The Ministry of Education has ordered an administrative inquiry into a latest bullying incident involving a 12-year-old boy at a high school in the Athens suburb of Nea Ionia.

Stefanos Kasselakis, ousted recently as the leftist SYRIZA party’s leader, has slammed party rivals for withholding information on a three-day congress starting Friday, claiming they intend to stage it in secret. 

President of Greece Katerina Sakellaropoulou has sent a congratulatory letter to US President-elect Donald Trump, wishing him success in his upcoming term.

Attica Bank, Greece’s fifth largest lender, has raised 672.2 million euros in the context of the share capital increase that was completed and covered to the tune of 86.94% by existing shareholders.

Defense Minister Nikos Dendias announced plans to reform the Greek military's reserve force during the large-scale military exercise Eponymous Hero, held near Litochoro in central Greece. The exercise was designed to showcase the capabilities of Greek army reservists.

A third suspect arrested earlier this week in connection with an explosion of an improvised device in an Athens apartment has been detained following her statement to authorities. 

A disputed 6km road built in the protected alpine part of Grammos, northwestern Greece, has raised concerns about environmental violations.

The leaders of Greece, Turkey, Cyprus and Albania held a brief discussion ahead of the opening of the European Political Community meeting in Budapest on Thursday, exchanging views on the outcome of the US elections as well as regional and international developments.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides met on the sidelines of a summit in Hungary on Thursday, Cypriot officials said, in a rare and unusual encounter between traditional foes.

Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis, interviewed by Turkish newspaper Hurriyet ahead of Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s visit to Athens on Friday, expressed his vision of ‘a neighborhood of lasting peace and prosperity between our people.’ 

In an effort to modernize and strengthen Greece’s ties with its diaspora, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis unveiled a comprehensive plan on Wednesday aimed at enhancing services for Greeks abroad.

Municipal police shut down a Thessaloniki club on the city’s coastal road Thursday morning after three underage patrons were hospitalized from consuming alcohol and falling ill.

“The result was rather expected based on the performance of Kamala Harris, who did not manage to separate her stance from Joe Biden’s politics, which had caused dissatisfaction,” Dr George Tzogopoulos tells Kathimerini.

An operation to transfer approximately 150,000 tons of crude oil from the Greek-flagged Suezmax tanker Sounion to Delta Blue, using portable equipment, is under way at a safe anchorage point in the port of Suez.

Turkey’s response to the activities in recent weeks of Greece’s research vessel Aigaio in the Aegean Sea has highlighted the different priority the Eastern Mediterranean has for Ankara. 

In a display of skill and leadership, Greece’s Chief of General Staff, General Dimitrios Houpis, jumped from a CH-47D Chinook helicopter during a static line parachute exercise off the coast of Nea Peramos near Megara in Attica.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was in Budapest on Thursday for a meeting of nearly 50 European leaders and an EU summit where Donald Trump’s return to power and the collapse of Germany’s ruling coalition will be major talking points.

A day before he is expected in Athens for much-anticipated talks Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan hailed the “positive momentum” in Greek-Turkish relations, but also reiterated Ankara’s push for “comprehensive solutions.”

The Migration and Asylum Ministry is facing a severe funding crisis, with unpaid bills reaching nearly €65.8 million. The financial shortfall has severely impacted the country’s asylum system.

Six Greek-Americans have been elected to the US House of Representatives in Tuesday’s presidential election, evenly representing the Democratic and Republican parties and strengthening the community’s voice in Congress by one.