Deputy Energy Minister Nikos Tsafos has dismissed calls from the leftist opposition SYRIZA party to step down over a controversial social media post he made in 2020 while working as an energy consultant. In the post, he had referred to the Turkish Cypriot entity in Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus as the “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus” (TRNC).

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited the Finance Ministry on Monday morning, where he was welcomed by the new minister, Kyriakos Pierrakakis. Following their meeting, Mitsotakis stressed that additional revenue generated from efforts to combat tax evasion would be returned to citizens.

Some regulatory hurdles are yet to be cleared ahead of a deadline this week, Energean warned on Monday.

The International Olympic Academy (IOA) is set to host the opening of the 144th Session of the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday, an event of particular significance this year due to the election of a new president.

Niko Efstathiou, an Athens based journalist and author, joins Thanos Davelis as we look at Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ broadest cabinet reshuffle yet, breaking down the message it sends to Greek voters.

Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis arrived in Brussels on Monday to attend the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council. In doorstop comments, Gerapetritis reaffirmed Greece’s strong alignment with the EU in the face of evolving global issues, particularly the Ukraine conflict and tensions in the Middle East. He also affirmed Greece’s strong support for a peaceful settlement in Cyprus.

The Theater of the No (3 Konstantinou Palaiologou), Athens’ first English-language stage, presents “Songs Beyond Borders,” a two-night musical journey with the Alcedo Folk Band.

The National Meteorological Service (EMY) has issued an emergency weather warning for Tuesday and Wednesday, predicting a significant temperature drop of up to 15 degrees Celsius, along with heavy rain, thunderstorms, and snowfall in mountainous and semi-mountainous areas.

A proposal to allow deer hunting on Rhodes has divided the island’s municipal council, drawing condemnation even from officials aligned with Deputy Mayor Thomas Sotrilis, who introduced the idea last week.

Three individuals who suffered burns in the nightclub fire on Sunday in Kocani, North Macedonia, remain in the ICU at Papanikolaou Hospital in Thessaloniki, northern Greece.

Amber Fares’ “Coexistence, My Ass!,” which follows Israeli comedian Noam Shuster Eliassi as she grapples with the escalating Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has won the Golden Alexander in the International Competition section of the 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival (TiDF), which concluded on Sunday.

Authorities have unraveled an international tobacco smuggling ring tied to contract killings and extortion, with connections stretching from Thessaloniki to Dubai.

Aristos Doxiadis, who resigned on Sunday as deputy minister for research and innovation at the Ministry of Development – just 33 hours after being appointed in a cabinet reshuffle – said in a social media post on Monday that his decision was entirely his own.

A traffic accident early Monday on Kifisos Avenue near the KTEL bus station in central Athens left seven people with minor injuries.

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) is set to open an Australia Abroad Office in Melbourne, a significant step in promoting Greece as a tourist destination and strengthening ties between the two countries.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone with US President Donald Trump and discussed efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine and to restore stability in Syria, Erdogan’s office said on Sunday.

After an unseasonably warm weekend with daytime highs in the high 20s and clouds of sand from the Sahara blanketing many parts of the country, cold northerly winds will be sweeping into Greece this week, chasing away the dust and sending temperatures plummeting by as much as 20 degrees Celsius.

Final approvals near for Cyprus’ inclusion into the US Visa Waiver Program (VWP).

Neapoli, Kypseli, Los Angeles, Vienna, London, Barcelona. In this order or any other, the main element in the life of Greek painter Jannis Varelas is moving from one place to another – for work, pleasure, exhibitions of artist friends or for his own exhibitions. In a few days he will leave his home in Athens for his home in Vienna.

Aristos Doxiadis, Deputy Minister for Research and Innovation at the Ministry of Development, has resigned barely 24 hours after joining the government.