The no-confidence motion was tabled days after an explosive front-page story in the weekly "To Vima” on Sunday cited doctored audio tapes leaked to the press immediately after the deadly Feb. 28, 2023 Tempi rail collision
Today's session on Tempi rail disaster investigation, will begin with statements from the parties’ rapporteurs, while all opposition party leaders are expected to speak
Deputies of main opposition SYRIZA cited the possible criminal liability by Kostas A. Karamanlis, who was transport minister during the train collision
As expected, all 158 deputies belonging to ruling New Democracy (ND) voted in favor, along with an independent MP
The law will be put to a vote on Friday and will effectively allow for the operation of private universities in Greece
Protesters have demanded untaxed diesel fuel, subsidized electricity, a clampdown on ag imports presented as domestic products and even revisions of the EU’s standing Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
The President of the European Parliament in her opening remarks paid tribute to Alexei Navalny stating that he was first deprived of freedom and his life
A woman had called a television station earlier on Saturday saying a bomb had been planted inside the Parliament
Revision of civil code means Greece becomes the 37st country in the world to recognize marriage by two people of the same gender
"In this way, we both safeguard democracy and secure the interests of the Greek People, in the best possible way," the head of the Greek Orthodox Church said in an interview
A surge in inflation after the pandemic, the highly successful “Golden Visa” scheme and the ubiquitous “AirBnB” effect behind shortage of 212,000 units, according to one estimate
The five EU laws in a relevant pact touch on all stages of asylum and migration management, according to a press release
The PM also pledged schoolsin Thessaly hit by Storm Daniel would be fully restored by September thans to donations by Greek shipowners
The Prime Minister is expected to announce measures which aim to reduce some of the agricultural sector's costs
The Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece (KIS) also issued a message a day ahead of the annual Jan. 27 Holocaust Remembrance Day
Another 135 deputies of the main opposition and lesser opposition parties, ranging from the Communist Party (KKE) to the ultra-right Spartiates (Spartans), voted against
MEPs called for justice for the killing of journalists and welcomed the agreement on the media freedom act
Members of the Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs committee finally voted to allow the Nordic country to join the Alliance, Turkish media reported
Specifically, 262 MPs voted in favor, with ND MPs joined by opposition deputies from SYRIZA, PASOK, KKE and New Left parties. Deputies of the right-of-center Elliniki Lysi (Hellenic Solution), Niki and Spartiates parties voted against.
Aiming to reduce the 20,000 lives lost annually on EU roads and to help fill the market's need for more truckers, the new rules change terms around the award of licenses and strive to prepare drivers for the increased presence of scooters and cycles on roads