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Greek diplomats in London rack up £1.6m in unpaid congestion charge fees

Greece’s embassy in London has clocked up £1.6 million in unpaid congestion charge fees, new figures have shown.

Greek, Egyptian FMs affirm strategic relationship

Greek Foreign Minister Georgios Gerapetritis, after meeting with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry in Athens on Monday, stated that the two countries have “a strategic relationship that shall not be determined by external factors.”

20.05.2024 / 17:16

Minor with loaded revolver arrested in Athens

A teenager who was arrested by police after being found in possession of loaded revolver on Sunday night in Athens is expected to be led before a prosecutor.

20.05.2024 / 16:55

Subset | Athens | June 10-14

The Athens Epidaurus Festival presents the multifaceted Subset Festival in co-production with the Athens Conservatoire (17-19 Vasileos Georgiou B).

20.05.2024 / 16:33

Prosecutor orders investigation into fire at catering factory linked to mass food poisoning in schools

A Supreme Court prosecutor has ordered officials in Lamia to investigate the causes of a fire that completely destroyed the factory of a catering company that has been linked to an outbreak of food poisoning among primary schoolchildren.

20.05.2024 / 16:25

Government to extends coverage of ‘Panic Button’ app for domestic violence victims

Greece’s government announced on Monday that the “Panic Button” app will be provided to all adult victims of domestic violence of both sexes across the country.

20.05.2024 / 16:19

Greece to deport nine European nationals over pro-Palestinian protest

Nine protesters from Germany, Britain, France, Italy and Spain, arrested during a pro-Palestinian demonstration at the University of Athens School of Law last week are set to be deported from Greece, their lawyers said on Monday.

20.05.2024 / 16:04

Man remanded in custody after confessing to his ex-wife’s murder in Menidi

A 50-year-old man has been transferred to prison after confessing to the murder of his estranged wife in Menidi, east Attica, before an Athens prosecutor on Monday.

20.05.2024 / 15:50

Threat from Israeli operations preventing Rafah crossing aid deliveries, says Egypt

The cessation of aid deliveries through the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip is connected to the threat posed to humanitarian work by Israel’s military operation in the area, Egypt’s foreign minister has said in Athens.

20.05.2024 / 14:51

In loving protest, Albanian lesbians marry unofficially

On the roof of the mayor’s office in Albania’s capital Tirana, lesbians Alba Ahmetaj and Edlira Mara held an unofficial wedding ceremony on Sunday, a symbolic move they hope will promote LGBT+ rights in the conservative Balkan country.

20.05.2024 / 13:11

Greek FM expresses condolences following death of Iran’s Raisi

Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis on Monday expressed his condolences “to the government and the people of Iran” for the deaths of President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian.

20.05.2024 / 12:39

Greek PM pledges completion of Thessaloniki metro by year-end

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis pledged on Monday that the main line (Line 1) of the long-delayed Thessaloniki metro project would be completed by the end of the year.

20.05.2024 / 12:01

Why the Prespa Agreement is important

The Prespa Agreement boldly untangled what was a Gordian knot. Typical foolishness prevented it from being fully exploited to Greece’s benefit and allowed it to be undermined by North Macedonia’s jingoistic far-right.

20.05.2024 / 11:40

Erdogan expresses condolences over ‘brother’ Raisi’s death

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday expressed his condolences for the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, saying Raisi was a “valuable colleague and brother.”

20.05.2024 / 10:56

Greek PM urges Commission to take action on multinationals

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has penned a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, urging action on the issue of Territorial Supply Constraints (TSCs) within the European Single Market.