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A prominent humanitarian group on Thursday blasted Greece over its treatment of asylum-seekers on the island of Lesvos, repeating allegations of illegal deportations back to Turkey and claiming authorities are using hunger as a weapon against some migrants.

Wednesday's recommendations by the European Commission signal a return to fiscal containment, in view of the adoption of a new Stability Pact, as they limit the increase in the so-called net primary costs of 2024 to 2.6% compared to 2023.

The Greek economy has made significant progress since the previous decade's major debt crisis, which was the result of reckless fiscal policy and loss of competitiveness.

Former prime minister of North Macedonia Zoran Zaev refers to the benefits of the Prespes agreement for his country, Greece, and the wider Balkan region, in an interview with Kathimerini.

Dutch MEP and president of the spyware investigation committee Sophie in 't Veld presents draft findings of the inquiry in Brussels, November 2022. Photo: EPA-EFE/OLIVIER HOSLET

A cooperation agreement for the transfer of knowhow on railway issues was signed on Monday between Greek State Minister responsible for transport Giorgos Gerapetritis and French Transport Minister Clement Beaune.

The allegation that three hotels in Turkish Cyprus' Varosha city have been sold to a Turkish businessman by their Greek owners has sparked concerns in the Greek administration as the sale or transfer of real estate in the area opened to civilian visits three years ago after a 46-year hiatus is under the control of a commission.

Ilias Kasidiaris, the convicted leader of the now-disbanded neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party, will attempt to run in the upcoming elections on May 21 with his own far-right political party.

The return to provocative statements by Turkish officials after the lull in tensions since the February earthquakes is being attributed in Athens to the election campaign in the neighboring country.

It is true that the Greek government did not start the civil war in Sudan, as some conservative lawmakers from ruling New Democracy have said. But by making this statement, they just engage in the "straw man fallacy." According to its definition, a straw man fallacy is "the distortion of someone else's argument to make it easier to attack or refute.