As former opposition leader Stefanos Kasselakis prepares to unveil the name of his new political formation on Saturday, another MP in the embattled SYRIZA party announced her intention to leave its parliamentary group on Thursday.

Following recent upgrades from rating agencies and the achievement of fiscal stability, Greece plans to tap international markets in 2025, seeking to raise 11 billion euros.

Screenwriter, director and producer Manousos Manousakis, an influential force in Greek entertainment who is credited with shaping the TV drama genre and challenging taboos about “forbidden love,” died on Wednesday at the age of 74.

Sinan Ciddi, a non-resident senior fellow at FDD and an expert on Turkish politics, joins Thanos Davelis to discuss Washington’s latest warning to Turkey against hosting Hamas leaders.

Former prime minister Antonis Samaras did not avoid the well-trodden path that I pointed out a year ago in Kathimerini: “The refrain of every one of his statements, every one of his speeches, every one of his interviews is ‘And it turned out that I was right.’”

A 45-year-old Norwegian national is due to go on trial on Thursday in Kilkis, northern Greece, accused of the murder of an off-duty police officer in central Thessaloniki in December 2023.

The industrial turnover index fell for the second month in a row, due in part to a drop in prices compared to last year and mainly to a weakening of orders.

Greek police have uncovered a significant arms cache hidden in a storage unit in the Pangrati district of Athens, raising concerns about the potential resurgence of urban guerrilla activity.

Cyprus’ Harmonized Consumer Price Index (HCPI) rose by 1.6% in October 2024 compared to the same month in 2023, according to data from the Statistical Service of Cyprus.

The American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and the Regional Authority of Central Macedonia are organizing the fourth Thessaloniki Future Thinking Dialogues, titled “Urban Resilience for Future-Ready Cities,” under the auspices of the Infrastructure and Transport Ministry on Friday.

The Hellenic Ornithological Society on Wednesday announced the extinction of a migratory bird, the slender-billed curlew, that had found a safe haven in northern Greece’s wetlands on its treacherous annual journey from Europe to Africa.

Consumers in Cyprus are increasingly worried about their financial future.

European Investment Bank Group President Nadia Calvino is visiting Greece on Thursday to have meetings with Greek government officials regarding new investment initiatives.

The auction for the reopening of a 10-year Greek government bond attracted strong interest from investors on Wednesday.

The government is working to stabilize its party base following the high-profile expulsion of former prime minister Antonis Samaras from ruling New Democracy.

While addressing the “The Great Oceans Dialogue” in New Delhi, organized for the first time by the Indian Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and the Observer Research Foundation of India, Greek Shipping and Island Policy Minister Christos Stylianides referred to Greek shipping’s leading role as a catalyst for the support of the global supply chain.

The four candidates for the leadership of left-wing Syriza took part Wednesday in a debate largely devoid of drama on state TV ERT.

The Greek bourse’s benchmark came off Tuesday’s three-and-a-half-month lows on Wednesday to show a significant rebound.

“My last call to colleagues: Be more united, take decisions quicker. Events won’t wait for you,” was the advice of the EU’s chief of foreign policy, Josep Borrell, at the last Foreign Affairs Council that he chaired.

SYRIZA could soon lose its position as the main opposition party, as reports suggest that three more MPs are considering leaving. If this happens, PASOK could become the main opposition party in the Greek parliament.