Greek, Turkish, Serbian and Bulgarian citizens are among the activists who have been detained by the Israeli Navy following its raid on vessels participating in the #globalsumudflotilla, which was transporting #humanitarianaid to #Gaza. After being detained, they are expected to be deported.

"Ούτε αυτή τη φορά προηγήθηκε ένας αυστηρός και ανεξάρτητος έλεγχος για το αν τα εισοδήματα και τα περιουσιακά στοιχεία των πολιτικών είναι πράγματι αυτά που δηλώνουν, όπως δεν έχει γίνει ουσιαστικός έλεγχος για τον τρόπο κτήσης τους." www.lifo.gr/stiles/optik...

1/3 🇬🇷⚡️Greeks demand transparency on wildfire causes! 🔍 At Balkan Insight - BIRN, we investigated why Greece faces devastating fires every year. 👉 Experts say it’s not just climate change — but lack of prevention and abandonment of rural areas, once guarded by locals.

📍November 16, 1916: HMHS Britannic, the “sister ship” of the Titanic, sank off the coast of Kea after striking a German mine. 🔎 May 6–13, 2025: For the first time, artifacts were recovered from the historic wreck, at a depth of over 120 meters. #Britannic #Shipwreck #History #Kea

A court in #Greece on Monday found two former protected witnesses – who claimed ten politicians were bribed by the Swiss global healthcare company #Novartis, including two former prime ministers – guilty of false accusation and repeated false testimony. balkaninsight.com/2025/09/15/g...

The Greek Anti-Money Laundering Authority ordered the freezing of the assets of former New Democracy member Kalliopi Sermetzidou, who, along with her partner and two relatives, allegedly misused EU agricultural subsidies of around 2.6 million euros. balkaninsight.com/2025/07/17/f...

ΠΑΓΝΗ: Κατέρρευσε ψευδοροφή στην καρδιολογική κλινική - Τραυματίστηκε ασθενής στο κεφάλι

Η πολύκροτη δίκη για την τραγωδία των Τεμπών αναμένεται, εκτός απροόπτου να ξεκινήσει την άνοιξη του 2026, ενώ 10 γενικοί γραμματείς του υπουργείου Μεταφορών μαζί με τον Κ. Καραμανλή, θα κριθούν από το Δικαστικό Συμβούλιο ίσως νωρίτερα από τη δίκη. www.tovima.gr/2025/09/09/d...

Fugitive oligarch #VladimirPlahotniuc will be extradited from Greece to Moldova, but timing is everything. His lawyer accuses Chisinau of delaying until just before the Sept 28 elections to score points. #greece #moldova #russia balkaninsight.com/2025/09/08/f...

#Greece’s parliament approved a bill toughening the measures for rejected #asylumseekers. The bill has been however criticised by opposition and #humanrights organisations as abusive and #racist. #migration balkaninsight.com/2025/09/03/g...

#Greekpolice investigated 6,354 tax identification numbers, of which 1,036 were identified as having illegally received EU agricultural subsidies amounting to 22.7 million euros over the period 2019 to 2024. #farming #Greece #eusubsidies balkaninsight.com/2025/09/02/g...

Despite opposition from students and academics, 4 branches of foreign universities have received operating licenses in #Greece, marking the first wave of establishment of #nonstateuniversities in the country, Greek education officials announced today. balkaninsight.com/2024/02/13/m...

The mayor of #Athens, Haris Doukas, expressed his support for detained Istanbul mayor #EkremImamoglu during a solidarity visit to the Turkish city with other EU mayors. "This is not only a sign of support for him, but also a stand for democracy, against authoritarianism," the Greek mayor stated.

Greece’s PM Mitsotakis says the country should be “ready to join the nuclear alliance.” 👉 Public support for #nuclear has jumped from 18% in 2018 to 43% in 2023. 👉 Advocates see lower emissions & costs with #SMRs. 👉 Critics warn of waste & safety risks. Is nuclear Greece’s future—or a gamble?

“It is certainly the most difficult 24 hours of the fire season,” Kostas Tsigas, president of the Fire Service Officers’ Union, told the Greek public broadcaster on Wednesday. #Greece #wildfires balkaninsight.com/2025/08/13/f...

A wildfire in Keratea, Attica, which broke out today at 2 pm, is out of control, burning houses. Locals have been alerted to evacuate their homes. Strong winds of 9 Beaufort are blowing in the area. Air and ground forces are trying to contain the fire. balkaninsight.com/2025/07/03/b...

#Greece has been hit by more #wildfires as a blaze broke out in an agroforestry area on #Kefalonia island, causing locals to evacuate their homes, while fires are also burning vegetation in #Megara, West Attica. Firefighters have been fighting the blazes. balkaninsight.com/2025/07/03/b...

1/2 Greek public broadcaster ERT reports that EU prosecutors have ordered a preliminary investigation into a recently-resigned member of the ruling New Democracy party, Kalliopi Semertzidou, over alleged wrongdoing while receiving EU subsidies.

#Wildfires have broken out in five regions across #Greece this Friday. #Firefighters are battling flames in Kilkis, Thesprotia, Ioannina, Kastoria, and Ancient Olympia, while temperatures in some areas—such as Messenia, Peloponnese—have soared to 46°C. balkaninsight.com/2025/07/25/g...

1/2 With temperatures soaring as high as 44 degrees Celsius, authorities in #greece are urging the public to be vigilant about fires and to avoid outdoor work. #heatwave balkaninsight.com/2025/07/25/g...

1/2 Greek Minister of #Migration and #Asylum Thanos Plevris, in an interview today on the Greek public broadcaster ERT, said that he supports a discussion that has already begun in the EU regarding the creation of hosting or detention centers outside the EU, funded by the #EU.

