The cities of Athens and Thessaloniki – among others – are celebrating “Tsiknopempti” or “Smoky Thursday,” the big day of meat-loving debauchery during the Carnival season and before the start of Lent in the run-up to Greek Orthodox Easter, with parades and other events.

The European Union will soon make decisions that will stop it from being a bystander to recent geopolitical developments, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Wednesday.

Blue chip Titan Cement announced on Wednesday it has signed an agreement for the sale of its 75% stake in Adocim Cimento Beton Sanayi ve Ticaret in eastern Turkey for $87.5 million in cash, with 50% of shares going to Mugla Cimento Sanayi ve Ticaret and the other 25% to Yurt Cimento Sanayi ve Ticaret.

A significant increase in the activity of hotel accommodations, campsites, and short-term collective accommodations (rooms for rent) was recorded for December 2024, according to Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Wednesday.

Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides highlighted key economic and labor policy decisions on Wednesday.

The state budget showed a higher primary surplus of 1.8 billion euros on a cash basis in January, from €945 million last year, according to the Bank of Greece.

Athens-listed Metlen Energy & Metals has announced the signing of two long-term strategic agreements with Rio Tinto, ensuring the supply of bauxite and the disposal of alumina. 

Kathimerini’s Iliana Magra joins Thanos Davelis to discuss her interview with Steve Bannon, a one-time close adviser to Donald Trump and the voice of the MAGA movement, which touched on his views on Greece, Turkey and the region, and the broader outlook for the Trump 2.0 era and the MAGA movement.

The rising sequence of five sessions ended on Wednesday for the main index of the Greek stock market.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has strongly defended his government against opposition criticism, accusing rivals of fostering political instability following the deadly Tempe train disaster. 

The Benaki Museum (138 Pireos) invites you to celebrate Tsiknopempti, part of the traditional celebrations of Apokries, the Greek Carnival season, with music, dance and festive disguises.

Farmers from various regions of Macedonia and Thrace have gathered with tractors and buses at Thessaloniki’s New Railway Station, demanding a meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

The dress rehearsal for the Greek National Opera’s new production, a ballet inspired by the life of composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, was just wrapping up.

A 46-year-old inmate of the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica in Dafni, western Athens, who went missing after he fatally attacked a female patient at the hospital in the early hours of Wednesday morning, was found and arrested following a 14-hour search operation. 

The “Coral” winter storm began on Wednesday, bringing a wave of cold and snowfall across the country.

The Ukrainian community of Athens has organized a march and rally in central Athens for this Sunday to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Athens police have arrested 82 individuals during a raid on an illegal casino operating in the city center.

Texas-based Saronic Technologies announced Tuesday that it has secured $600 million in private funding to develop Port Alpha, an autonomous shipyard aimed at expanding its fleet of uncrewed surface vessels. The initiative aligns with growing Pentagon demand for autonomous maritime systems.

The majority of owners of assets rented online have no more than 10 properties on offer.

A 69-year-old woman was found dead by her son at a parking lot outside her house in Zakynthos on Wednesday morning.