Kathimerini English Edition

The cases of four ruling New Democracy party MPs recently referred by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office over suspected involvement in Greece’s OPEKEPE EU farm subsidy scandal will be heard in four separate trials this autumn, following the implementation of a new Justice Ministry provision aimed at expediting cases involving political figures as defendants.

Left-wing opposition SYRIZA’s parliamentary group will not attend a reception on Friday at the Presidential Mansion marking the anniversary of the Restoration of Democracy in Greece, the party’s recently elected leader Rena Dourou has said.

Former SYRIZA leader Sokratis Famellos has become an independent MP, about two weeks after stepping down as head of the left-wing opposition party.

Commuters will have to be patient for a few more years until some of the first-generation trains of the Athens metro acquire air-conditioning, so they stop boiling when the temperature soars, as is the case these days.

A sweeping investigation by the National Transparency Authority has uncovered systemic administrative failures, potential corruption and widespread procedural violations in the municipal building department of Rhodes, local newspaper Dimokratiki reported.

When inflation was at 4.4% in June, households that spent their entire income to cover their living costs were burdened much more than those that, having double or quadruple the income, spent the same absolute amount – about 50% or 25% of their income – and saved or invested the rest.

Following almost a week of intense heat that affected the entire country, Attica, Evia and Rhodes have been placed on a “Red Code” alert due to a very high risk of wildfires predicted for Friday.

The Bodossaki Foundation has awarded 64 new scholarships to Greek scientists for postgraduate studies, postdoctoral research and international scientific visits, expanding its flagship academic support initiative, the philanthropic organization announced.

A Supreme Court deputy prosecutor has reportedly recommended that former deputy minister to the prime minister Christos Triantopoulos should be referred to a special court to stand trial for allegedly tampering with the crash site of the 2023 railway disaster in Tempe, northern Greece.

He was ignorant of the risks. Handy with most tasks and chores, he often repaired things around his house and used the yard as a makeshift workshop. On June 7, the 61-year-old resident of the Saronic Gulf island of Salamina was in the yard cutting a metal pole with an angle grinder to fix a faulty awning. “It was a simple task; it took no more than a minute,” he recalls. The temperature in Salamina was 31 degrees Celsius, with 60% relative humidity – not a high-risk day for wildfires. But even so, all it took was one spark for disaster to strike.