An employee of the Single Social Security Entity (EFKA) accused of bribery was suspended from duties on Thursday.

Something is moving, after months, even years, of delays in infrastructure programs implemented through public-private partnerships (PPPs). Competitive tenders for projects budgeted at over €5 billion are either at the stage of submission of binding offers by the competing firms or consortiums, or at the stage of preliminary negotiations with the bidders.

Efforts continued late Thursday to combat a large wildfire that has been raging in southern Rethymno, Crete, since Wednesday.

A tribute concert to the late Greek composer and politician Thanos Mikroutsikos will take place at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus at the foot of the Acropolis on September 19.

A 48-year-old man from Viotia, who was on vacation in the Peloponnese, died Thursday afternoon in the intensive care unit of Pyrgos Hospital after being bitten by an insect, state broadcaster ERT reported.

It is well known that Greek rule of law faces serious issues. These problems persisted throughout the 20th century, even after the transition to democracy. However, the situation has deteriorated rapidly since 2010.

Far-right figure Tommy Robinson, who has been accused by the UK press of inciting riots in Britain, was spotted in Greece on Thursday.

Two earthquakes struck the Mount Athos monastic community in northeastern Greece on Thursday evening.

Greek tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas experienced a tense moment with his father and coach, Apostolos, during his match against Kei Nishikori at the ATP Montreal on Thursday.

Long jump gold medalist Miltiadis Tentoglou declined the proposal of the Hellenic Olympic Committee (EOE) to be the flag bearer for the Greek delegation at the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games.

West Nile virus cases continue to rise across the country, putting officials and health experts on alert.

A woman was killed in a car accident on Thursday on the Korinthos-Tripolis-Kalamata highway near the Tsakona area in eastern Peloponnese.

Experience the life and music of France’s greatest singer, Edith Piaf, at “Piaf! The Show” at the Lycabettus Theater on September 14.

Last month was the second hottest July for the planet on record, breaking a 13-month period when each month was warmest, which had been in part fuelled by the warming El Nino weather pattern, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Thursday.

A 66-year-old forestry worker was fatally injured on the island of Rhodes on Thursday after being crushed by a rock.

Greek small and medium-sized enterprises have the second lowest productivity in the EU according to the latest annual report on SMEs by the European Commission. The added value per SME employee in Greece was €22,400 in 2023, ahead of only Bulgaria (€21,600) among the 27 member-states. The EU average is €54,500. […]

A fire broke out Thursday on the island of Lemnos in the northern Aegean.

For over a century, Iordanis has made one of the most famous and distinctive Greek custard pies, with crunchy, handmade phyllo dough, mizithra cheese, and a sprinkle of crystal sugar.

Two thousand irregular migrants were apprehended by coast guard across the country in July, it was announced on Thursday. 

The fire that broke out Wednesday afternoon in Rethymno, Crete, has expanded, prompting three additional evacuation alerts on Thursday.