Costas Simitis was born into a political family and lived his life in the tumult of Greece’s politics, but he was so “alien,” so different to other Greek politicians that he was like a board on which everyone could project his own desires, fears and bigotry.

Athens' public transportation is embracing a digital transformation with the launch of the "tap-and-ride" system, enabling passengers to pay for rides using bank cards or digital wallets via smartphones and smartwatches.

For more than five decades, Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat was Jimmy Carter’s closest friend and tireless advocate, and he has written a book of over a thousand pages to defend the legacy of the 39th president of the United States

Seeking to harmonize the eternal and the accessible, the Culture Ministry has embarked on a sweeping aesthetic and functional revamp of two of Athens’ most iconic archaeological sites: the Ancient Agora and the nearby Kerameikos.

A prosecutor on Friday charged 19 suspects with a slew of offences, some of which are felonies, over their roles as members of two criminal organizations involved in bribery linked to brothels and gambling clubs, as well as large-scale tax fraud.

After enjoying a week of mild weather, temperatures in Greece are forecast to dive in the coming days, bringing snowfall in Western Macedonia and possibly in other parts of northern Greece, Thessaly and the mountains of the Peloponnese.

Cyprus will resolve all technical issues required to join the Schengen Area by 2025, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday. 

Police have arrested a 26-year-old man accused of leading a gang that impersonated energy company employees to gain entry into homes and steal valuables.

The 2011 ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague against Greece, following an appeal by the then-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), underscores that the outcome of a case before a judicial body can never be predicted with absolute certainty.

A new study by the Center for Social Action and Innovation (KMOP) reveals worrying insights about the online habits of Greek children aged 9-12.

A prosecutor in northern Greece on Friday charged a 87-year-old man confined to a wheelchair with attempted murder after he tried to kill his 79-year-old bed-ridden wife with a kitchen knife. 

Greece is treading a fine line in its relations with Turkey, seeking to maintain channels for dialogue while actively participating in regional alliances aimed at countering Ankara’s growing influence, particularly through Syria.

Turkey’s Constitutional Court ruled in September that two Greek Orthodox priests were illegally barred from serving on a foundation board, in violation of their constitutional right to freedom of association, according to the Stockholm Center for Freedom, which cited Agos news website on Friday.

Development Minister Takis Theodorikakos called on insurers on Friday to take back the 14% premium increases in lifelong health plans, as they are “unacceptable.”

Greece began 2025 with a significant diplomatic and economic win as the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) overturned the trademark registration of “TurkAegean,” a tourism slogan secured by Turkey in December 2021.

Former Australian Open runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas hopes a return to his “home” Slam at Melbourne Park can spark an upturn in his fortunes after an inconsistent 2024 saw the Greek drop out of the top 10.

Swiss entrepreneurs wish to make their first investment in Greece, offering over 57 mln euros.

At the first cabinet meeting of the new year held on Friday, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for the first time publicly criticized – albeit indirectly – the incoming Trump administration and particularly Elon Musk, a close associate and likely minister of the US president-in-waiting.

A Greek-flagged oil tanker that burned for weeks in the Red Sea after being attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels and threatening a massive oil spill has been salvaged, a security firm said Friday.

Lawmakers began debating proposed legislation on Friday to toughen rules for short-term rentals amid a surge in tourism, including a ban on using converted storage spaces and windowless basements.