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. 

For the second year in a row, Earth will almost certainly be the hottest it’s ever been. And for the first time, the globe this year reached more than 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming, the European climate agency Copernicus said.

Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan held a telephone call with US President-elect Donald Trump late on Wednesday.

A year after splitting from SYRIZA, New Left, established by 11 influential members of the main opposition’s parliamentary group, is holding its inaugural congress in Athens, starting on Thursday.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, speaking shortly after Donald Trump’s victory in the US elections, addressed Greek Americans in a scheduled event focused on a new strategy for the Greek diaspora.

Crete, the flagship of Greek tourism, is extending the tourism season for another year, with the “help” of climate change, as the president of the Crete hoteliers’ association, Manolis Tsakalakis, said to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency.

Aegean Airlines last week launched new direct flights between Thessaloniki and Amsterdam, further expanding the company’s international network from its hub at Thessaloniki’s Makedonia Airport.

The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) announced the establishment of its European Regional Board at the IBIA Annual Convention, held in Athens on Tuesday and attended by over 250 delegates.

Hellenic Bank reported a profit of 284.4 million euros for the first nine months of 2024.

Greece has registered the greatest rise in investments volume in the entire European Union during the last five years, National Economy and Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis said on Tuesday.

A new legal provision outlining set dates for submitting tax declarations puts an end to the annual farce of constantly shifting deadlines.

A police officer accused of negligent manslaughter following the fatal shooting of a 68-year-old man in central Greece was granted conditional release on Wednesday.

Donald Trump’s return to the White House for a second term presents complex challenges for the Middle East, including for Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, says Yonatan Touval, a senior foreign policy analyst at Mitvim.

Contrary to most eurozone bourses, the Greek stock market reacted positively to the election of Donald Trump in the US.

The floods in Valencia, which cost more than 200 lives, are another loud alarm bell that should be heeded by Greece.