Trial of pilot over wife’s murder scheduled for April 8
The trial of a helicopter pilot charged with the premeditated murder of his British-Greek wife on May 11 last year, will start on April 8 before the Mixed Jury Court in Athens.
Stournaras: ECB must keep buying bonds to cushion Ukraine fallout
The European Central Bank (ECB) should continue its bond-buying stimulus programme at least until the end of the year and keep it open-ended to cushion the fallout from any conflict in Ukraine, ECB policymaker Yannis Stournaras told Reuters.
Greece halts seismic surveys off Corfu over whale strandings
Greece’s Environment and Energy Ministry ordered a temporary stop to seismic surveys in the northern Ionian amid concerns that the acitivity is responsible for the recent stranding in shallow waters of three Cuvier’s beaked whales on the coast of the island of Corfu.
Greece: Attack against Ukraine is ‘blatant violation of international law’
Russia’s attack against Ukraine is a “blatant violation of international law” and “undermines European peace and security,” Greece’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Thursday, adding that protecting the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of all states is a fundamental principle for Greece.
A disaster waiting to happen in the Red Sea and Greece
The international community is working to avert an oil spill in the Red Sea that risks becoming the worst natural disaster ever seen in the broader region, threatens global shipping, and could trigger a new wave of migration.
New Democracy MP criticizes Russian invasion of Ukraine
New Democracy MP and former foreign minister Dora Bakoyannis said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that started on Thursday “violates all fundamental principles of international law and order.”
Fourth body recovered from Euroferry Olympia; seven missing
Rescue crews have recovered a fourth body from a ferry that caught fire while sailing from Greece to Italy last week, Greek authorities said on Thursday.
PM slams Russian invasion of Ukraine which ‘tests international law’
Greek Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis slammed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in the early hours of Thursday morning, saying it “tests the limits” of international law.
‘Left and right have failed’ to woo youth to political participation
The red backpack – a necessity to help with stubborn back pain – came to be associated with the former finance minister and actually inspired the title of his newly published book.
Turkish fighter jets fly over Greek islets
A pair of Turkish F-16 jets flew over the islets of Anthropofagi and Makronisi in the eastern Aegean on Thursday morning at 20,000 feet.