Politics of Greece

Representatives of protesting farmers on Monday said that they are unhappy with the government's proposals on addressing their various issues and will announce how their protests will proceed on Tuesday.

Students and teachers were gathering in the center of Athens on Thursday ahead of a protest against a government bill establishing private universities.

Hundreds of people have gathered at Propylaea and are expected to march to Parliament, prompting the police to impose traffic restrictions.

Reliable diplomatic sources have told Kathimerini that Turkey's acquisition of F-16 fighter jets from the United States will be made on the condition that they will only be used for NATO alliance purposes and not for overflights above Greek islands, according to a confidential letter from the US State Department to the four relevant congressional committees of the House of Representatives and t

Tensions broke out between police and university students protesting in main Syntagma square in Athens on Thursday.

Protesters were demonstrating against government plans to legislate the establishment of private universities in the country.

A group of students clashed with police, which replied with the use of teargas.

Alexander the Great was proclaimed king there & the same columns that the visitor sees today “heard” the Macedonians soldiers rhythmically calling out his name

The Hellenic Police (ELAS) announced on Thursday that 193 people were detained, of whom 30 were arrested, in connection with street riots that erupted in Athens and Thessaloniki on Wednesday night after marches and rallies commemorating the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Alexis Grigoropoulos in 2008 by a police special guard. 

The police are taking stringent measures for the 15th anniversary of the murder of teenager Alexandros Grigoropoulos on Wednesday. According to the Hellenic Police (ELAS), the plan includes thousands of officers deployed on the streets, with reinforcement from riot police units from the provinces. 

Extraordinary traffic regulations will be put in place on various roads in the center of Athens during the afternoon and evening hours on Wednesday, December 6, due to the rallies and marches announced to mark the 15th anniversary of the murder of teenager Alexandros Grigoropoulos by a police officer in Exarchia.

North Macedonia's Constitutional Court President, Dobrila Katsarska, affirmed in an interview with Sofia's Nova TV that there's no legal obstacle to including the Bulgarian minority in North Macedonia's Constitution. Katsarska emphasized the nation's multi-ethnic fabric, highlighting equal rights for all citizens, regardless of ethnicity.

The Confidence-Building Measures (CBMs) between Greece and Turkey will take center stage in the talks scheduled for Monday in Ankara, involving delegations from both countries. 

Ambassador Theocharis Lalakos, the secretary-general of the Foreign Ministry, will lead the Greek delegation, comprising senior officials from both sides.