Greek Parliament

With the war in Ukraine at a critical juncture, Kyiv is seeking to meet its ever-increasing needs for ammunition and weapons systems, mainly through bilateral agreements and requests.

As the EU election rapidly approaches, several pollsters indicate a notable surge in support for Greek Solution, with Kyriakos Velopoulos attracting voters from both Niki and Spartiates. 

Approximately 20 individuals entered the courtyard of the Greek Parliament on Sunday afternoon, hanging banners concerning the Tempi rail crash, the country's deadliest rail accident. The collision in February 2023 resulted in the loss of 57 lives and left numerous others injured.

The Greek Parliament has passed the bill allowing the operation of private, non-profit universities, 159-129.

Eleven MPs in the 300-member assembly voted "present."

The ended shortly after midnight after a contentious debate that often turned personal.

Demonstrators painted the names of the 57 victims of the Tempe train tragedy in red outside the Greek parliament in downtown Athens on Wednesday, marking the anniversary of the country's deadliest train crash. Following the march, violent clashes erupted between protesters and police.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will meet visiting European Parliament President Roberta Metsola in Athens on Tuesday, as part of her campaign to raise awareness and encourage people to vote in the European Parliament elections in June.

A phone call warning of a bomb on the premises of the Greek Parliament proved to be a hoax.

Authorities had closed the streets around Parliament, in central Athens, shortly after a woman called TV station Ant1 at 6.30 p.m. Saturday warning that the bomb would explode at 7.15 p.m.

Traffic resumed opened shortly after 7.30 p.m., police said.

After a two-day parliamentary debate that began on Valentine's Day, and following an occasionally fired-up political discussion that lasted for months, Greece has finally approved a landmark bill that legalizes same-sex marriage and grants adoption rights to same-sex couples.

The Greek Parliament has voted a bill legalizing same-sex marriage by a wide margin.

The bill in its entirety was approved 176-76 in the 300-member assembly late Thursday, with 2 MPs voting "present." A total of 46 abstained.

There were also separate votes for each article, with many getting as many as 199 positive votes.

Following the conclusion of the Special European Council in Brussels on Thursday, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis vowed that the demands of striking farmers in Greece would be addressed in the Greek Parliament on Friday.