The law on protected witnesses has a history similar to that of the Greek state: It’s laughable.

Athens Mayor Haris Doukas on Wednesday recommended the permanent closure of a nightclub on central Vouliagmenis Avenue for serving alcohol to minors.

The number of single-person enterprises is growing, despite the system of presumptive income calculation and mandatory e-payments and invoicing.

Businesses are busy adjusting to imminent discount-policy rules introduced by the Development Ministry last month but not taking effect until the new year after market players requested additional time to prepare. 

Representatives of the Athens and Epidaurus Festival took part in major performing arts events across China and South Korea in October, setting the stage for future collaborations.

Amelie Lens brings her minimal techno beats to Athens at the Peace and Friendship Stadium Arena on November 23.

A 54-year-old motorcyclist lost his life on Wednesday in a traffic accident in the northern port city of Thessaloniki.

Turkey plans to remove government subsidies for high volume residential electricity users from February next year, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Wednesday.

In Tavros, Athens, a decades-old refugee apartment building is being transformed to generate double the energy it consumes.

A 72-year-old woman sustained serious injuries on Wednesday morning after an altercation with an 18-year-old man near a bank ATM in Menidi, western Athens.

A total of 21 complaints filed by political figures against two former protected witnesses in the Novartis case – who had previously implicated these officials in bribery allegations – will be re-examined after being retrieved from the archive.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis raised the issue of World War II reparations and the forced occupation loan with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier during their meeting at the Maximos Mansion on Wednesday.

The visit of President Nikos Christodoulides to the White House and his meeting with Joe Biden outline the excellent status of Cypriot-American relations. Only a few days before the US presidential election diplomacy is in full motion. The Republic of Cyprus is gradually embracing a clear Western orientation, and the USA – despite Türkiye’s concerns – is eager to explore opportunities of deeper military collaboration.

Underage drinking came to the fore at the weekend after eight minors were hospitalized after consuming suspected tainted alcohol at a bar on Vouliagmenis Avenue in Athens during a school dance.

Turkey’s ambassador to Athens, Cagatay Erciyes, has expressed optimism that Greece and Turkey can resolve their differences in a mutually beneficial way through dialogue rooted in international law.

Greece has renewed its call for negotiations with Germany regarding reparations for the damage caused during World War II.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, in central Athens, on Wednesday.

Two prison officers arrested for fatal neglect in connection with the suicide of a 22-year-old female inmate found hanged in the Korydallos prison hospital on Friday have been released without any restrictions after appearing before an investigative magistrate on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will attend an event on Thursday at the Konstantinos Karamanlis Foundation alongside former prime ministers Antonis Samaras and Kostas Karamanlis, against a backdrop of tension with the former leaders.

The European Commission has approved €370 million for Athens’ Faliro Bay Metropolitan Park, a part of the New European Bauhaus initiative and long delayed since initial planning in 2016.