The obvious, but necessary steps after the European Public Prosecutor’s Office submitted a new case file for the EU farm subsidy scandal to Greek authorities are the following: First, to quickly submit all available evidence to the judicial authorities. Second, to break with the old party and clientelistic logic within the ruling party. Third, to …
[InTime News] Long-serving sports journalist Manolis Mavrommatis, a household name in Greece, has been discharged from a rehabilitation center after two years of treatment for injuries sustained in a major fire at his Athens apartment. Mavrommatis, also a former MEP, and his wife, Rena Venieri, were rescued from the heavily damaged flat and admitted to …
[InTime News] Criminal proceedings will be initiated against lawyer and Course of Freedom leader Zoe Konstantopoulou over the videotaping of a police officer during Wednesday’s Tempe railway disaster trial in Larissa, Justice Minister Giorgos Floridis has said. The footage was later published on social media. In a radio interview, Floridis said Konstantopoulou “played the leading …
A new bill by the Environment Ministry allows for urban development of parts of Natura areas that are located next to the boundaries of cities or villages. The possibility will be given in areas where town planning must definitely be expanded and the Natura area was an “obstacle.” With other regulations, the ministry restores or …
Even before the Iran war, Ukraine’s position was precarious. The country had just endured its most brutal winter in decades, during which Russia systematically destroyed much of its civilian energy infrastructure. Hampered by a shortage of missile defenses, Ukrainian forces had been unable to halt the Russian army’s slow but grinding progress along the front …
Main opposition leader Nikos Androulakis called for immediate snap elections on Thursday, accusing the government of undermining democracy to conceal a widening web of scandals, as a European investigation into subsidy fraud widened to include more members of the New Democracy government and MPs. Speaking in Parliament, the PASOK leader described the current political climate …
[AP] A trial over the handling of video footage linked to the freight train involved in the deadly 2023 Tempe rail disaster may restart from the beginning after the presiding judge signaled her intention to step down. If the competent judicial council accepts the request, a new judge will be appointed and proceedings at the …
[InTime News] SYRIZA leader Sokratis Famellos has called on progressive parties to coordinate and submit a no-confidence motion against the government, facing a widening web of scandals. “Our democratic duty cannot be exhausted in denunciation. Greek society is highly distrustful of the government,” Famellos said Thursday, stressing that “it is necessary to make use of …
Eight in 10 students say they would not have succeeded in national exams without tutoring. [Shutterstock] A new study by the Center for Educational Policy Development highlights the difficulty Greece faces in restoring the educational role of high school through the National Leaving Certificate, as private tutoring remains dominant. Eight in 10 students say they would …
Greece’s rollout of artificial intelligence traffic cameras has begun generating fines, with the first 130 citations already issued to drivers and motorcyclists caught running red lights or riding without helmets. The pilot program currently operates at eight high-risk locations in Greateer Athens, while additional cameras have been installed on 10 buses to monitor bus lanes. …