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Greek Woman Abused by Former Ambassador of Venezuela Speaks Out
A Greek woman, former employee of the Embassy of Venezuela in Greece, spoke about the sexual abuse she suffered.
Greek News
Greek Government Spokesman Resigns
Government spokesman and Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister Christos Tarantilis resigned his post on Sunday in a letter to Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Greece
Government, Opposition Clash over Bill to Curb Demonstrations in Greece
As the vote for the bill to regulate demonstrations is about to go up for a vote in the Greek Parliament Thursday, there continue to be fierce reactions from the opposition, unions and other sectors of society.
Greece's public sector employees...
Greece
Wide Consensus Foreseen as Opposition Parties Support First Female Greek President
It was announced on Thursday that the first Parliamentary vote to elect the next Greek President will take place on Wednesday, January 22.
According to the recently-amended Greek Constitution, the first vote requires a 2/3 majority for a candidate to...
Greece
Greek PM Proposes a Female Judge as the Next President of Hellenic Republic
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced in a televised message on Wednesday evening that his ruling New Democracy party will propose Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou as a candidate for the position of President of the Republic.
PM Mitsotakis announced the candidate following...
Greece
Who Will Be the Next Greek President?
A media fever has reigned in the past few weeks in Greece over the choice of who may be proposed as President of the Hellenic Republic, although the official announcement of the proposed candidate is several days away.
Analysts and reporters...
Diplomacy
PM Mitsotakis: Greece will Ask NATO to Condemn Turkey over International Law Violations
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday said that he will ask NATO to condemn Turkey at the NATO summit on December 3-4 in London.
Greece will not tolerate any Turkish provocation without responding, the prime minister and New Democracy...
Diplomacy
Greek PM: Those Challenging our Sovereign Rights will have to Face Greece and our European Allies
"Anyone rushing to doubt - by institutionally baseless means - Greece's sovereign rights should know that they will have to face Greece and its European allies as well," Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday.
In addressing New Democracy's...
Greece
Greece Scraps Reinstatement of Blasphemy Law Following Public Outcry
Greek Minister of Justice Costas Tsiaras announced on Tuesday that the government is now withdrawing its decision to reintroduce the criminalization of blasphemy in Greece.
Following a public outcry and a massive wave of ridicule across social media, the Greek...
Greece
Fresh Accusations Emerge Against Ex-Minister Papangelopoulos in Novartis Case
Greece's former corruption prosecutor Eleni Raikou accused former deputy Justice Minister Dimitris Papangelopoulos on Monday of intervening in her work while she was a prosecutor.
Back in 2017, Raikou was the first-ever official to accuse Papangelopoulos of trying to interfere in...