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Επικαιρότητα | 22.10.2024 | 17:55

European Parliament Approves €35bln Package to Ukraine from Frozen Russian Assets

In September, the Commission announced a €35 billion EU loan for Ukraine as part of a plan by G7 partners to issue loans of up to $50 billion

English Edition | 16.07.2024 | 18:13

Roberta Metsola Re-elected President of European Parliament

Her second term will be for a period of two and a half years

English Edition | 10.06.2024 | 12:08

Greece Posts Record Voter Abstention Rate in EP Elections

Election results show that a whopping 58.61% of Greek voters turned their backs on the polls yesterday

English Edition | 26.05.2024 | 20:13

Postal Voting Deadline for European Parliament Elections

Voting deadline: For mail votes to count, they must reach their destination by Saturday, June 8, at 17.00 local time

English Edition | 08.05.2024 | 15:28

MEPs Rake in ‘Whopping’ €8.7 mln in Side Gigs – Transparency Intl

The report opens a "can of worms" about the potential for foreign governments to influence MEPs and notes that Greece's MEPs rank the 3rd highest for their generation of side income

English Edition | 18.03.2024 | 10:28

EP Passes New Rules Tackling Industrial and Livestock Pollution

The new rules aim to reduce harmful emissions from industrial installations and pig and poultry farms, and to improve transparency over the licensing, operation and control of such installations

English Edition | 29.02.2024 | 19:14

EP Adopts Regulation for Transparent Short-Term Online Rental Platforms

The new regulation is particularly important for Greece, as Athens recorded a 20% increase in available accommodations compared to 2022, according to data from the international short-term rental analysis company AirDNA

English Edition | 20.02.2024 | 20:20

EP President Roberta Metsola in Greek Parliament: ‘Greece the Cradle of Democracy’

The President of the European Parliament in her opening remarks paid tribute to Alexei Navalny stating that he was first deprived of freedom and his life

English Edition | 09.02.2024 | 22:23

EP Resolution on Rule of Law & Freedom of Press in Greece Reaches Council of State (CoS)

The matter appears to have frustrated the Geek government as a barrage of statements from government officials tried to downplay the significance of the resolution while deflecting from the substance of the harsh document

English Edition | 24.01.2024 | 11:57

EU Sets Cash Payment Limit of €10,000 to Combat Money Laundering

The plan was announced last week but must still get support from the European Council and pass through the European Parliament

English Edition | 23.01.2024 | 21:44

Last-Minute Change in Postal Vote Bill Envisioning Nat’l Elex Application Sours Opposition

The draft law had previously garnered the support, in principle, of main opposition SYRIZA and third-party PASOK before last-minute amendment

English Edition | 18.01.2024 | 20:38

EU Adopts Greenwashing Law to Combat Misleading Product Marketing

The new law was overwhelmingly approved by the European Parliament and aims to protect consumers from misleading marketing and the "early obsolescence" of products

English Edition | 26.10.2023 | 08:36

Eva Kaili: The Qatargate conspiracy is collapsing

On June 19, investigator Michel Clez resigned due to a possible conflict of interest

Επικαιρότητα | 30.05.2023 | 14:32

Georgoulis Case: On Thursday, the Plenary of the European Parliament will vote on the lifting of his immunity

Only if the parliamentary immunity of Alexis Georgoulis is lifted will he and his lawyers be able to have access to the case file

English Edition | 24.04.2023 | 08:58

Alexis Georgoulis: The case on lifting his immunity to be discussed in May – Accussers and supporters

Alexis Georgoulis denies the accusations and has requested that his immunity be lifted with two letters to Roberta Metsolas

English Edition | 20.04.2023 | 13:24

Euro-Parliament passes amendment supporting Union financing for fortified fence extension in Greece’s Evros region

Voting in favor of the amendment were 322 MEPs

English Edition | 19.04.2023 | 08:49

Alexis Georgoulis: One strike after another – Everyone is abandoning him, shocked by the allegations of rape

Alexis Georgoulis is accused of "serious criminal offences", causing shock and outrage

English Edition | 18.04.2023 | 15:49

Greek MEP Alexis Georgoulis: Accusations for “serious criminal offenses” from 2020 against him

Rapid developments in the Georgoulis case – What the Belgian authorities are leaking

English Edition | 18.04.2023 | 08:22

Eleni Chronopoulou: The lawyer who denounced Greek MEP Alexis Georgoulis

Eleni Chronopoulou is a lawyer by profession and a member of PASOK, who reported Alexis Georgoulis for harassment and abuse.

English Edition | 12.01.2023 | 10:39

Eurobarometer: Rising prices and poverty worry Europeans

The most recent Eurobarometer brings to light alarming data on the financial situation of Greek citizens

English Edition | 22.12.2022 | 20:02

MEP Eva Kaili to remain jailed in Belgium, prosecutor decides

A prosecutor in Brussels ordered the continued remand of Greek MEP Eva Kaili

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