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Greece Approves Landmark Private Universities Bill Amidst Protests

The Greek Parliament voted in favor of a bill that allows the establishment of private universities in the country. The historic --and yet controversial-- bill was voted in favor by 159 lawmakers out of a total of 300 MPs. The 158...

Melina Mercouri: The Epitome of the Hellenic Spirit

Melina Mercouri (18 October 1920 – 6 March 1994) is engraved in the minds of millions of Greeks. In her life, she was several things: a striking woman; a stage and movie actress; a patriot; an activist; and a...

Elections in Greece: Mitsotakis Favorite to Win

Greece goes to the polls on Sunday for a repeat election that, according to the latest opinion polls could see the center-right New Democracy (ND) return to government with a big parliamentary majority. Opinion polls on Friday showed Kyriakos Mitsotakis...

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...

Greece Goes to the Polls in Tightly Fought General Elections

Greece votes Sunday in a general election that could prove inconclusive, with the leading candidate, conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, unlikely to garner a lead wide enough to avoid a new vote. Opinion polls show Mitsotakis’ conservative New Democracy ahead...

Greece Heads for an Election Re-run in July

Greece is heading to the polls on Sunday for an election that is highly unlikely to produce a government. An election re-run is expected to be held in early July with a different electoral law that could make the...

Poll Confirms Greek Governing Party Losing Ground After Rail Disaster

The latest poll on voting intentions in Greece suggests that while center-right New Democracy (ND) is still ahead of left-wing SYRIZA, the lead has narrowed since the rail disaster on February 28. The Marc poll for Antenna TV, which was...

Train Disaster Derails Greece’s Political Establishment

The train disaster in Greece that claimed the lives of 57 people derailed the parties of the political establishment in the country, weeks before the general elections. As public anger grows over the timeless deficiencies of Greek railways, there are...

Qatar Corruption Scandal: European Parliament VP, Eva Kaili, Detained

Eva Kaili, a Vice-President of the European Parliament from Greece, has been placed in detention by Belgian authorities; suspected to be involved in a bribe scandal related to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. “Following the latest developments and the...

Greece’s Opposition Demands Snap Elections Over Wiretapping Scandal

Opposition parties in Greece demanded the resignation of PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and requested snap elections during a heated debate in parliament over the wiretapping scandal. Main opposition leader Alexis Tsipras said that Mitsotakis not only knew about the wiretapping of...