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Greece bans party linked to neo-Nazi group from May vote

Greece’s Supreme Court on Tuesday banned a party founded by a jailed member of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn group from contesting the May 21 general election. The far-right Hellenes party …

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Ancient setting, and modern issues: 8th Delphi Economic Forum tackles climate, finance, and much more

Over 990 world leaders and economic experts from 71 countries descended upon ancient Delphi for the 8th Delphi Economic Forum, between April 26 to 29. The Oracle of Delphi’s ambiguous …

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Rescue operations to extract Greeks and foreign nationals from Sudan

Battles raging in Sudan have sparked several evacuation operations to rescue foreign citizens or embassy staff by road, air and sea. The Greek foreign ministry said a first group of …

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Greek PM kicks off general election countdown

Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called for the dissolution of parliament on Saturday, kicking off the countdown to general elections set for May 21. Mitsotakis, whose four-year term would have …

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Host of failings led to Greece rail disaster: report

Greece’s worst rail disaster, which killed 57 people, was caused by a host of factors in a railway system plagued by chronic problems, according to a report by government experts …

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SYRIZA MEP Alexis Georgoulis resigns following sexual harassment allegations

On Monday, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola announced that Belgian authorities have requested the removal of parliamentary immunity from Greek actor and SYRIZA MEP Alexis Georgoulis, 48, after a complaint …

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Greece’s culture ministry signs agreement to promote archaeological sites along major highways

The Ministry of Culture & Sports and the nonprofit association ‘Diazoma’ signed an agreement to link 30 key archaeological sites under a program called ‘Avenues of Nature and Culture’ that …

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SYRIZA accuses Mitsotakis of signing off Illegal surveillance software to Sudan

Greece’s main opposition party, SYRIZA, demanded on Monday that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reveal whether he issued a permit to export the illegal ‘Predator’ surveillance software to Sudan, “involving Greece, …

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Graft-accused MEP Eva Kaili won’t return to Greece until name cleared

Eva Kaili, the Greek MEP charged with corruption as part of the so-called Qatargate inquiry, has vowed not to return to her homeland before clearing her name. “If I do …

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Migrants among 6 killed in car smash near Greece-Turkey border

Five migrants and a Greek motorist were killed in a car crash on a highway near the border between Greece and Turkey on Saturday, police told AFP. The car, carrying …

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