Greek minister calls criticism of tougher migration policies a ‘badge of honor’
“Every time UN envoys express concern over my legislation, it makes me proud of that legislation,” declared Thanos Plevris.
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Ankara burns the maritime rulebook
Can you vote wishful thoughts into reality?
Greek ex-PM Tsipras sets date for new party comeback
Former Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday said he would formalise on May 26 a long-awaited comeback ahead of national elections next year.
Midnight Express 2026: EU indifferent to European tourists in Turkish prison
The shadow of Alan Parker’s Midnight Express has returned to Istanbul.
Greek parliament to lift immunity of MPs probed in EU farm scandal
Greece's parliament on Wednesday will vote on lifting the immunity of 13 lawmakers, a move demanded by European and Greek prosecutors investigating a multi-million…
From world order to global jungle
The decline and fall of the so-called post-war rules-based international order has quickly moved from prophecy or speculation to directly observable fact.
EU prosecutors demand immunity be lifted for 11 Greek MPs over subsidy scandal
European prosecutors today demanded that Greece lift the parliamentary immunity of 11 lawmakers suspected of involvement in a scam that syphoned off millions of…
Seizing Greenland: So, Europe, how does it feel to be Greece?
For decades, the capitals of Northern Europe have lived in a comfortable, self-righteous state.
Former Greek finance minister Varoufakis faces probe after he admits drug use
Yanis Varoufakis, who served as Greece's finance minister at the height of the country's debt crisis in 2015, has come under scrutiny for candid remarks about his…
Greece and Cyprus to intensify military cooperation with Israel in Eastern Mediterranean
Greece, Israel, and Cyprus agreed to increase their joint air and naval exercises in the eastern Mediterranean significantly starting in 2026, as part of a broader…
Greece repays €5.29 billion early under first bailout loan
Greece completed an early repayment of €5.
Germany stops return of asylum seekers to Greece until June 2026
Germany will stop deporting asylum seekers to Greece until June 2026 when new European Union asylum rules enter into force.
Euronext takes control of Athens Stock Exchange
Pan-European exchange operator Euronext has clinched a majority stake in the Hellenic Exchanges – Athens Stock Exchange (ATHEX), the operator of Greece's historic…
French budget boosted by early debt repayment by Greeks
French budgetary woes have received some unexpected relief from an unlikely benefactor: Greece, once seen as the black sheep of the eurozone.
Give us a break, Estonia and Co, with your sky-high EU hypocrisy
Spare us the drama, please, Estonia. Three Russian MiG-31s skim your Gulf of Finland airspace for 12 minutes on September 19, 2025 and Tallinn goes berserk.
Greece: Ruling New Democracy Party haemorrhaging votes
A new poll in Greece shows the corruption-plagued Christian Democrat New Democracy (ND) party would gather only 25.
Greece’s national co-ordinator for EU funds resigns after police raid
Greece's national co-ordinator for European Union funds and women’s entrepreneurship, Kalliopi Semertzidou, has resigned following reports allegedly linking her…
As Bulgaria enters the euro, Greece’s pricey tragedy calls for caution
Welcome, Bulgaria, to the eurozone’s arena.
In holiday hotspot Greece, barely half the population can afford a week off
Greece has remained one of Europe’s most popular tourist destinations but, for many Greeks, a full week of holiday has become financially out of reach.
Greek PM Mitsotakis ‘sidesteps criminal probe’ in alleged €2.5B farm fraud
The Greek Government said it planned to hold a parliamentary inquiry committee to investigate the country's alleged farm subsidy fraud scandal, broadening the scope…
Greek PM office implicated in alleged €290m farm fraud scandal
New evidence has deepened the crisis engulfing Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ government.
Mitsotakis leads EU corruption-soaked government but von der Leyen does nothing
Greece is bleeding, and the Mitsotakis government is wielding the knife.
Egypt’s desecration of Sinai’s Christian Sacred Heart
In the Sinai’s austere embrace, Saint Catherine’s Monastery, the world’s oldest monastic community, burns with 1.
Northern elites panic: Will Greece, Italy, and Spain become their human wastelands?
The EU’s southern frontier - Greece, Italy, and Spain - teeters on the edge of collapse, battered by a migration crisis that Brussels aggravates.
Greece bans surrogacy for homosexual male couples and single men
Greek justice minister Giorgos Floridis has announced that single men and male couples in same-sex relationships will no longer be allowed to have children through…
The EastMed Pipeline, Greece, Cyprus and Israel: do not let cowardice kill it again
The Eastern Mediterranean is at a crossroads, and the EastMed Pipeline - linking Greece, Cyprus, and Israel in a defiant energy pact - stands as a promise and a…
Embattled Greek PM replaces ministers after mass protests over fatal train crash
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has named new finance and transport ministers in a reshuffle designed to shore up support for his government after mass…
Tempi rail disaster: Greek Government under fire over cover-up allegations
Major protests have erupted across Greece on the second anniversary of the Tempi rail disaster that left 57 people dead and the government scrambling for cover.
Greek inquiry finds gaps in rail safety, two years after deadly crash
Greece's worst rail disaster in 2023 was due to chronic safety gaps that still need to be addressed to prevent a repeat, Greek investigators said on February 27.
Greece outraged over French sales of missles to Turkey
Greek Minister of National Defence, Nikos Dendias, summoned the French ambassador in Athens over a potential sale of Meteor air-to-air missiles to Turkey.