The three-member Court of Criminal Appeals of Ioannina in northwestern Greece sentenced the former first instance prosecutor of the Ionian island of Corfu to five years in prison on Thursday.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, speaking in an interview on SKAI TV’s prime-time news bulletin ahead of the European elections, underscored that “the yardstick is the previous European elections.” He also characterized the recent violent incident in Parliament as “appalling and revealing,” shedding light on the state of affairs within Greek politics.
Six out of 10 citizens are dissatisfied with state of public health services, according to a survey conducted in March on behalf of the Panhellenic Medical Association by GPO, on a sample of 1,108 people over the age of 17 in all regions of Greece.
Far-right Greek Solution MP Vasilis Grammenos claimed that former Spartan MP and current independent Konstantinos Floros tried to strangle him in an unprecedented violent incident within the Greek Parliament.
A fire erupted Thursday in Aghios Stefanos, within the Monemvasia municipality in Lakonia.
A 61-year-old man named in a European Arrest Warrant issued by Italian authorities for involvement in a criminal organization, forgery and tax evasion was arrested in the Athenian suburb of Paleo Psychiko on Wednesday.
Customs inspectors from the Hellenic Authority for Communication Security and Privacy (AADE) discovered and seized a substantial quantity of narcotics in raw form at the Port of Piraeus.
Greek authorities are scrutinizing a container of chemical substances discovered at the Attica port of Piraeus.
Fifty-four female tattoo artists from Greece will showcase their work at the “Womanity” exhibition taking place at the HeartbeatInk Gallery (20 Botsari), a new art space in downtown Athens.
The trial of a police officer involved in a road accident that killed a 23-year-old motorcyclist outside the Greek Parliament started on Thursday, after three postponements.
A few days before the big Easter exodus of huge numbers of visitors and with the start of the summer season looming, concern is growing over the serious shortcomings of the National Health System (ESY) units on the Greek islands.
The Deputy Prosecutor for Appeals in Larisa, Katerina Matsi, accepted on Thursday an appeal to investigate a possible tampering with the scene of the deadly train crash in Tempe last year, in a lawsuit that includes the names of politicians.
French authorities have formally submitted a request for the transfer of a Crotale short-range surface-to-air missile system of the Hellenic Air Force for the duration of the Paris Olympic Games.
The African dust microparticles that blanketed southern Greece reached shocking concentrations in Athens of up to 700 µg/m3 on Wednesday morning when the European limit is 50 µg/m3.
A 71-year-old woman fell in the sea near Gate E5 in the port of Piraeus on Wednesday and was rescued by port authority officers.
In the first visit of a Greek foreign minister to Doha in five years, George Gerapetritis praised the mediation role of Qatar, stating that Greece has already offered its services and is a reliable interlocutor of all sides and supports in any way it can the resolution of the Middle East crisis.
The cinereous vulture is back at the Dadia forest in northeastern Greece. So are other big birds, such as the golden and white-tailed eagles.
The plenary session of the Hellenic Authority for Communications Security and Privacy (ADAE) on Wednesday addressed a request from opposition party PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis to be informed about the surveillance of his phone by the National Intelligence Service (EYP) in 2021.
Greece’s Supreme Court banned on Wednesday the far-right Spartiates (Spartans) party from running in this year’s elections for the European Parliament, the Athens News Agency reported.
Starting Wednesday, a pilot project for contactless payments via bank cards and digital wallets launched on Athens International Airport’s (AIA) Express bus lines.
Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis, speaking to public broadcaster ERT following his Qatar visit, emphasized the challenging circumstances for the region amidst Middle East turmoil, expressing concerns about hostilities extending to Lebanon and Syria. He stressed the urgency of an immediate ceasefire, citing threats to Red Sea navigation.
A Transavia France plane conducted an emergency landing Wednesday afternoon at Athens’ international airport.
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