The protracted nature of the war in Ukraine and the signal sent a few days ago by the US Congress of the continued bipartisan commitment to Ukraine, with a substantial aid package, are putting pressure on Europeans to continue the flow of weapons systems and ammunition to Ukrainian forces.
A man was convicted of involuntary arson on Monday for his role in Greece’s deadliest wildfire in memory, and five former fire officials found guilty of misdemeanours linked to their response to the 2018 blaze, judicial sources said.
Former conservative minister and government spokesman Aris Spiliotopoulos has joined the campaign team of the leftist opposition party SYRIZA ahead of the upcoming European Parliament elections in June, reports indicated Monday.
A total of 16 defendants were detained following extensive hearings over the weekend regarding their involvement in a criminal organization and the murder of 31-year-old police officer Giorgos Lyngeridis outside a volleyball stadium near Piraeus in December.
A 63-year-old man, holding a jerrycan of gasoline, threatened to set himself on fire outside the facilities of the Public Power Corporation (PPC) in Lakonia, near Agios Nikolaos, in eastern Crete.
A new mobile application launched ahead of the summer season aims to empower beachgoers to report violations of beach access regulations across Greece’s popular coastlines.
Political leaders continue touring the country ahead of the upcoming European elections on June 9, despite an expected slowdown this week due to the Easter holidays.
A court in Athens convicted five former senior firefighting and disaster response officials on Monday, over a 2018 wildfire outside the capital that killed more than 100 people.
