Eleni Stamatoukou
@aheleni.bsky.social
(Data)Journalist | Greece Correspondent at Balkan Insight| Lede Programme alumni | Main Interests: Balkans, Cultural Heritage, Organised Crime, Human Rights, Corruption, Environment, Health, Media + Music | Posts in English & Greek | Posts are my own |
Greek #firefighters on Monday battled for a fourth day a #fire that started in Central #Greece and expanded to Western Attica, burning homes, livestock and farmland. The fires in Greece have so far claimed the lives of five firefighters. balkaninsight.com/2026/08/03/w...
Wildfires in Greece Blaze for Fourth Day
Hundreds of firefighters on Monday battled to control a major wildfire in Greece – as the death toll among firefighters from recent blazes rose to five.
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16 years after the #MarfinBank arson killed 3 workers during Athens protests, police arrested suspects. Authorities used updated image-analysis tech, but defense lawyers claim the file lacks solid proof. Survivors demand concrete evidence. #Greece balkaninsight.com/2026/08/03/g...
Greek Arrests Revive Politically Charged Case of 2010 Bank Arson
After 16 years of false hope and alleged judicial missteps, Greek police have arrested two suspects and issued a warrant for a third in the case of a fatal arson attack on a bank branch in Athens in 2...
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Two #firefighters have died while battling a forest fire on the island of #Crete, the Greek Fire Service announced on Wednesday. State television reported that one was a seasonal firefighter and the other was a five-year veteran. #wildfires #greece balkaninsight.com/2026/07/29/g...
Two Greek Firefighters Die Battling Wildfire on Crete
Fire service pays tribute to two firefighters who died battling a forest blaze on Crete, saying they 'fell heroically in the line of duty'.
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The European Public Prosecutor’s Office, EPPO, announced on Thursday that it has indicted 22 people, including four Greek MPs, over the misuse of EU agricultural subsidies by the Greek Payment and Control Agency for Guidance and Guarantee Community Aid, #OPEKEPE. balkaninsight.com/2026/07/16/e...
Four Greek MPs Indicted Over Misuse of EU Farm Funds
European prosecutors charge 22 people in Greece, including four MPs, with involvement in EU agricultural funds fraud.
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Panagiotis Charitos, founder of the first magazine for the #Roma community in #Greece called 'The Unknown Culture of the Roma,' talks to #BalkanInsight about the battle against prejudice and the plan to create the first Roma party in Greece. balkaninsight.com/2026/07/10/g...
Greek Roma Activist’s Magazine Aims to Showcase ‘Unknown History’
Panagiotis Charitos tells BIRN that Greece’s first Romani magazine was established to tackle social prejudices and promote a new community goal – starting the first Roma political party.
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#Greekpolice on Friday arrested three suspects over the July 1 #arsonattack on the home of the ruling New Democracy party parliamentary candidate, Aphroditi Nestora, which resulted in the death of her 72-year-old mother, Vagia Nestora, and injuries to four others. balkaninsight.com/2026/07/10/g...
Greece Arrests Three Over Bomb Attacks on Ruling Party Politicians
Police arrest three people suspected of planting incendiary bombs outside the home of a ruling New Democracy party member in Thessaloniki – which killed her 72-year-old mother.
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1/2 Vagia Nestora, 72, the victim of an arson attack carried out by unknown perpetrators in Thessaloniki, was buried on Thursday in Kozani, Western Macedonia. photo: KozaniLife.gr
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 #PaolaRevenioti, a well-known #LGBTQ+ activist and visual artist – and the first Greek #transwoman to run for political office – has died after a long battle with cancer at the age of 68, it was announced on Thursday. balkaninsight.com/2026/07/09/g...
Paola Revenioti, Greek LGBTQ+ Rights Pioneer, Dies at 68
Well-known LGBTQ+ activist and visual artist who gave a voice and visibility to trans people in a time of repression has died of cancer in Athens.
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1/2 US conservatives are calling #ChristopherNolan's new #odysseymovie a disgrace for #Greece for casting #LupitaNyongo as Helen of Troy, but Greek experts have a different take.
Greek anti-terrorist police units are investigating after gas canister bombs were placed outside the apartment buildings of three officials of the ruling New Democracy party in Thessaloniki early on Wednesday, injuring five people. balkaninsight.com/2026/07/01/g...
Greek Police Probe Attacks on Ruling Party Officials' Homes
Anti-terrorist police are investigating after gas canister bombs were planted outside homes of ruling party officials in Thessaloniki, injuring five people.
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Anna Michelle Asimakopoulou, a former MEP for the ruling New Democracy party, was convicted on Monday of leaking the email addresses of Greek expatriates during the run-up to the 2024 European Parliament elections. balkaninsight.com/2026/06/22/g...
