On a weekly basis the benchmark improved 2.27%, rising for a fourth week in a row.

An elderly man was crushed to death by a crawler excavator in Crete on Friday.

Coca-Cola Hellenic announced the cancellation of its planned event outside the Panathenaic Stadium (also known as the Kallimarmaro) following an order from Culture Minister Lina Mendoni for the immediate suspension of construction after her on-site inspection.

A court in Crete has ruled that the family of a 51-year-old man, killed by a falling tree in Iraklio, is entitled to €385,000 in compensation for the mental anguish caused by the tragic accident, holding the municipality of Iraklio responsible.

Artist Athina Misegianni presents her exhibition “Remnants” at the cafe of the National Archaeological Museum in Athens.

Turks are not taking to the streets, risking their freedom and lives, because they were asked to by the main opposition party, or even by the jailed mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, the most charismatic and capable potential rival of Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

One in four young adults in Greece, aged 15 to 29, suffers from some form of mental disorder, with self-harm being the sixth leading cause of death among those aged 10 to 14 and 15 to 19, according to a recent report by the World Health Organization’s European branch.  

Traffic on Amerikis Street in central Athens was temporarily suspended on Friday afternoon by the police due to a fire in a building in the area.

According to Eurostat data released on Friday, Greece has one of the lowest hourly labor costs in the EU, at €16.7.

Recent traffic accidents have reignited debate over whether age limits should apply to driving or if such discussions constitute age discrimination.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has described France’s active engagement in developments in the East Mediterranean as “very important”, while expressing confidence that a regional partnership involving Greece, France, Cyprus and Lebanon will continue as “our interests in the wider region fully align.” 

The Breeder Gallery (45 Iasonos) presents “In Dialogue: Philippe Malouin and Sofia Stevi,” an art exhibition exploring the interplay of form and material

Just a short distance from Athens, the mountain villages of Arcadia, perched above the Lousios Gorge, are perfect for a spring weekend escape.

The parliamentary investigative committee examining former minister Christos Triantopoulos’ role in the handling of the Tempe disaster site will reconvene for the last time on Monday, April 7, to refer Triantopoulos to the judiciary. This decision was made during the committee’s session on Friday.

Greece’s GDP per capita was 70% of the European Union average in 2024 in purchasing power parity terms.

Police have arrested two health service officials on Crete for allegedly blackmailing shopkeepers and accepting bribes in exchange for skipping sanitary inspections. 

Copies of three videos delivered early last month to investigating authorities by Interstar Security, the company responsible for the security and video surveillance of Greece’s railway network, are genuine and allegedly depict a freight train shortly before its fatal collision with a passenger train in Tempe, central Greece, just over two years ago, the Criminal Investigation Department has announced. 

Cyprus has a “nimble and dynamic economy” that should grow about 2.5% this year, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday, while it added that the island should resist any temptation to loosen fiscal policy.

The first indications from arrivals and receipts this year are particularly optimistic for tourism.

A crowd participates in a protest gathering outside the National Gallery, defending artistic freedom, following a call by the Panhellenic Federation of Spectacle and Auditory Arts (POThA) on Thursday.