AEK is now the clear favorite to win a second title in a row, as it leads the Super League table by four points after beating crosstown rival Panathinaikos on Wednesday. AEK defeated the Greens 3-0 at home in one of its most emphatic triumphs in this season. Niclas Eliasson scored twice and Ezequiel Ponce once, as the champions beat their closest rival and need two wins in the three remaining games to clinch another title. PAOK stumbled at Lamia, drawing 1-1 in an eventful game. Lamia led with...
Olympiakos is in the semifinals of the Europa Conference League, and will face Aston Villa for a spot in the final to take place in Athens, after eliminating Fenerbahce in the penalty shootout on Thursday, while PAOK lost to Club Bruges for a second time. The Reds lost 1-0 in Turkey, but had goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis save three spot kicks to take the Piraeus team to its first ever European semifinal. Irfan Kahveci scored the only goal of the match in Istanbul on the 11th minute,...
The ruling Conservatives has announced Fredi Beleri, an ethnic Greek mayor-elect in Albania recently sentenced to two years in prison for vote-buying, as a candidate for the upcoming European elections. Beleri's brother, Leonardos Beleri, is representing him at the ongoing ballot announcement in downtown Athens, as Beleri is currently in Albanian police custody. Other candidates include New Democracy’s current MEPs, Greek journalists Giorgos Aftias and Eleonora Meleti, and former...
The General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) has declared a 24-hour strike scheduled for Wednesday, aiming to promote public urban transportation, collective labor agreements and personnel hirings. The strike is expected to impact public transport services across the country. During the strike, all three lines of the Metro and the tram will be out of service, while city buses will operate on a limited schedule from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The national railway will also be affected, with the...