Greek agricultural production has been shrinking 0.3% per year for the last 30 years, according to research organization Dianeosis. 

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in a social media post that the procurement of a fourth Belharra frigate, needed to strengthen the country's defenses, will not disrupt Greece’s fiscal consistency.

Greece will start negotiations to buy a fourth Belharra frigate from France to strengthen its navy as it recovers from a decade-long debt crisis, the country’s defence minister said on Thursday.

Nikos Dendias visited the Naval Group shipyards in Lorient on Thursday for the launching ceremony of the second FDI Belhara frigate, F-602 Nearchos. He also inspected the first frigate, F-601 Kimon, which is nearly complete and expected to begin trials soon.

“You’ll find me if you do a search on the internet. Just type in ‘Christina-Maria, excursions and cooking on a traditional fishing boat on Naxos.’ Did you find it?” Stamatis Sergis is proud of the website created by his daughters.

Sixty-eight new recipients of Bodossaki Foundation scholarships will begin their studies at 25 prestigious institutions in Greece and abroad, including Boston University, ETH Zurich and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, it was announced on Thursday.

Europe’s difficulties are multiplying. Last week started with Mario Draghi declaring in his report on the future of the EU that if the Union does not change radically it will not survive; it ended with Vladimir Putin threatening that if Ukraine uses long-range Western weapons, this “would mean that NATO countries are at war with Russia.”

Greeks and other Europeans are deeply curious about the November 5 US elections. Most of them recognize that the outcome of these elections will affect their country and themselves personally. Many of them say they wish the international community had a vote.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday addressed high energy prices in the EU during a press conference in Brussels alongside Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency. This response came after a letter from Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis last week.

The Untold Greek Film Festival returns for a second year to the historic Trianon Cinema (21 Kodrigktonos).

Rescue teams evacuated the remaining 10 tourists from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Belgium who spent the night inside a mountain gorge in Crete, after a rockfall killed a German tourist on Wednesday.

Six teenagers from northern Greece were arrested for beating up a 15-year-old and recording the act on their mobile phones. 

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis talks with Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides at the Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, on September 19, 2024.

Greece’s main opposition party, SYRIZA, condemned the barrage of explosions in Lebanon on Thursday, saying that these resulted in the deaths of several civilians and “is certain to lead to a further dangerous escalation in the region, with uncontrollable repercussions at the expense of international peace.”

A total of 180 cases of West Nile Virus (WNV)  infection have been diagnosed and investigated in Greece up until September 18, according to an epidemiological report released on Thursday by Greece's National Public Health Organization (EODY).

The Republic of Cyprus and Chevron have agreed to hold discussions over the next four months in order to seek an amicable solution that ensures the development of the Aphrodite gas field without further delays.

Illegal or underinsured labor accounted for six out of every 10 fines imposed in January-August by the Hellenic Labor Inspectorate on businesses found to violate the legislation.

Filellinon Street, located between Syntagma Square and the Plaka district, across from Zappeion and the National Garden, near Nikis Street, and with the magnificent streets of Kydathinaion and Konstantinou Tsatsou forming corners, has the potential to become Athens’ model street.

Four people were arrested in the Athenian district of Kolonos late Wednesday night for shooting a 25-year-old man, Greek Police said Thursday. The victim was not injured.

Six passengers on board a speedboat that started taking on water and sank north of Paros on Wednesday night were in good health, the Greek Coast Guard said Thursday.