Greek Court Convicts Former Ruling Party MEP Over Leaked Personal Data
Former New Democracy MEP Anna Michelle Asimakopoulou convicted of violating official secrecy and personal data by emailing expatriates in the run-up to the 2024 European elections.
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💥 Η Ελλάδα "τρέχει" να εφαρμόσει το νέο Ευρωπαϊκό Σύμφωνο Μετανάστευσης και Ασύλου και η Κοινωνία των Πολιτών προειδοποιεί για την παραβίαση των ανθρωπίνων δικαιωμάτων. balkaninsight.com/2026/06/12/b...
Balkan States Scramble to Act as EU Migration Pact Takes Effect
Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece and Romania are racing to implement new EU asylum rules, as right-wingers demand crackdowns and campaigners warn of threats to human rights.
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Στην Ελλάδα, οι καταγγελίες για μη συναινετική κοινοποίηση προσωπικών εικόνων αυξήθηκαν κατά 46% (2024-2025), όμως οι δράστες μένουν ατιμώρητοι λόγω του #victimblaming. Ειδικοί επισημαίνουν ότι είναι ώρα να αλλάξουμε την κουλτούρα μας και να κλείσουν τα νομικά κενά. balkaninsight.com/2026/06/08/i...
Image-Based Abuse on the Rise in Greece, But so Often Unpunished
Cases of non-consensual intimate image sharing in Greece are on the rise, but the perpetrators too often escape punishment amid widespread victim-blaming and social stigma.
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Μαρζάν Σατραπί: Πέθανε στα 56 της η δημιουργός του “Περσέπολις”
Μαρζάν Σατραπί: Πέθανε στα 56 της η δημιουργός του “Περσέπολις”
Πέθανε στα 56 της χρόνια η Γαλλοϊρανή συγγραφέας και σκηνοθέτρια Μαρζάν Σατραπί, παγκοσμίως γνωστή για το “Περσέπολις”.
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#AmnestyInternational #Greece’s report “Protest is not a battlefield: Patterns of unlawful use of police force and impunity,” says that #Greekpolice commit “serious violations” of the right to assemble both “in law and in practice”. #policeviolence #policebrutality balkaninsight.com/2026/06/04/g...
Greek Police's 'Unlawful Force and Impunity' Criticised in Amnesty Report
Watchdog's new report says routine use of 'unlawful force' during demonstrations combined with high level of impunity has 'chilling effect on right to protest'.
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The Greek left-wing party #NeaAristera, [New Left] has been left without a parliamentary group after seven of its MPs quit on Monday. The party leadership linked their resignations to the formation of a new political party by former Prime Minister #AlexisTsipras. balkaninsight.com/2026/06/02/g...
Greek Leftist Party Loses Parliamentary Group as MPs Quit
Nea Aristera, party loses its right to parliamentary group after most of its MPs resign – a decision linked to former PM Alexis Tsipras' formation of a new party.
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#GreekPolice have dismantled a massive criminal network in Attica and Crete that defrauded over 2.7M euros in EU agricultural subsidies. 22 people have been arrested, while another 116 people are under investigation. #OpekepeScandal #Greece balkaninsight.com/2026/05/26/g...
Greece Arrests 22 Suspects Over EU Farming Fraud Scheme
Police on Tuesday say they have dismantled the crime gang that defrauded the Greek state and Brussels by falsely claiming EU agricultural subsidies.
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1/2 #MariaKarystianou’s new party, Hope for Democracy, launched in #Thessaloniki, vowing she is "above ideology." Yet experts warn she must soon take political stances. Meanwhile, former PM #AlexisTsipras returns with his new venture, aiming to balance between #SYRIZA and #PASOK.
Είναι ώρα να σπάσουμε τη σιωπή για την #εμμηνόπαυση στην #Ελλάδα. Έρευνα του #BalkanInsight αποκαλύπτει ότι η εμμηνόπαυση έχει αρνητικό κοινωνικό αντίκτυπο, δεν υπάρχει κρατική στήριξη, ενώ η υποστήριξη στη δουλειά είναι μηδενική. #menopause Διαβάστε περισσότερα: balkaninsight.com/2026/05/11/g...
Αν έχετε πέσει θύμα #revengeporn ή γνωρίζετε κάποιo θύμα, θα ήθελα να σας ζητήσω αν μπορείτε να απαντήσετε στην έρευνα που κάνουμε ή να την προωθήσετε. Η έρευνα θα δημοσιευθεί στο #BalkanInsight. balkaninsight.com/el/2026/02/1...
