A former hospital director in northern Greece was handed an eight-month suspended prison sentence after being found guilty of sexually harassing a staff member in 2021, a Thessaloniki court ruled Friday.

The City of Athens has approved a further €94.3 million in funding for the construction of Panathinaikos soccer club’s new stadium in the Votanikos district, provided through the State Investment Fund.

Having the right to vote and all the other basic civil liberties in the country where they have lived and worked – often for several decades – is the top priority for migrants in Greece.

Nearly half of the applicants seeking Greek citizenship were eliminated in the latest round of naturalization exams, Greece’s Interior Ministry announced Friday.

Germany’s new Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has not ruled out the possibility of supplying Eurofighter jets to Turkey, signaling a potential shift in Berlin’s defense posture.

Virginia State Senator Stella Pekarsky, a first-generation Greek-American and mother of six, announced she is running for the US House of Representatives in Virginia’s 11th Congressional District.

Five petrol stations in Athens and Thessaloniki have been ordered to shut down for two years after inspectors found their pumps had been rigged to deliver less fuel than displayed.

Europe threw its support on Friday behind a special tribunal to prosecute President Vladimir Putin and other senior Russian officials for the crime of aggression against Ukraine, a show of unity on a day when Moscow marks its “victory day”.

The performance of hotels in Athens, and Attica in general, is constantly improving, as the Greek capital has evolved into an independent 12-month destination.

Satellite images of the artificial Lake Mornos, which provides drinking water to about half of Greece’s population, reveal a significant decline in water levels, a trend attributed to droughts exacerbated by climate change.

More than 63% of Greek businesses employ staff primarily to interpret and implement laws and regulatory rules, according to the European Investment Bank’s (EIB) 2024 Investment Survey.

The Kurdish PKK militant group held a congress on May 5-7 in northern Iraq, following a call from its imprisoned leader Abdullah Ocalan for the group’s dissolution, the Firat news agency reported the PKK as saying on Friday.

Edi Rama is probably busy picking out a suit to celebrate his fourth term as Albania’s prime minister, as his incumbent Socialist Party is widely expected to win Sunday’s general election.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday celebrated the signing of the construction contract for the Iraklio-Hania section of the Northern Road Axis (VOAK or A90) on the southern island of Crete, marking a significant milestone in the long-awaited infrastructure project.

Australia’s olive oil market is expanding rapidly, presenting strong opportunities for Greek exports as consumer demand rises and domestic production remains limited, according to a market study by the Economic and Commercial Affairs Office of the Greek Consulate in Sydney, The Greek Herald reports, citing olivenews.com.

Katja Hoyer, a historian, journalist and author of “Beyond the Wall: A History of East Germany,” joins Thanos Davelis as we break down whether Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz is emerging weakened out of the gate, and look into what this means for Europe.

Greece unveiled a series of defense industry agreements during the three-day DEFEA 2025 exhibition at the Metropolitan Expo Center, where 436 exhibitors from 37 countries showcased defense systems.

A Greek prosecutor has ordered the removal of wolves from Mount Parnitha National Park near Athens and their relocation to northern Greece – a decision that has shocked scientists and conservationists, who warn it is both ecologically damaging and logistically unworkable.

Tucked away behind the National Gallery at 8 Thetidos Street in the Athens district of Ilisia, an open door reveals shelves of ceramic wares and a group of people intently bent over tables and pottery wheels.

Greece’s Parliament is set to install a new microphone cutoff system aimed at curbing overtime speeches during sessions. Announced on Wednesday by the speaker, the “time limiter” will mute microphones once speakers exceed their allotted time.