Supreme Court

In just a day, the 50th National Assembly will begin its summer vacation, which is only scheduled to be interrupted once for the swearing in of the caretaker government. At the beginning of September, the deputies will briefly reconvene in the plenary hall before breaking again for the upcoming election campaign.

For thousands of drivers and pedestrians traveling daily on Alexandras Avenue near the Panathinaikos soccer stadium, the view of the refugee apartment blocks has remained largely unchanged for at least 40 years: faded ocher facades, rickety balconies, peeling walls, tattered curtains, scattered satellite dishes and political and soccer slogans.

Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont (C) arrives to address supporters in Barcelona, Spain, 08 August 2024.

A top Spanish judge demanded explanations Friday from police and government officials as to how fugitive Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont was able to return to Spain despite a pending arrest warrant and vanish again.

Minnesota is a traditionally Democratic state, but it is also close to Wisconsin and Michigan, two swing states considered crucial for determining the next president.

As fears of a wider Middle East conflict escalate, Athens and Nicosia are closely monitoring developments in the region, with authorities on heightened alert.

Further destabilization is expected to increase migration flows, as well as uncertainty in energy supplies and impacts on supply chains.

Did the months-long inquiry into the wiretapping affair by the Supreme Court's Deputy Prosecutor, Achilles Zisis, leave any gaps? 

The 300-page report by the deputy prosecutor of the Supreme Court, Achilles Zisis, has only assigned criminal responsibility for the extensive wiretapping of phone conversations of various people including politicians and journalists to the companies that had the illegal Predator software, and not the National Security Service (EYP) or any other government agency (the Hellenic Police [ELAS] or

The Supreme Court prosecutor's recent announcement about the findings of an investigation into the wiretapping affair by a deputy prosecutor of the court, Achilles Zisis, disappointed all of us, ordinary citizens and legal experts alike, who want to believe in the integrity of the Greek justice system.

The continuation of the political confrontation between the government and the opposition over the Supreme Court report on phone surveillance will take place today at 10 a.m. in the Institutions and Transparency Committee, which is meeting urgently.

The Committee on Institutions and Transparency will meet Friday morning in Parliament to address concerns from opposition parties stemming from a recent Supreme Court ruling on the wiretapping case involving illegal spyware.