Kasidiaris is a convicted Neo Nazi. www.ekathimerini.com/politics/130...

Eight victims of a Greek wiretapping scandal have sued the Athens-based surveillance firm Intellexa SA and individuals believed to be linked to it, seeking €1 ​million ($1.1 million) each for moral harm, their lawyer said on Tuesday. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

The Copernicus Rapid Mapping Service and the European Forest Fire Observatory (EFFIS) data showed that around 38% of Attica’s forest cover – approximately 46,500 hectares – was destroyed between 2017 and 2025 www.ekathimerini.com/news/environ...

Greek PM Mitsotakis’s national security adviser fell victim to Russian pranksters.Thought he was speaking via video conference with Zelenskyy’s national security adviser.Video shows discussion on Ukrainian drone off coast of Lefkada, as well as on Greek-Ukrainian relations. youtu.be/BouTmZ0PSYM?...

The structural reforms that Greece actually needed www.ekathimerini.com/news/1308488...

In Greece, average wealth per adult increased by approximately 9% over the last five years. During the same period, however, median wealth – meaning what the average citizen actually has – decreased by about 18%. www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1308...

Terrible: Vagia Nestora, mother of party candidate Afroditi Nestora, succumbed to her injuries in Thessaloniki’s Ippokrateio Hospital ICU, the hospital said. It said she had suffered burns on 80% of her body and suffered multi-organ failure. www.ekathimerini.com/news/1308348...

As the Greek financial sector collapsed, the loan was passed from bank to ‌bank before ending up with a credit servicing company that refused his request to pay in more affordable instalments.

Excessive demand, in relation to Greece’s production capabilities, but also structural problems, distortions and oligopolistic conditions in the market, which allow high profits to be secured, lie behind the index’s persistence at high levels. www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1308...

Given that most Greeks see these oldtimers as partly responsible for the crisis in 2010, I doubt if this is a good strategy from PASOK. www.ekathimerini.com/politics/130...

The figures reveal a paradox at the heart of modern Greece: an economy that is once again generating wealth, but a society where a majority of people continue to struggle financially. www.dnews.gr/eidhseis/new...

Greece says it is entering a new era of “brain regain”. Government programmes like Rebrain Greece are touring European capitals, employers are hiring, and the economy is finally growing again. But is the tide really turning? Interesting podcast: shows.acast.com/the-agora/ep...

The restoration of the orthostates of the tympanum constituted one of the most complex interventions of recent years for the Acropolis Monuments Restoration Service (YSMA). www.euronews.com/culture/2026...

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Μanagement has asked officials to voluntarily participate in delivering items, without additional payment and using if available, their private vehicles. Those who do not have a car will participate as co-drivers, creating teams of 2 people to handle deliveries. www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1306...

it takes at least one and a half gross minimum wages (153% of the salary) to cover the cost of housing in Athens, including water, electricity, heating (natural gas, oil), a percentage that makes it the 6th most expensive city among the 21 examined. www.keeptalkinggreece.com/2026/06/09/a...

Nearly 6,000 people have reached Crete from the Tobruk area of eastern Libya so far this year, accounting for about half of all migrant arrivals in Greece. That's more than 1,000 per month. www.ekathimerini.com/news/1305575...

Greek govt has proposed sweeping overhaul of pay structure for country's most senior Orthodox Christian clergy. That would more than double salaries of many bishops and could increase some clerical earnings by as much as 120 %. www.dnews.gr/eidhseis/new...

That's a lot of eggs in 1 basket www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1305...

"In recent years, there has been an unprecedented redistribution of wealth to the detriment of citizens who are weaker economically, the likes of which Greece has not seen since the 1967-1974 military dictatorship." www.ekathimerini.com/opinion/1304...

Critics argue it reflects an attempt by the government to consolidate a lasting administrative footprint inside one of Greece’s most sensitive institutions — potentially extending influence beyond the lifespan of the current administration. www.dnews.gr/eidhseis/new...

“They were beating people. They tortured people. They humiliated people. They sexually abused people. They robbed people. They took everything from them: their belongings, their passports, their money, their dignity. They stripped people naked.” wearesolomon.com/en/mag/forma...

The disagreement risks adding Greece to a growing list of member states facing scrutiny over rule-of-law issues and institutional independence, even as the country seeks to project an image of political stability and judicial modernisation www.dnews.gr/eidhseis/new...

Αναζήτησαν καταφύγιο στην Ελλάδα. Τέθηκαν υπό κράτηση από Έλληνες συνοριοφύλακες, που τους εξανάγκασαν να συμμετέχουν σε βίαιες επαναπροωθήσεις άλλων προσφύγων. wearesolomon.com/mag/format-e...

Earlier this week, Greece’s government submitted an amendment to effectively block European prosecutors from investigating parliamentarians — a highly sensitive subject because of a major probe into political involvement in a massive farm fraud scandal.

Socialist party tabled proposal to establish parliamentary inquiry committee to examine new evidence. Law allows minority of 120 MPs to initiate such a committee. Gov't invoked national security grounds to require enhanced majority of 151 votes instead. Govt's majority was able to block the proposal

The hasty amendment to the Greek Code of Criminal Procedure,establishing a special procedure for felonies committed by Members of Parliament,has a negative effect on the EPPO’s ability to effectively investigate and prosecute offences under its competence in Greece www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/new...

