Kyriakos Velopoulos

Members of an anti-establishment group on Thursday staged a sit-in at the old Hymettus town hall east of Athens in objection to a scheduled speech by Kyriakos Velopoulos, leader of the nationalist Greek Solution party.

One riot police unit has been dispatched to the scene.

No more information was immediately available.

Former Independent Greeks (ANEL) MP Dimitris Kammenos said Monday he plans to join an alliance with other nationalist politicians in a bid to "fill the vacuum" on the right end of Greece's ideological spectrum.

Conservative New Democracy on Tuesday announced its candidates for the European Parliament elections next month, a mix of hopefuls including moderates and several names from the non-political arena.