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SYRIZA’s new wave of departures begins with resignations of party officials: A “wave” of MPs is coming – Who will remain in the parliamentary group
The director of SYRIZA’s parliamentary group and the deputy party spokesperson have resigned. Sources indicate that Mamoulakis, Vetta, Barkas and Meikopoulos are expected to resign within the day
Latinopoulou: The pre-trial detention of the police officers in Argos is unacceptable – Everything happened in the line of duty
“It is not possible for a police officer, when carrying out his duty, to constantly be the one on trial-and even placed in pre-trial detention,” Ms. Latinopoulou added
Mitsotakis in Paris for summit on Ukraine, dinner with Macron and Bastille Day parade as Greece stays outside new missile shield
Athens is part of the political coalition supporting Kyiv - France will let Ukraine manufacture French-designed missile interceptors and deliver 16 Rafale jets by 2028, while Britain joins a 90 billion euro EU defence fund and a multinational force stands ready for any post-ceasefire deployment
Mitsotakis in Paris for 37-nation Ukraine support summit, Zelensky also present
The main topics of discussion are strengthening military support for Ukraine, increasing pressure on Moscow through a new package of European sanctions, and preparing the security framework that would accompany a future peace process
Wave of resignations rocks SYRIZA: Deputy Secretary Anastasia Sapouna & six other senior officials step down
Earlier in the day, Simeon Kedikoglou had already resigned, announcing that he would align himself with Alexis Tsipras. Present at the meeting were Rena Dourou, Nikos Pappas, and Pavlos Polakis
EU Parliament ram through “Chat Control” extension with undemocratic procedural trick
Οpponents warn that the infrastructure for automated scanning of private communications creates a dangerous precedent that could later expand to other categories of content, such as political speech or “disinformation”
Greece opens a summer of new highways, a Thessaloniki metro line and a major Athens interchange
Infrastructure Minister Christos Dimas signs the €60 million Skaramanga interchange contract today, kicking off a summer of deliveries that includes the E65 motorway, Crete's first BOAK stretch and the Kalamaria metro extension by month's end
Mitsotakis: justice served for Marfin bank arson victims, cooperation with Turkey incompatible with casus belli threat
In his weekly review, Mitsotakis detailed the Marfin arson arrests, Turkey's casus belli stance at the NATO summit, a new fuel discount scheme, Greece's DSRB membership, judicial reforms and record foreign investment figures for 2025
Cyprus condemns the illegal memorandum of understanding between Turkey and the occupied territories regarding the construction of a natural gas pipeline
The statement notes, among other things, that this “memorandum” is yet another manifestation of Turkey’s revisionist policy in the Eastern Mediterranean
