Greece

Estonian minister of Justice Urmas Reinsalu, as promised, responded in writing to Greek Justice minister Stavros Kontonis' reasoning for refusing to attend a Tullinn conference on crimes committed by communist regimes. Reinsalu expressed regret in Greek Justice minister Stavros Kontonis'...

Things are starting to look tough for the Greek football scene, as once again the Greek football teams are facing the risk of being excluded from international leagues. On Wednesday afternoon, Deputy Minister Stavros Kontonis met with the Hellenic Football...

Estonia’s Justice Minister Urmas Reinsalu has announced that he will reply in writing to his Greek counterpart, Stavros Kontonis, who refused to participate in a conference on crimes committed by Communist regimes held in Tallinn on August 23. According to...

On Tuesday, Justice Minister Stavros Kontonis rejected claims by a citizens initiative that the government is trying to sway the Supreme Court to rule in favor of the extradition of the eight Turkish officers who entered Greece after the failed coup...

Greek Deputy Sports Minister Stavros Kontonis in a letter to FIFA and UEFA expressed his concern over the issue of security in the Greek football sector and called on them to take the necessary measures in order to find...

Turkey has slammed Greece for refusing to extradite a journalist, accused of being a member of the Turkish outlawed leftist group Turkish Communist Party/Marxist-Leninist (TKP/ML). “Despite the Greek judiciary’s ruling to hand over Turgut Kaya to Turkey, the Greek justice...

Greek Justice Minister Stavros Kontonis decided to block a journalist's extradition to Turkey despite a court ruling clearing the process in early June. Kontonis, who has the power to reject a court's extradition ruling, opted to stick with earlier decisions...

Officials and lawmakers of the SYRIZA-Independent Greeks governing coalition have been on the receiving end of angry protests by Greeks who view the recently-signed 'Macedonia' deal with FYROM as treason. There is anger over the government’s acceptance that its neighbor...

As November 17 hitman Dimitris Koufodinas returned to the Korydallos jail, west of Athens, after a 48-hour leave on Thursday, a Greek minister hit back at the U.S. for condemning his release. Koufodinas — currently serving a number of life sentences for crimes...

A Greek minister described the continued detention of the two Greek soldiers in Turkey as "barbaric", a day after a Turkish court ruled again against their petition to be released until their trial. Speaking on Greek radio, Alternate Minister of...

A far-right member of Greece's parliament has been kicked out of his own party after calling for the arrest of the country's prime minister and president. Golden Dawn lawmaker Konstantinos Barbarousis called on the armed forces to “abide by their oath” and...

Turkish media have reported that a Greek court has ruled for the extradition of a suspected ultra-left terrorist to Turkey. Hurriyet Daily News, citing a state-run Anadolu Agency report, claimed Turgut Kaya, a suspected member of the Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party-Front...

Eight Turkish ex-servicemen who fled from Turkey after an attempted coup in July 2016 want to leave Greece once they are granted asylum, their lawyers told a news conference on Wednesday. Their legal teams also reiterated that gradually, in the...

Greece's government is appealing Tuesday's decision to grant a second former Turkish soldier asylum in the country. The Migration Ministry is understood to have filed the appeal against the independent Greek Asylum Committee's ruling, following a procedure first seen in December...

Reports on Tuesday are claiming that a second former Turkish soldier seeking asylum in Greece has had his application accepted. The Greek Asylum Committee reportedly approved the application after deliberations last Friday in Greece's Council of State. Tuesday's decision would make him...