across the country. Hundreds of thousands have already entered the EU. John Psaropoulos joins our host Thanos Davelis to discuss Europe’s response to this new refugee crisis.
Six people confirmed dead on Lesvos shore
Greece’s coast guard says six bodies have been recovered from the shore of the eastern island of Lesvos, and authorities suspect the people were migrants who died in their attempt to make it to Greece from the nearby Turkish coast.
Boat goes down off coast of Lesvos, seven people reported dead
A boat believed to have been carrying asylum seekers from Turkey to Greece has gone down off the coast of Lesvos in the eastern Aegean, killing at least seven people, according to reports.
Greece sending military equipment to Ukraine
In the crucial and decisive period that we are going through now, our allies in NATO and our partners in the European Union are evaluating the stance of every country toward Ukraine, including Greece’s.
Platform for Novavax vaccines opening on Tuesday
Appointments for the Novavax coronavirus vaccine will become available on the emvolio.goc.gr platform on Tuesday, the general secretary for primary healthcare, Marios Themistokleous, has announced.
Moscow’s revisionism troubles Athens
The unfolding crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could indirectly but substantially impact Greek-Turkish issues given the revisionism underlying Moscow’s moves.
Greece backs Ukraine’s EU appeal
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his full solidarity with Ukraine and his support for its European prospects following the appeal of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for immediate European Union membership.
Greece sends medical supplies to Ukraine
Deputy Defense Minister Nikos Hardalias (front right) helps hold up a Ukrainian flag in front of the hold of a military transport plane carrying a cargo of humanitarian aid to war-torn Ukraine after arriving in Poland on Sunday night.