An off-duty police officer was killed in Athens early Tuesday morning when his motorcycle crashed into the side of the road.

Greek citizens will no longer need to submit birth and family status certificates for public services, as the government automates document retrieval through Gov.gr.

Direct takings from tourism in the accommodation business, that is activities related to hotels and short-term rentals, exceeded 15 billion euros last year.

A powerful storm lashed the Greek islands of Paros and Mykonos on Monday, triggering widespread flooding and prompting authorities to close schools and impose a ban on all traffic except emergency vehicles.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with Israeli leaders in Jerusalem on Sunday to advance defense and energy cooperation, signaling closer strategic ties amid heightened regional tensions.

Public Power Corporation Chairman and CEO Giorgos Stassis called on US investors to collaborate on building data centers in Greece at an event organized by the German Marshall Fund (GMF) and the Center of Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Athens on Monday.

The Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (DEDDIE) announced on Monday that from Tuesday the summer timetable for the bizonal cheaper-rate electricity tariff (previously known as the “nighttime” tariff) will begin to apply.

A reduction in value-added tax on electricity bills in Cyprus will take effect on Tuesday.

The urban regeneration project under way in Εlliniko is making continued progress in both infrastructure and buildings, Lamda Development announced on Monday, in a financial update of the 2024 results.

The interest rates for the standard arrangement of repaying debts to the state will remain unchanged for another year, until March 2026.

The profit-taking process that started late last week on the Greek stock market accelerated on Monday.

Germany’s Allianz Global Investors has dropped two exclusions blocking its sustainable funds from investing in defense, becoming one of the first major European asset managers to change their policies to help finance the region’s rearmament.

Citizens are increasingly turning to Greece’s public healthcare system (ESY) for emergency cases, with the health minister’s initiative to involve health centers in relieving pressure on major hospitals proving effective.

What has been going on with Chevron and Greece’s hydrocarbon deposits? Chevron is the second (after ExxonMobil) American energy giant to show an interest in hydrocarbon deposits in the Greek continental shelf.

A ban on vehicle movement has been imposed on the island of Mykonos as severe weather continues to affect the Cyclades.

Former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has described his recent visit to Harvard University as an “extraordinary experience.”

Vice-Admiral Tryfon Kontizas has been named as the new chief of the Port Authority/Hellenic Coast Guard. His appointment was ratified by the National Security Council’s (KYSEA).

Residents of Taxiarchis, a district of Polygyros in the northern region of Halkidiki, are facing water supply issues after repeated power outages disrupted the local water treatment plant, the municipality said.

Geopolitical and geoeconomic hyper-competition between the US and China have dominated global power politics since Donald Trump’s first term in office and throughout Joe Biden’s.