NATO chief Rutte begins regional tour

NATO chief Rutte begins regional tour

File photo. [AP] NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte will visit Athens Tuesday for talks with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis, Defense Minister Nikos Dendias and others.  The visit will follow a Monday stop in Ankara, where Rutte will meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and top officials.  In Turkey, Rutte is scheduled to …

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Famellos leading SYRIZA leadership vote

Famellos leading SYRIZA leadership vote

[InTime News] SYRIZA MP Sokratis Famellos is leading the left-wing party’s leadership voting and could clnch victory in the first round. With 75% of voting precincts reporting, Famellos was leading his main rival, MP Pavlos Polakis 49.60% to 43.31%. The other two candidates, MP Nikolas Farantouris and actor and former mayor of Stylida Apostolos Gletsos …

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Greece reacts handsomely to loss at Great Britain

Greece reacts handsomely to loss at Great Britain

[INTIME] Greece’s hoopsters avenged on Sunday their 73-72 loss to Great Britain in London three days earlier, winning 77-67 in Thessaloniki. This was Greece’s fourth game in the Eurobasket 2025 qualifiers, with the hosts rising to a 3-1 record. This time, strengthened by three Euroleague players who had not played in London on Thursday, Greece …

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Famellos elected SYRIZA leader | eKathimerini.com

Famellos elected SYRIZA leader | eKathimerini.com

Syriza MP Sokratis Famellos will lead the party in Parliament after the resignation of Alexis Tsipras and pending the election of A NEW LEADER/ MP Sokratis Famellos has been elected the new leader of the left-wing SYRIZA party; official final results are still pending. At 11.25 pm, about an hour after they had said they …

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Olympiakos trounces AEK and leads table on its own

Olympiakos trounces AEK and leads table on its own

Olympiakos thrashed AEK 4-1 in Sunday’s derby to go alone on top of the Super League table, as Aris suffered a shock loss at home to Volos. PAOK and Panathinaikos follow the leader through hard-fought road wins. Ayoub El Kaabi scored a hat trick and Gelson Martins added the fourth goal as the Reds eclipsed …

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Debt brake impedes survival | eKathimerini.com

Debt brake impedes survival | eKathimerini.com

The democratic process may empower dangerous demagogues but it can also bring about necessary reforms. And so, as Donald Trump returns to Washington, Germany appears to be moving towards loosening the “debt brake” which forbids the country from borrowing more than the equivalent of 0.35 percent of its GDP each year and impedes growth. This …

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Are we done with austerity?

Are we done with austerity?

Protesters take part in a rally during a nationwide strike over the high cost of living, calling for improved pay and working conditions, in Athens on November 20. [EPA] Has the period of deflation – when the value of labor, business and land plummeted as a result of the debt crisis – come to an …

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Elon Musk suggests Cypriot MEP Fidias Panayiotou for EU presidency

Elon Musk suggests Cypriot MEP Fidias Panayiotou for EU presidency

[X] Elon Musk has proposed Cypriot MEP and YouTuber Fidias Panayiotou for the presidency of the European Union in a post on X, on Sunday. Recently, Musk engaged with Fidias in a discussion about the definition of “far right,” prompting the Cypriot MEP to create a video in response. The conversation continued when Musk replied …

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Greek Growthfund Summit on December 4

Greek Growthfund Summit on December 4

The National Investment Fund, Growthfund, is organizing the 2nd Growthfund Summit, which will take place on December 4 at the Zappeion Hall in Athens with the main theme “Investment Partnerships as a Catalyst for National Development.” The summit brings together government officials, representatives and executives from the public and private sectors and experts to discuss …

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15-year-old driver dies following accident in northern Greece

15-year-old driver dies following accident in northern Greece

Shutterstock A 15-year-old who was critically injured in a car accident in Serres, northern Greece, died on Sunday morning. According to public broadcaster ERT, the accident occurred at 9 a.m. on Sunday on a provincial road when the vehicle, for reasons yet to be determined, veered off course and collided with a light pole. The …

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