Latest News from Greece
Blast in ex-PM's car caused by booby-trapped package
Greece's former prime minister Lucas Papademos was injured when a booby-trapped package exploded in his car in central Athens on Thursday, police said, in the most dramatic act of political violence in the crisis-hit country for several years.
Majority of Greeks are would appreciate smoking ban enforcement, says expert
Greece is failing to enforce smoking bans despite apparent public support for the legislation, the Hellenic Thoracic Society (HTS) said Thursday, appealing to the government to crack down on violations.
Greece's support to Serbia is "unequivocal"
Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic met on Thursday with Greek Minister for National Defense Panos Kammenos.
According to the Serbian government, they spoke about "further development of military cooperation between the two countries and their defence industries, and about the development of overall relations."
Head of European rights court visits Greece
European Court of Human Rights President Guido Raimondi was in Athens on Thursday to mark Greece's entry into the Superior Courts Network, created by the ECHR to facilitate the exchange of information between national superior courts.
The Italian judge met with Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos, parliamentary spokesman Nikos Voutsis and Justice Minister Stavros Kontonis.
EX-PM Lucas Papademos and two others injured in car blast
Former Greek prime minister Lucas Papademos and two other people were hurt after he opened a letter bomb while in his car in central Athens.
Papademos reportedly suffered injuries to his hands and legs after opening the parcel.
He was transferred to Evangelismos hospital along with his driver and a body guard who were also injured.
Bomb explosion in Athens! Former PM Lukas Papademas injured! (VIDEO-PHOTOS) (UPD8)
The former Greek Prime Minister Lukas Papademas has been injured after an envelope he opened, while in his armoured car, exploded.
He and his driver and one more person have been woonded.
Mr. Papademas’ injures are on the abdominal area and legs.
Right now he is in the intensive care of the Evagelismos hospital.
Lemnos is a quiet Aegean retreat
When people visit Greece, they always have a choice. They can spend their days lounging at the beach, visiting seaside lounges and restaurants, and shopping in all the tourist shops available to them. While fun, this isn’t the real Greece – it’s the one put in place by the tourism industry to accommodate those who wish to relax and unplug from their normal lives.
Art Athina | Athens | May 26-28
Art Athina, Greece's biggest annual art exhibition and fair, takes place this year, its 22nd, at the Faliro Bay indoor arena in southern Athens from May 26 to 28. The fair brings together galleries from Greece and other parts of the world showing selected work, with an emphasis on video, design and the independent art scene.
Sister Bliss | Athens | May 26
British DJ, composer, songwriter and musician Sister Bliss, best known for her work with Rollo Armstrong, particularly as part of Faithless, will be spinning the decks at the Bolivar beach bar on Athens's southern coast on Friday, May 26. Greece's Spyros Pagiatakis and Dimitris Papaspyropoulos will be the supporting acts. Doors open at 9 p.m.
Greek property prices slide again as bailout jitters weigh
A downturn in Greece's property market deepened in the first quarter, as uncertainty over its bailout program and chronic weakness in its banking sector further eroded a traditional pillar of the country's ailing economy.
Cyprus leaders still 'far apart' on peace summit, UN envoy says
A United Nations envoy has said the rival leaders of ethnically divided Cyprus are still "far apart" on holding a final peace summit next month that would aim for an overall deal reunifying the island as a federation.
President Rumen Radev to Join NATO Summit
President Rumen Radev will participate in the NATO summit today in Brussels. During today`s meeting presidents of both the USA and France - Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron - are about to join in for the first time.
Greek PM in Brussels for NATO Summit
Greek PM Alexis Tsipras is attending the NATO Summit in Brussels, Thursday, where he is expected to hold crucial bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the gathering about the Greek debt problem. Mr.
Supreme Court clears Vucovic extradition to FYROM
The criminal section of Greece's Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an appeal against the extradition to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) of Dejan Vucovic, formerly the head of FYROM's special anti-terrorism unit.
Greece eyes deal at June 15 meeting, gov't spokesman says
Government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said Thursday he was confident Greece will get a debt deal at the June 15 eurozone financial ministers' meeting in Luxembourg, adding he expected the debt-hit country to be able to tap the markets for funds after the current bailout program ends in August 2018.