🚨 As more migrant boats reach #Crete, #Greece suspends #asylum applications & proposes jail for people who are residing illegaly in Greece. 🔗 Tensions with #Libya fuel the surge. ⚠️ Rights groups warn of a serious risk of arbitrary detention. balkaninsight.com/2025/07/24/a...

#Cruiseship passengers visiting #Greece must pay the Greek state a special cruise #tax from Monday, as part of government measures announced earlier aimed at easing mid-summer overcrowding on popular islands like #Mykonos & #Santorini. #tourism Read more: balkaninsight.com/2025/07/21/g...

1,050 fires already in Greece. The same areas are burning. No review, no strategy, just reaction, Thanks @wwfgr.bsky.social #wildfires #Greece #climatecrisis balkaninsight.com/2025/07/17/b...

🇬🇷 As #Greece welcomes millions of tourists, a hidden crisis brews behind the scenes. 📉 Local workers are turning their backs on #tourism jobs — long hours, low pay, no future. 🌍 The government is now looking beyond the EU to fill the gap — but is it enough? balkaninsight.com/2025/07/15/g...

An Athens court sentenced #PetrosFilippidis the once-beloved comedian, today to 3 years in prison (suspended), rejecting all mitigating factors. #metooGR #Justice #metoo balkaninsight.com/2025/07/15/g...

“As the amendment is worded, and with the experience we have, we fear there will be #pushbacks,” said Lefteris Papagiannakis, president of the Greek League of Human Rights, told BIRN. balkaninsight.com/2025/07/11/g...

1/2 Greek Minister of Migration and Asylum #ThanosPlevris visited Libya today with EU Commissioner #MagnusBrunner in a bid to stem migration from #Libya to the #EU. "We will help Libya to keep illegal migrants to prevent departures to the EU," said Plevris.

“I cannot answer what went wrong. Obviously, there were errors in service, but mainly there was a lack of humanity...,” a police official who spoke on condition of anonymity told BIRN concerning #KyriakiGriva's #femicide outside a #Greekpolice station. balkaninsight.com/2025/07/07/i...

A wildfire is burning in Agios Dimitrios, a village in Koropi, East Attica, threatening homes. Residents of the area were alerted to evacuate the area. A forest fire also broke out near Ancient Olympia in the Peloponnese. balkaninsight.com/2025/07/03/b...

Greek firefighters continued to battle a large fire that broke out in the municipality of Ierapetra on #Crete on Wednesday. The fire has burned forest and arable land, and there are some reports of burned properties. #wildfires #greece balkaninsight.com/2025/07/03/b...

1/2 Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Monday that Navy ships will be deployed outside Libyan territorial waters to prevent the flow of illegal migrants, stressing that "the smugglers will not dictate who enters Greece".

Firefighters and volunteers have been battling to contain wildfires that have broken out in the last 24 hours on the Greek islands of #Chios and #Crete. #Greece #wildfires balkaninsight.com/2025/06/23/g...

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office, EPPO, on Thursday said it had referred two former Greek Ministers of Rural Development and Food to the Greek parliament for suspected involvement in the fraudulent use of EU agricultural funds balkaninsight.com/2025/06/19/t...

A Turkish lawyer, Gunay Dag, on #hungerstrike in Greece for 29 days, is demanding the restoration of his international protection after #Greece in April revoked his right to political #asylum. #Turkey #refugees balkaninsight.com/2025/06/06/t...

1/2 The EU Court of Justice has condemned Greece for not updating its River Basin Management Plans and Flood Risk Management Plans across all 14 of its water districts Member states are required to revise these plans every six years and submit them to the European Commission.

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Spoke with the soul behind #Albgreco — a powerful doc on roots, identity, and the quiet strength of #Greece’s 2nd-gen Albanian immigrants. Thank you Ilir, Georgia, Biorni, Stefi — and Dimitris Christopoulos — for giving voice to what history overlooks. #OnassisStegi balkaninsight.com/2025/05/30/i...

The European Commission welcomes the Council's decision to lift EU economic sanctions on Syria. ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

1/2 The Athens Prosecutor's Office filed an appeal against an acquittal court ruling of the #farright Spartans party MPs, who have been accused of collaborating with #IliasKasidiaris, a jailed former member of the banned #GoldenDawn party, and defrauding voters in the 2023 parliamentary elections.

1/2 To address the increased risk of #wildfires in EU states during the summer, 650 #firefighters from 14 EU countries will be placed in high-risk locations in #Greece, #France, #Portugal and #Spain to support local #firebrigades during July and August.

Hostages and Missing Families Forum called on the government to ‘return to the negotiating table’.

Το Υπ Εσωτερικής Ασφάλειας κατηγόρησε το πανεπιστήμιο ότι «συντηρεί ένα μη ασφαλές πανεπιστημιακό περιβάλλον, εχθρικό προς τους Εβραίους φοιτητές», και εφαρμόζει «ρατσιστικές πολιτικές ισότητας και διαφορετικότητας». www.ieidiseis.gr/kosmos/49815...

Την άμεση παύση των στρατιωτικών επιχειρήσεων στη #Γάζα και την κατάπαυση του πυρός, καθώς και τη διάνοιξη ανθρωπιστικών διαδρόμων και την προστασία των αμάχων ζητάει με ανακοίνωσή της η Ένωση Διοικητικών Δικαστών, καταγγέλλοντας τις επιθέσεις του #ισραήλ. www.dikastiko.gr/eidhsh/metop...

#greekpolice have made 20 arrests so far on Thursday as part of a major operation aimed at cracking a large #MigrantSmuggling and document-forging ring. balkaninsight.com/2025/05/22/g...