John Psaropoulos, an independent journalist and Al Jazeera's correspondent in southeast Europe, joins Thanos Davelis as we look into Albania’s recent national elections, its EU ambitions, and what the re-election of Prime Minister Edi Rama means for Greek-Albanian relations.

Greek police have dismantled a criminal gang responsible for a series of burglaries targeting churches, authorities said on Friday, following the arrest of four suspects.

The average price per square meter increased by 6.5% last year, down from 12% in 2023.

The European Union is working on a new package of sanctions to increase pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday as leaders from across Europe met in Tirana.

Investors holding Greece’s growth-linked debt instruments have formed a group to represent their interests, they said, after the government announced earlier this month it planned to buy back the securities.

A municipal urban planning officer in Hania, Crete, was assaulted last Friday during an inspection of a hotel construction site.

Greece’s Culture Ministry has reacted strongly to what appears to be an Adidas advertising campaign involving a drone light show that used the Parthenon as a backdrop.

Greece has received 657 Blue Flag awards for 2025, including 623 beaches, 17 marinas and 17 sustainable tourism boats, organizers said.

The Greek Education Ministry is moving forward with teacher evaluations, despite resistance from a segment of educators and thousands of disciplinary referrals.

A broken sink that flooded the floor every time someone tried to cook, exposed electrical wires, missing bolts in the playground where children played, and rusty nails on the swings – these are just a few of the hazardous conditions reported by imprisoned mothers at the Female Prison of Eleonas near Thiva in central Greece.

The shipping financing portfolio of Greek banks jumped by 17.5% during 2024.

The foreign ministers of Greece, Israel and Cyprus have jointly invited the United States to participate in the next ministerial meeting of the 3+1 format, aiming to further deepen regional cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean.

The leaders of 47 European countries and organizations will gather Friday for a one-day summit in the Albania’s capital to discuss security and defense challenges across the continent, with Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine at the top of the agenda.

Public arrears amount to some 3.65 billion euros, being reminiscent of the economic crisis.

The lineup for the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest has been decided, with six countries eliminated after a semifinal on Thursday.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are expected to hold a bilateral meeting in Ankara by early July as part of the next Greece-Turkey High-Level Cooperation Council (HLCC), diplomatic sources said

Officials of the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and a delegation from the US Embassy in Greece visited the facilities of the Thriasio Logistics Center and Goldair Cargo in Aspropyrgos on Wednesday.

Greece submitted its proposal for revising the National Recovery and Resilience Plan “Greece 2.0” to the European Commission on Thursday, based on a decision by Alternate National Economy and Finance Minister Nikos Papathanasis.

The Federation of Hellenic Associations of Travel and Tourism Agencies (FedHATTA) met with diplomats from Namibia to promote extroversion and introduce new travel experiences for Greek and international visitors.

President Nikos Christodoulides announced the initiative during the IN Business Awards 2025.