The decision of teachers' union ELME Corfu to organize a demonstration this afternoon, June 9, 2025, for Palestine has caused reactions. Most teachers' unions are governed by left-leaning boards and take up the baton of leftist causes, which in Greece have spun out of the political arena into issues that are emotionally sensitive and populist, but have no social or political bearing on their profession, remuneration, work rights, or even Greek social reality. One such issue has to do with a conflict in another country: the issue of the war in Gaza. This again raises questions of rampant anti-semitism in the ranks of the Greek Left.

A homemade explosive device exploded Monday morning outside the home of ruling New Democracy Member of Parliament Stratos Simopoulos in Thessaloniki, causing property damage but no injuries, authorities reported.

A 62-year-old woman is in critical condition after she was mistakenly given a blood transfusion intended for another patient at Tzaneio Hospital, according to reports.