Politics

On Thursday, during a visit to Greece, former US President Barack Obama spoke at the SNF Nostos Conference held by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. He spoke at length about various issues, including the challenges posed to democracy. During the trip...

Kyriakos Mitsotakis is close to a landslide victory in the Greek elections this coming Sunday according to a series of opinion polls that give his New Democracy (ND) party an even larger winning margin than the vote held in...

The polling stations for the Greek elections where members of the diaspora who are included in the special electoral rolls will vote have been established. Diaspora voting will take place on Saturday, June 24, one day before voters in Greece...

Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to 37 charges related to alleged mishandling of classified documents. Trump has made history as the first-ever US president, current or former, to face a federal criminal indictment. It marked the second occasion...

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis is planning to introduce a "Ministry of Family" to the Greek government. It will replace many of the duties currently carried out by the Ministry of Labor. Mitsotakis, who is hoping to secure a second...

New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his desire to convey a “message of friendship” from Greece to Turkey during his visit to the Dodecanese island of Leros ahead of the June 25 elections. Addressing a crowd of ND supporters...

Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s former Prime Minister, has died after being admitted to a Milan hospital on Friday. He was 86. The billionaire businessman created Italy’s largest media company before transforming the political landscape – while fending off multiple legal and...

Donald Trump has been indicted over his handling of classified documents after he left the White House and becomes the first former President to be charged on Federal charges. Trump, 76, faces seven charges including unauthorized retention of classified files,...

Greek MEP Eva Kaili has spoken out to French newspaper Liberation and Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera after her release.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan named the cabinet of his new government after swearing in as head of state in Turkey on Saturday. 

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...