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The article discusses how Greece's Supreme Court barred the far-right party Spartans from running in the European Parliament elections, citing its ties to the banned neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn, amid concerns about the rise of far-right movements in the European Union.

The article reports on the wildfires that ravaged northern Greece for a fifth consecutive day on August 23, 2023. Topics include the forecast by scientists that Greece is among the countries in the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East to become hotter and drier faster than most of the rest of the world as climate change advances, how the European Union has aided the fire-fighting efforts in Greece, and the order by the Greek Supreme Court of an investigation in to the causes of the fire.

The article reveals how Greece failed the migrant ship Adriana, which capsized and sank off the coast of Greece and killing more than 600 migrants, by performing a law enforcement operation and not a rescue. Details are provided about the sailing of the Adriana to Italy by smugglers, absence of food and drinking water as the ship lost its way, refusal of Greek authorities to mount rescue despite distress calls, and capsizing of Adriana after the Greek Coast Guard vessel 90 arrived at the scene.

The article reports on criticism received by Greece for not helping the fishing boat carrying smuggled migrants that sank in front of a Greek Coast Guard vessel. Topics discussed include remarks from Coast Guard spokesman Nikos Alexiou, estimated number of casualties of the shipwreck, and remarks from Markella Io Papadouli, a lawyer specializing in maritime law and human rights at the Advice on Individual Rights in Europe Centre.

The article focuses on the European Commission's request for Greece to investigate and address allegations raised in a New York Times report.

The article discusses that the Rescue workers scrambled into a frantic effort to save people trapped under debris in the western Turkish city of Izmir, several hours after a major earthquake in the Aegean Sea leveled several buildings and severely damaged many more.

The article reports on the chaotic situation between Greece and Turkey as hordes of migrants tried to reach the Greek island of Lesbos following Turkey's decision to end its asylum policy for Syrian people fleeing from the civil war.

The article report on the escalating dispute between Greece and Turkey over energy resources in the eastern Mediterranean is fast becoming militarized, raising the risks of a clash among NATO allies, and foreign Minister Helko Maas of Germany, who visited Greece and Turkey this urging dialogue, warned both governments against further military escalation.

The article reports on Greece Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis accused by Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan about settling disputes in the eastern Aegean and mentions rising tensions between Turkey and Greece.