News archive of May 2024

A 27-year-old man has been arrested on charges of raping a 33-year-old woman.

The suspect, of Palestinian origin, was arrested on Monday near Omonia Square in the center of Athens by officers from the motorcycle-riding Dias unit. During a routine search, they discovered a knife in his possession. He was then taken to the Omonia police station for interrogation.

Yesterday in Cyprus, the burial of another eight fallen soldiers from 1974 took place

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday urged his Nordic allies to supply his struggling military with more weapons, and denounced Russian border "provocations" in the Baltic region.

Zelensky has been touring European capitals in recent days to appeal for more military aid for the Ukrainian army, which has been ceding ground to relentless Russian attacks in recent weeks.

 At least two illegal immigrants have died after a rubber boat, carrying 20 people, drifted and was in danger of sinking due to engine failure off the southwestern town of Bodrum.

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has announced an intensified crackdown on major criminal organizations during a recent series of briefings, emphasizing the scope of the operations.

Yiannis Mouzakis, the co-founder and editor of Macropolis.gr, a political and economic analysis site that focuses on Greece, joins Thanos Davelis to look into Greece's debt, which has exceeded 350 billion euros in recent years, and break down whether it still puts the country at risk. 

The tax administration has identified thousands of cases of parental benefits with money from the mattress.

That is, parents deposited cash into their children's bank accounts, while the legislation explicitly states that parental benefits must be made by bank transfer or bank check. In all these cases the tax office assessed a tax of 10%.

“The Americans will choose,” says the Vice President of the Italian government, making comparisons with his own country

A recent comparison by the Bulgarian daily "Telegraph" reveals that indulging in a coffee and a beer in Sofia's city center can leave a considerable dent in your wallet, surpassing the prices found in many European capitals.

Threats from Moscow of “asymmetric response”