Power outages in many parts of the Greek capital on Thursday morning threw streets and public transportation into chaos, causing delays for thousands of commuters.

Clouds swirl over Bourtzi Castle in Nafplio, in the Peloponnese, on Wednesday. The autumnal weather of the past couple of days is expected to continue through the weekend, bringing much-welcome rain to many parts of the country.

US Congressman Gus Bilirakis on Wednesday hailed president-elect Donald Trump’s announcement that he plans to appoint Florida Senator Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, saying that he is “particularly encouraged by what Senator Rubio’s appointment will mean for US interests and alliances in the Eastern Mediterranean.”

Amid heightened regional tensions and increased migration flows, Defense Minister Nikos Dendias is set to outline sweeping reforms for the Hellenic Armed Forces in a briefing to the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Thursday. 

Parliament passed a key healthcare reform bill on Wednesday spearheaded by Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis, which includes the launch of a free afternoon surgery program.

The progress Greece has made in the green energy transition will allow it to become an exporter of energy, instead of an importer, National Economy and Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis said on Wednesday.

Information Society SA Chief Executive Stavros Asthenidis told journalists that “90% of the digital projects of the Recovery Fund will be completed successfully,” adding that “any projects that do not have a contract by March 2025 will be very difficult to implement within the framework of the Recovery Fund.”

The Development Ministry has announced a new list of 523 products with reduced prices ranging from 5% to 24%.

Chinese online shopping platform Temu is drawing criticism for selling a T-shirt with a slogan referencing the Cyprus issue.

A regulation included in a Health Ministry bill allows people with disabilities to work after going on a  pension, Labor and Social Security Minister Niki Kerameus said on Tuesday in Parliament.

Real estate in this country remains one of the continent’s most economical, wooing investors.

The genuine surprise is not that Donald Trump has been re-elected.

The 2% decline of the banks index following eight straight days of advance pointed to extensive profit taking.

Following the election of passer-by Stefanos Kasselakis to the leadership of SYRIZA last year, we should no longer be surprised by anything that goes on in the main opposition party.

The rising phenomenon of electricity theft in Greece is costing law-abiding consumers more than €500 million annually.

The location of Greece’s military bases has long stopped serving the purposes of the country’s defense.

A new opinion poll has found that the ruling New Democracy’s lead over socialist PASOK is now down to a single digit, with SYRIZA ranking fifth.

More than 230,000 businesses have closed in the last decade, at a rate returning to high levels after the 2020-2021 period.

A court has annulled the tax imposed on a taxpayer based on the income presumption based on his assets (“tekmiria”).

The National Intelligence Service (EYP) has announced that it has declassified some archival material on the Greek junta-inspired coup in Cyprus and the subsequent Turkish invasion 50 years ago.