The endorsement of Greek views on securing fiscal flexibility to strengthen defense spending ahead of Thursday’s extraordinary European Council meeting constitutes a series of small diplomatic victories for Athens, which has been advocating for this approach in recent years.

Former government spokesperson and New Democracy MP Giannis Oikonomou criticized the government in Parliament during the no-confidence debate on Friday.

Former Deputy Minister for Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Christos Triantopoulos, who resigned from his post on Tuesday to support a parliamentary inquiry into the Tempe railway disaster, has released a contentious email he had sent to government officials on March 9, 2023, just days after the deadly collision that claimed 57 lives, in an effort to smother suspicions of a coordinated cover-up at the crash site.

Only 20% of residential acquisitions are financed by the credit sector, partly due to uncertainty.

New Democracy’s lawmakers heaved a sigh of relief when they heard the “good old Mitsotakis” speaking again on Wednesday – hence the standing ovation for the prime minister, which was almost equal to that bestowed on Kostas A. Karamanlis in March 2024 during the failed censure motion against the center-right government.

The Environment Ministry announced a suspension of new building permits in protected areas on the island of Milos, including Sarakiniko and Achivadolimni, amid concerns over unchecked development.

Student rallies calling for justice for the victims of the 2023 Tempe railway disaster have taken place in the center of Athens and other cities.

A snorkeler missing since Thursday in Crete has been found dead. The coast guard in Paleochora, in the southwest of the island, launched a search upon being informed that the 43-year-old, who was spearfishing, was missing.

Authorities have dismantled a criminal group linked to multiple jewelry store robberies across Thessaly, central Greece, and the Peloponnese in southern Greece, police said Thursday.

New hires in manufacturing, construction and retail are more likely to be paid the minimum wage, unlike those hired in public administration, education or even the accommodation sector, a report has found.

The ways to create secure and ethical solutions using Artificial Intelligence was discussed in detail at the EmTech Europe 2025 conference on Thursday, the second and last day of the event taking place at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center.

Tell someone not to drink and they will drink. Tell someone not to swim and they will swim. Tell someone not to go to a demonstration and they will go

The Greece-Cyprus electrical interconnection project (Great Sea Interconnector-2GSI) has been officially placed on hold due to escalating geopolitical challenges and financial concerns.

A Turkish national wanted in Turkey on charges of aggravated theft, fraud and drugs has been arrested in Thessaloniki on an international warrant.

Originally slated to begin last summer, the trial against 11 former MPs of the far-right Spartans party has been postponed for a second time after defendants argued that they needed to be in Parliament for the no-confidence debate.

The Development Ministry is attempting to stop bogus discounts at supermarkets by enforcing the code of conduct.

In two world wars and the Cold War, Greece was on the winning side. The cost, in all cases, was high in blood, money and social division.

The three-day debate on the no confidence motion in the government tabled by PASOK, SYRIZA, New Left, Course of Freedom and 9 independent MPs will culminate Friday evening with the closing speeches of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, opposition leaders and the roll call vote in Parliament.

Traffic restrictions will apply in the capital on Sunday for the Athens Half Marathon race and related events.

Three people have died after the car they were in left the road, hit a tree and overturned in Sparta.