Six hundred and sixteen days after the historic first instance court decision, which had unanimously ruled that Golden Dawn is a criminal organization, the defendants will be re-tried at the appeals, after appeals by convicted former MPs and other defendants against the first decision.
The resumption of the Greek-Cypriot ferry connection will cast off, after 21 years, with the first messages from bookings being particularly encouraging. The first voyage is scheduled for Sunday 19 June from the port of Limassol to Piraeus, while the last for the season will take place on September 16, from Piraeus.
A new round of fuel subsidies is set for the coming months. With gasoline prices continuously rising and inflation at 11.3% in May, the government is preparing new extraordinary measures to fight the effects of price hikes on citizens’ incomes.
Despite repeatedly criticising Greece for appointing the Muslim community's muftis in the region of Thrace, Turkey also appoints its own muftis at a central level, via a state agency, Greek diplomatic sources pointed out on Tuesday, highlighting the hypocrisy of Turkey's stance.