Μοιραστείτε την Εμπειρία σας: Σεξουαλική Διαδικτυακή Κακοποίηση Μέσω Εικόνας στην Ελλάδα
Έχει δημοσιεύσει κάποιος στο διαδίκτυο εικόνες σας με σεξουαλικό περιεχόμενο χωρίς τη συγκατάθεσή σας; Θα θέλαμε να ακούσουμε τις απόψεις γυναικών και ανδρών στην Ελλάδα που είναι πρόθυμοι να βοηθήσου...
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The Greek government launched the “Neighbourhood Nannies” online platform on Monday to support working parents by enabling the creation of an organised, safe network of child carers across the country. Read more: balkaninsight.com/2026/04/27/g...
Greece Launches Subsidised Nannies Scheme to Help Women Return to Work
A new programme to subsidise the care of infants is designed to make it easier for women with children to rejoin the workforce.
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The Greek parliament on Wednesday voted to lift the immunity of 13 MPs from the ruling New Democracy party who are alleged to have been involved in a scandal involving EU agricultural funds. #opekepe #Scandal #EUfunding balkaninsight.com/2026/04/22/g...
Greek MPs Stripped of Immunity in EU Subsidy Scandal
Greek parliament lifts immunity of 13 MPs accused of involvement in EU agriculture funds scandal following a request by the European Public Prosecutor's Office.
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Το σχέδιο ανάπλασης της Περιφέρειας Αττικής που προβλέπει τη δημιουργία κοινωνικής κατοικίας & χώρους φιλοξενίας συγγενών ασθενών του Νοσοκομείου του Αγίου Σάββα απειλεί να μετατραπεί σε μαζική εκτόπιση για τους 400 ανθρώπους που ζουν στα Προσφυγικά στην Αλεξάνδρας. balkaninsight.com/2026/04/13/f...
Five years after the murder of veteran Greek #journalist and #crime reporter #GiorgosKaraivaz – believed to have been linked to his work investigating organised criminal groups – his family on Thursday called on the Greek state to investigate the case further. balkaninsight.com/2026/04/09/m...
Five Years After Greek Journalist’s Murder, Family Urge New Probe
On the fifth anniversary of the murder of crime reporter Giorgos Karaivaz, his family has renewed its call for the killers finally to be found.
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The Greek government will ban children under 15 years old from using TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat, saying the goal is 'to push the EU in this direction as well'. balkaninsight.com/2026/04/08/g...
Greece to Ban Use of Key Social Media Platforms by Under-15s
The Greek government will ban children under 15 years old from using TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat, saying the goal is 'to push the EU in this direction as well'.
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Military build-up in the Eastern Mediterranean is escalating: bases, drones, missile incidents, EU & NATO forces. #Greece and #Turkey are once again on opposing sides of interpretation and action. balkaninsight.com/2026/03/18/i...
Iran War Fuels Turkey-Greece Tensions Over Cyprus
Military deployments in and around the divided island are testing already strained relations between the two uneasy neighbours.
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Απεργούν οι οδηγοί ταξί ζητώντας την ακύρωση νομοσχεδίου που, όπως λένε, προωθεί αθέμιτο ανταγωνισμό, πιέζει για άμεση μετάβαση σε ηλεκτρικά οχήματα και αυστηρότερους όρους αδειοδότησης. Ενώ οι οδηγοί εκφράζουν φόβο ότι ανοίγει ο δρόμος για πλατφόρμες μετακίνησης. balkaninsight.com/2026/03/18/g...
Greek Taxi Drivers Strike, Claiming New Bill Threatens Livelihoods
Taxi drivers strike over new bill introduced to parliament that they say will 'strengthen unfair competition' from private drivers and make electric vehicles compulsory for all new drivers.
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The Greek government acquired more than 200 previously unknown photographs documenting the Nazi execution of 200 Greek #communists at #kaisariani on 1 May 1944 surfaced online after appearing for sale on eBay. Read more: balkaninsight.com/2026/03/05/h...
1/2 The first repatriation operations of Greeks and their families from the Middle East were completed on March 3 and 4, announced the🇬🇷Foreign Ministry. The Ministry said that it remains prepared to assist "Greek citizens affected by the war situation in the wider Middle East."
The best news of the day! The Criminal Appeal Court in Athens ruled in a final judgment that the ultra-nationalist #GoldenDawn party is a criminal organisation and that 42 of its members convicted in the first-instance verdict five-and-a-half years ago were guilty. balkaninsight.com/2026/03/04/g...
Greek Court Confirms Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn is ‘Criminal Organisation’
Athens appeal court upholds guilty verdicts for members of prescribed extremist party, five-and-a-half years after the first-instance ruling.
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