Greece rejected EU prosecutor’s call for action against 2 ex-ministers after rail crash (Politico)
ATHENS — Greece’s government dismissed a call from the European public prosecutor to take action over the potential criminal liability of two former transport ministers after a deadly train collision […]
Athens accuses British PM Sunak of disrespect to Greeks as marbles row deepens (Politico)
ATHENS — A Greek government spokesman on Tuesday called British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s decision to cancel a meeting with his counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis “unprecedented” and “disrespectful.” Read more :
Will she or won’t she? Eva Kaili’s return looms over EU Parliament (Politico)
STRASBOURG — Qatargate suspect Eva Kaili keeps threatening to return to the European Parliament to clear her name. So where is she? Read more :
Qatargate suspect Eva Kaili wants to get out of town (for work) (Politico)
ATHENS — Free from house arrest, Eva Kaili now also wants to travel. Days after Belgian prosecutors announced she was no longer under house arrest and her electronic tag was […]
Greece’s conservatives achieve big victory but fall short of majority (Politico)
ATHENS — Greece’s conservative ruling party achieved a huge victory in Sunday’s election, but it will have to wait for a second vote later this summer in its bid to […]
Turkey’s anti-Erdoğan opposition vows a reset on EU and NATO (Politico)
Turkey’s opposition is confident it can unfreeze European Union accession talks and will end Ankara’s veto on NATO membership for Sweden and Finland, if it beats President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan […]
Greek leader faces political backlash after rail crash (Politico)
ATHENS — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was supposed to be preparing to call an early election — instead he’s dealing with protestors throwing Molotov cocktails at police as a […]
Too close to the sun: The making and unmaking of Eva Kaili (Politico)
BRUSSELS — Eva Kaili was unhappy with the seating plan. It was a few days before POLITICO’s P28 gala dinner — a splash of glitter on the Brussels social calendar […]
Cash missing? Eva Kaili arrest warrant points to ‘several million euros’ in Qatargate payments (Politico)
In December, Belgian police recovered about €1.5 million in a sting that exposed an alleged bribery ring at the European Parliament. Read more:
World better prepared for Russian energy weapon in 2023 (NE Global)
China’s demand for energy, the amount of Russian oil that will be cut from global supply as well as the response of OPEC+ will be key factors which will determine […]