Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis took aim Wednesday at the Greek Left Alliance (ELAS), the political party unveiled Tuesday by former leftist prime minister Alexis Tsipras. Source link
A 39-year-old Albanian national known online as “Venom” was extradited to France in mid-May after his arrest last November at his apartment in the Nikaia district of Athens. Source link
Government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis on Wednesday sharply criticized former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ new political venture, following the launch of the Greek Left Alliance (ELAS) on Tuesday. Source link
A total of 50 undocumented migrants were rescued off southern Crete on Wednesday, authorities said. Source link
Twenty-two people arrested on the southern island of Crete over alleged fraud involving European Union agricultural subsidies were brought to the port of Piraeus early Wednesday and transferred to the offices of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) for questioning, authorities said. Source link
There are more than four tourist beds per every permanent resident on several Greek islands, according to a new study by the University of the Aegean’s Sustainable Tourism Observatory. Source link
The rollout of smart traffic cameras has been plagued by legal challenges, canceled tenders and bureaucratic delays that have repeatedly stalled efforts to modernize road safety enforcement. Source link
In an interview with Kathimerini, former White House press secretary Sean Spicer describes the evolution of the Trump movement from a political phenomenon that in 2016 surprised even some of its own lead players into a fully organized ideological and political machine capable of reshaping American society. Source link
A new request for the disbursement of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) funds, totaling €1.63 billion and following the full amortization of the prefinancing, has been submitted to the European Commission by Nikos Papathanassis, alternate finance minister responsible for the Recovery and Resilience Facility. Source link
Flames engulfed a forest in Catalonia, Spain, ripping across a wooded expanse and heading straight for hundreds of acres of pines and underbrush. Source link