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Greek MEP Kaili Speaks Out To Italian, French Newspapers After Release
Greek MEP Eva Kaili has spoken out to French newspaper Liberation and Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera after her release.
Politics
Key Appointments In Turkey’s New Cabinet
Recep Tayyip Erdogan named the cabinet of his new government after swearing in as head of state in Turkey on Saturday.
Politics
Turkey’s Erdogan Takes Oath as President after Historic Win
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been sworn in as head of state in Turkey after winning a historic run-off election to extend his two-decade rule for another five years.
“I, as president, swear upon my honor and integrity before the great...
Greek News
Former Greek Minister Theodoros Pangalos Dies at 84
Theodoros Pangalos, one of the most influential and controversial politicians of modern Greece, died on Wednesday in Athens. He was 84.
His family announced his death through social media.
https://twitter.com/tpangalos/status/1663873417156624392
Pangalos was almost always in the public eye. The larger-than-life politician was...
Greek News
Greece and Turkey Cancel Military Exercises in the Aegean
In a further sign of a "thaw" in relations between Greece and Turkey, the two NATO allies have decided to cancel scheduled military exercises in the Aegean.
Turkish daily Hurriyet reports on Tuesday the Turkish Defense Ministry annulled the “Seawolf...
Greek News
New Elections in Greece Set for June 25
Greece’s President Katerina Sakellaropoulou has issued the Presidential Decree officially announcing a second national election to be held on June 25.
As stated in the Decree, the exploratory mandates given to the leaders of the first, second and third parties...
Greek News
Greece and Poland Join Forces to Seek German War Reparations
Poland is seeking the help of Greece to demand World War II reparations from Germany, according to press reports in Poland.
Polish state television TVP, reported that a major international conference on German war reparations will be held in Greece...
Politics
Erdogan Wins Turkey’s Presidential Elections
Turkey's incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan defeated opposition leader Kemal Kilincaroglu in the country’s runoff election on Sunday.
Greek News
Caretaker Government in Greece Sworn in
The caretaker government in Greece, which will lead the country until a new election takes place in late June, was officially sworn in on Friday during a ceremony at the Presidential Palace.
Ioannis Sarmas, the president of the Court of...
Diaspora
Hilary Clinton Endorses Eleni Kounalakis for Governor of California
Former US Secretary of State and presidential candidate Hilary Clinton has backed Eleni Kounalakis in her campaign for the California governorship.
The Greek American politician previously ran to become the governor of California back in 2018. She did not attain...
Crime
Qatargate: Eva Kaili Released From House Arrest
Eva Kaili, a key suspect in the Qatargate scandal which has rocked the European Parliament, was freed from house arrest on Thursday.
The Greek former MEP and vice president of the European Parliament was charged with participation in a criminal...
Diaspora
How Greeks Abroad Voted in the Elections: Final Results
Greeks living abroad who voted in the parliamentary elections on Saturday mirrored the choice of their compatriots in Greece as far as the first two parties are concerned.
These were the first elections in which Greeks living abroad could exercise...
Greek News
Greece Appoints Senior Judge as Caretaker Prime Minister
The President of Greece Katerina Sakallaropoulou appointed Ioannis Sarmas a senior judge as caretaker prime minister until new elections take place probably on June 25.
Sarmas, president of the Court of Audit, was appointed after the meeting with five major...
Greek News
Greek PM Orders Investigation into Migrant Expulsions
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis responded on Tuesday to the video purportedly showing the forced expulsion of migrants at sea from Greek territory calling the incident unacceptable and confirming an ongoing investigation.
The video, presented by The New York Times,...
Greek News
SYRIZA in Disarray After Shocking Election Defeat in Greece
SYRIZA, the party that swept to power during the turbulent years of the Greek debt crisis, is in disarray after the election results on Sunday.
The party led by former PM Alexis Tsipras has seen its share of the vote...