Turkish fighter jets violate Greek national air space
eKathimerini — A formation of six Turkish fighter jets violated Greek national air space in the northeastern Aegean Thursday, Greek defense officials said. The Turkish […]
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IS threatens 60 countries including, for the first time, Greece
The Islamic State has released a new video threatening the 60 countries that have allied against them. This is the first time Greece is a […]
Parliament staff indicted for fraud
Fifteen parliamentary employees secured their positions with forged qualifications, according to a probe which began several years ago and was completed earlier this year, sources […]
Caretaker leader at New Democracy as party tries to ease tensions
eKathimerini — New Democracy has a caretaker leader as of Tuesday as the party seeks to put Sunday’s embarrassment behind it and focus on a […]
Bomb explodes outside Greek business federation offices in Athens
(Reuters) – A bomb exploded outside the offices of a Greek business federation in central Athens early on Tuesday, police officials said, smashing windows but […]
‘Technical hitch’ postpones New Democracy leadership election
New Democracy’s central electoral committee announced its decision to postpone the elections for the party’s new leader, after technical issues caused the process to be […]
Athens football game called off after fans riot
NBC News –The Athens derby between Greek clubs Panathinaikos and Olympiacos was called off today after fan violence erupted at the Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium. The two clubs are […]
Greece faces EU court over energy performance
energylive — The European Commission is taking Greece to the Court of Justice for not calculating the energy performance requirements for buildings. As part of […]
High court orders state to tackle Asopos River pollution issue
Greece’s Council of State has ordered the state to take immediate action to tackle high pollution levels in the Asopos River, in central Greece. The […]
Lost island of ancient Greece discovered in Aegean Sea
National Geographic — An international team of archaeologists and geophysicists believe they have discovered a lost island in the eastern Aegean that was once home […]
EIB rejects PPP plan for Line 4 of the metro
eKathimerini — The European Investment Bank has reacted strongly to the effort by the Greek Infrastructure Ministry to proceed with the construction of Line 4 […]
Popular Lefkada beach destroyed in earthquake
An earthquake which destroyed one of the world’s most beautiful beaches on the Greek island of Lefkáda was captured in a dramatic video by Australian […]
Europe closes borders leaving migrants trapped
According to the ANA-MPA News Agency, 200 migrants, most of them from Iran, are at the border with FYROM and are blocking the narrow path into the […]
Greece taken to EU court again over wastewater
Energy News — The European Commission is taking Greece to the Court of Justice over poor wastewater treatment again. The country was previously found guilty […]
Two Greek businessmen jailed by Danish court over ‘joke’ that led to Copenhagen airport closure
AFP — A Danish court has jailed two Greek businessmen for 13 days for making remarks that sparked the brief evacuation of one of Copenhagen’s […]