Will anything be done to address the deplorable situation in which these people are forced to work? I am not getting my hopes up. www.ekathimerini.com/news/1303755...

🇬🇷 #Greece: IPI and partners condemn the filing of abusive lawsuit by Air Mediterranean against @miirgr.bsky.social, @efsyntakton.bsky.social and their editors & directors. We call on Greek authorities to implement anti-SLAPP safeguards to protect independent media.

Greece’s 22 cabinet ministers reported combined liabilities of roughly €1.56 million, while deputy ministers and junior ministers disclosed an additional €2.28 million in debts. www.dnews.gr/eidhseis/new...

Speaking during an episode of a Skai TV documentary on the crisis, called Sto Xiliosto, Juncker maintained that the proposal was made during a meeting of finance ministers of EU members using the euro currency, known as the eurogroup. www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1303...

While visiting Greece, it became clear that many persistent flaws are not resolved: pushbacks, access to basic services, detention and criminalisation. Increased dehumanisation. The Asylum Pact will not succeed if the EU doesn’t enforce compliance and share the responsibility for asylum seekers.

Police investigating the 24 April 2025 killing of alleged underworld figure Giorgos Moschouris in Halandri, northern Athens, said they found an unexpected item inside his armored BMW: a case file on the unsolved murder of journalist Giorgos Karaivaz in 2021 www.ekathimerini.com/news/1303127...

"The death [...] has renewed scrutiny over living conditions for migrant farm workers." Living conditions for them have been known for years to be deplorable. There have even been instances where they were shot at (see Blood Strawberries in Manolada) www.ekathimerini.com/news/1303185...

Potential whistleblowers in Greece: think again. "Independent Authority for Public Revenue said it will not comply with court ruling to reinstate employee working for state farm subsidies agency at heart of EU fund misuse scandal, bc position has been abolished" www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1302...

A Global Sumud aid flotilla activist, Hüseyin Oral, said he was beaten and robbed by Israeli soldiers while in detention in Greece during the Israeli raid on the fleet, adding that his money and ID were stolen by the soldiers. #FreePalestine #Greece #Crete

Unresolved wiretapping of journalists by the Greek National Intelligence Service, as well as the influence of Orthodox Church over media in Cyprus, are among the culprits for their poor rankings in the index. euobserver.com/214287/greec...

The Association of Greek Prosecutors has condemned as “impermissible interference” a call by the Athens Bar Association for the resignation of Supreme Court prosecutor Konstantinos Tzavellas over his handling of the wiretapping case. www.ekathimerini.com/politics/130...

The Athens Bar Association, Greece’s largest professional body for lawyers, has escalated tensions with judicial leadership, calling for the resignation of Supreme Court Prosecutor Konstantinos Tzavellas over his handling of the illegal surveillance case www.ekathimerini.com/politics/130...

Greece’s legal community sharply criticized decision by the top prosecutor not to reopen a high-profile wiretapping investigation, warning that the move risks eroding public trust in the justice system and raising broader concerns about the rule of law. www.dnews.gr/eidhseis/new...

Greece’s ombudsman said disciplinary proceedings have still not been initiated in connection with the 2023 shipwreck off Pylos, 15 months after completing its preliminary investigation into possible actions and omissions by senior Coast Guard officials. www.ekathimerini.com/in-depth/soc...

After Manfred Weber took over as president, the European People’s Party hired two advisors with deep connections to Greece's ruling party, racking up over half a million euros in costs for the EU party in just six months. www.ftm.eu/articles/eur...

The case file concerning the so-called “Greek Watergate” wiretapping scandal will not be reopened, the country’s Supreme Court has ruled, despite an earlier request from Athens judges to reinvestigate for potential espionage offences. www.euractiv.com/news/top-gre...

Speaking at the Delphi Economic Forum on Thursday, European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kövesi described OPEKEPE—the agency responsible for distributing European Union agricultural subsidies—as “an acronym for corruption,” www.dnews.gr/eidhseis/new...

Happy 16th anniversary!

The confrontation is the latest episode in a long-running dispute between Athens and European Public Prosecutor’s Office, with Greek officials repeatedly accusing Kövesi of overreach, while she argues that political resistance is obstructing corruption investigations www.euractiv.com/news/eu-pros...

Intellexa in Greece. Black Cube in Cyprus. "A private spy firm founded by former members of Israeli intelligence has confirmed its involvement in sting operation targeting state officials & private interests in Cyprus, saying it wanted to expose ‌corruption." www.reuters.com/technology/i...

IPI also warns that the 2021 assassination of Karaivaz is now the only case involving the killing of a journalist in the European Union in the last decade to remain in a state of total impunity with no convictions or justice secured, according to our monitoring. ipi.media/greece-five-...

EU farm fraud scandal rocks Greek government, PM urges swift action f24.my/BqeE.BS

Far side of the moon released by NASA today. 🧪🔭