Athens is at a crossroads – literally. The renovation of Vasilissis Olgas Avenue, a historic boulevard dividing the National Garden and the Temple of Olympian Zeus, has sparked a debate over its future.

Media freedom should be a pillar of democracy, yet it is under siege in Serbia.

Greek pole vault sensation Emmanouil Karalis won silver at the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, on Saturday, once again breaking the national record.

SYRIZA leader Sokratis Famellos has made an overture to center-left parties, calling for cooperation in the face of what he described as a crisis of public trust in Greece’s institutions and political system, a crisis he blamed on Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. 

Santorini is now fully safe and ready to welcome visitors for the upcoming tourist season, Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni has confirmed. 

House prices showed an increase of 6.6% nationwide and 6.2% in Attica in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the indices compiled by the Bank of Greece.

A newly installed seismic station on Santorini, set up by scientists to monitor seismic activity on the popular tourist island, has been vandalized by unknown individuals.

Turkish authorities have detained 343 people during overnight protests in several cities against the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday. Demonstrations took place in more than a dozen cities including Turkey’s biggest city Istanbul and the capital Ankara, the ministry said in a statement. It said the detentions were […]

Two noisy interventions from very different parts of the political spectrum highlight one of the untreatable illnesses of our society – grandiose declarations which satisfy ourselves and others who think like us but which worsen chronic problems.

Greece is once again far from the developments taking place in Europe aimed at strengthening the European semiconductor industry.

The emergency department of Nikaia General Hospital in Piraeus was evacuated on Friday night due to a fire in the basement of the building.

Flights at Britain’s Heathrow resumed late on Friday after a fire knocked out its power supply and shut Europe’s busiest airport for the day, stranding tens of thousands of passengers and causing travel turmoil worldwide.

Authorities have uncovered a corruption ring in Rhodes’ urban planning office, where officials allegedly forged inactive building permits in exchange for bribes.

The Municipality of Athens will participate in Earth Hour on Saturday, from 8.30 to 9.30 p.m., raising awareness about global warming.

Efforts to differentiate the timeline for the implementation of green taxes on fuel, water and waste to May, are ongoing, Cypriot Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Friday, adding that the goal is for the new tax reform to be completed and voted on by the end of 2025 so that it can be implemented in 2026.

The Greek merchant fleet increased by 1% in January 2025 compared with January 2024. A decrease of 0.2% was recorded in January 2024 compared with January 2023, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said on Friday. 

The regulatory authorities of Greece and Cyprus expressed their support of the electricity link project between Greece, Cyprus and Israel (the Great Sea Interconnector) at a meeting in Athens on Thursday, where Greece’s Regulatory Authority for Waste, Energy and Waters (RAAEY) and the Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (CERA) met with the administration of the Independent Power Transmission Operator (ADMIE). 

A European Central Bank rate cut in April is increasingly likely since inflation is slowing, wage growth is moderating and service price pressures are easing, Greek central bank chief Yannis Stournaras said.

This year is a pivotal one for the fulfillment of the goals set for the digital transformation in the public sector.

Ministers of Development Takis Theodorikakos and Rural Development and Food Kostas Tsiaras held a meeting on Friday in view of Easter and the increased demand for lamb and goat meat for the festive table.