Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump attends his campaign rally at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, US, November 5, 2024. [Brian Snyder/Reuters] 2024 is the first time in the history of modern democracy and universal suffrage that all incumbent parties in developed countries lost vote share. An astute observer of …
SHUTTERSTOCK The driver of a car that collided with an electric scooter ridden by a 12-year-old boy, leaving him hospitalized in intensive care, told authorities Friday that she did not run a red light at an intersection in Athens’ Holargos suburb, insisting the boy crashed onto her vehicle. The driver, a 30-year-woman, has, under latest …
File photo. Greece’s anti-drug authorities have arrested two Greek men suspected of being part of a transnational crime ring exporting crystal meth and MDMA to Australia, police said. Police seized about 56 kg of the psychedelic drug MDMA, the main ingredient of ecstasy pills, and nearly 30 kg of methamphetamine, also known by its street …
[Reuters] The average full-time adjusted salary in Greece for 2023 was €17,000, according to data released by Eurostat, the EU’s statistics agency, on Thursday. This places Greece third from the bottom, with only Bulgaria (€13,500) and Hungary (€16,900) reporting lower figures. The highest average annual full-time adjusted salary was recorded in Luxembourg (€81,100), followed by …
[InTime News] PASOK is carefully navigating shifting political dynamics on its left, as SYRIZA and its splinter group, the New Left, hold their respective conferences, all while confronting a dual offensive from the right. The socialists, who recently re-elected Nikos Androulakis as their leader, are watching to see who will lead the two factions following …
The meeting on Friday of the Greek and Turkish foreign ministers, George Gerapetritis and Hakan Fidan, in Athens is expected to confirm the willingness of the two sides to hold substantive discussions that could lead to the next steps on the contentious issue of the delimitation of the continental shelf and the exclusive economic zone …
The deal to hand over Larnaca and Paphos airports to Hermes Airports Ltd is nearly sealed, as the company moves toward securing financing from a bank for the second phase of development at both airports. Kathimerini understands Hermes Airports is in advanced talks with a bank to secure a loan for the project, pending approval …
[Intime] Thursday was a difficult day for Greek teams in Europe, with Olympiakos dropping two points at home to Rangers, while PAOK and Panathinaikos lost on the road. Olympiakos drew 1-1 wth Rangers in Piraeus for the Europa League, paying for its sole error in the game. The Reds went ahead on the 56th with …
Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system intercepts missiles fired from southern Lebanon over the Galilee, northern Israel, 2 October 2024. [Atef Safadi/EPA] “What I fear is that if there is such an attack, it will again create retaliation from Iran and then the war will continue,” Ambassador (ret.) Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo, the former acting NATO secretary-general, …
The German-speaking countries are developing into one of the most dynamic markets for the acquisition of houses – especially country homes – in Greece. Buyers from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg are today a very important factor for the Greek holiday home market. “More than 50% of our customers come from German-speaking countries and are …